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[Imbroglio]

For making french toast. Should I bring my own to Korea or is it readily available at places like the supermarket and costco?

[seoulsista]

Powder form only. Not as good. If you are in Seoul you might find it.

[pauly]

I bought a bottle of it at Haddon Market in Seoul. Not sure if it's available at Costco or not.

[EdInstead]

[ttompatz]

[Grotto]

bring it from home.....the powder sucks both for baking and cooking.....you can buy it at specialty markets but the quality is not that great and the cost is outrageous!

[Bulsajo]

There is (or was, this info is not current) a bakery wholesaler building in daechi2dong, 1 block west and 1/2 block north of the Sam Won Garden restaurant.
All sorts of utensils and ingredients.
They also used to sell booze for cooking real cheap
(like micky sizes of Capt Morgan spiced for W3,000).

[Imbroglio]

[RobinH]

The artificial stuff (liquid) is available in most black market stores for about 7,000 won. McCormick brand, I think, red and white box?

[Corporal]

I had someone send it. I don't use it for cooking/baking often, but I like to smell it now and again.

[Pateach]

I have seen it in Seoul, but it's a little more expensive. You may not even have an oven in your place to use it in. A lot of folks just have two burners!
If you're going to bring foody items, bring decent coffee. Hard to buy strong cofee here! Good luck.

[RobinH]

You can buy small electric tabletop ovens here for less than 100,000. You can also fins smallish 4 burner stove/ovens than run on propane for about 400,000. I plan to get one like this when I arrive.