Designing a Kosher Korean BBQ Restaurant

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Sep 3, 2026 · 29m

K-dramas have made Korean food a global phenomenon — but what happens when you want that sizzling barbecue, those bowls of bibimbap, and that shared drinking culture, all within the bounds of kashrut? This episode explores the deliberate, state-subsidized strategy behind Korean food's global rise, then tackles the harder question: how do you translate a cuisine built around pork, shellfish, and meat-dairy mixing into a kosher framework? We examine three existing kosher Korean restaurants — from a Seoul-born convert's vegetarian kitchen in Jerusalem to a robot-assisted fried chicken operation…