City-based journalist Neha Tyagi is a bonafide ramen lover. Off late, however, the night owl who was raised on a steady diet of Japanese anime, finds herself reaching for bowls of the spicy Korean instant noodles ‘Nongshim Ramyun’.  “Korean ramen is the perfect midnight snack. You can also make it your own to suit your taste by adding stuff like eggs, cheese and vegetables,” she gushes. 

Tyagi is one of many in the city whose love for K-dramas and hot K-pop bands like BTS has driven them to hungrily adopt various aspects of Korean lifestyle, including food. While the city is sprinkled with quite a few restaurants serving the cuisine, fans have also started making at home everything from the fermented side dish ‘kimchi’ to ‘kimbap’ (seaweed rice rolls) and ‘bulgogi’ (pork or beef barbecue)..