John Torode's Korean Food Tour

In summer, temperatures soar in Seoul and Koreans start eat differently to combat the heat. The Han River comes alive with food markets and night events and John cycles along the riverside park.

John visits Gwanjang, the biggest food market in Seoul and samples its most famous food stall making bindaetteok, ground mung bean pancakes.

With food writer Daniel Gray, John visits the UNESCO heritage city of Jeonju, the place where Korea's most famous dish, Royal Bibimpap hails from.

John travels south to Busan, a lively beach city on the South coast, which has Korea's best and biggest seafood market.

John visits a service station on the motorway with Daniel Gray to watch the huge crowds flooding through on their way home to their families for Chuseok.

John visits the stalls selling hundreds of different styles of Kimchi, including mustard greens and spinach.

John joins the official Ambassador for Hanwoo beef for a tour of Majang meat market, the largest meat market in East Asia.

Chef Matthew Chung takes John to his favourite soup kitchen. Soups are eaten at every meal and a good soup is the mainstay of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

John heads into the Korean countryside amongst thousands of clay pots, still used to make and store South Korea's main store cupboard ingredients.

The street food trends of metre long ice creams, classic pancake hotteok, fish cakes and tbeokki, are seen as modern street food classics.