Does Korean Like Spicy Food. One possibility is that it became a bit uncouth to like quite so many flavours. For this reason we made a ranking of the top 10 spiciest foods in Korea starting from less spicy until the king supreme spicier Korean food.
However it could be alarming for a lot of travelers or foreign residents who are not big fans of the burning taste on their tongue. The little cup that took the world by storm this baby is the reason why the Korean spicy noodle challenge began in the first place. Almost every dish in South Korea contains Gochujang which is essentially a savory spicy and pungent fermented Korean condiment made from red chilli.
However it could be alarming for a lot of travelers or foreign residents who are not big fans of the burning taste on their tongue.
Korean food tends to be intensely flavoured spicy and pungent. Korea is neither tropical nor hot having a rather cold climate overall. Furthermore these days many restaurants or brands are making their menu or products using super-hot chilli sauce. They grew to like the taste.