Seoul - Post Report Question and Answers

What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?

Allergen information is labeled clearly on food packaging, so you should learn how to recognize it in Korean. Many Korean dishes contain shellfish or anchovy, even if it isn't the main component (kimchi, for example). - Mar 2022


Respiratory problems due to pollution. - Nov 2021


A lot of dust in the spring. Everything will be caked in it. - Feb 2020


my friends with allergies had to ramp up their medication. - Feb 2016


Seafood/shellfish allergy sufferers will need to be careful here, especially if you don't speak Korean. Many local dishes have some kind of seafood. - Feb 2016


Yellow dust during Spring can affect allergies. - Jul 2015


pollen, pollution, dust - also they eat pretty exotic food here with very little labeling on the packaging. - Feb 2015


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