Why Korean Restaurants Never Charge for Side Dishes

A table full of Korean banchan side dishes at a restaurant

Why Korean Restaurants Never Charge for Side Dishes (And why the refills never stop coming) The first time foreign visitors sit down at a Korean restaurant, something happens before the main dish even arrives. The table fills up. Kimchi. Pickled radish. Seasoned spinach. Bean sprouts. Sometimes six or seven small dishes, and nobody ordered any … 더 읽기