Korean Job Discussion Forums

[caro]

How hard is it to find in Seoul?

[the_beaver]

[TexasPete]

Every E-mart has an organic section (some are better than others). Now the real question is: Are you willing to pay astronomical prices (like 2 or 3 times the price of the regular stuff)?

[maeil]

Um, and are you willing to believe that that stuff is actually organic?

If so, eat away.

[Cerriowen]

I found a couple of Organic restaurants in Daechi, and one Vegetarian restaurant. I wasn't overly impressed with the taste, but I think it was because they were trying to make 'meat' dishes with tofu.

My Emart had a small organic section, but as they said... quite expensive.

[caro]

So basically it's like buying organic in the states?

[maeil]

I guess so, but as I hinted before there have been studies that show that something like 80% of products labeled "organic" in Korea aren't organic at all. The labels are entirely false, or they are labeled organic while only being something like 10% organic. I remember reading a report someone posted here about that perhaps 3-4 months ago, but I don't know where that report is now.

[TexasPete]

I particularly like the bleached white "organic" flour available at the organic section in Emart.