CU · GS25 · 7-Eleven — what to grab

Follow the lid — usually add water, microwave and stir. A gooey street snack in minutes.

Tip — Drop in a sliced string cheese from the dairy aisle.

Spicy stir-fried instant noodles. Pour off water; mix sauce; top with cheese.

The premium beef-bone Shin. Add cheese + raw egg for the convenience-store classic.

Easiest spice level — perfect for first-timers.

Full Korean lunch in a tray: rice, meat, kimchi, sides, egg. Heat 2 min.

Pre-cut seaweed rice roll — eat as you walk.

Pop the seaweed wrapper out using the corner-coded plastic strips.

Tip — Common fillings: tuna mayo, bulgogi, kimchi — check the label for pork.

Marshmallow + cake + chocolate — sold singly or in gift boxes.

Sweet-and-salty potato chips that set off a national craze.

Half mozzarella, half sausage. Some stores keep them in a hot case; others sell them frozen for the microwave.

Soft rice cake coated in roasted soybean powder.

Sweet corn with cheese in a microwavable cup.

Smoke-cured hard-boiled eggs in a vacuum pack. Drinking food.

Sliced braised pork trotter, vacuum-packed. Microwave for 1 min.

Fishcake skewers in broth — some stores run a self-serve pot, mostly in the colder months.

The icon: Binggrae banana milk in the squat yellow bottle.

Cloudy aloe drink with chunks. Sweet, refreshing on hot summer days.

Carbonated yogurt-vanilla milk soda — Korea's answer to cream soda.

Electrolyte sports drink — a popular pick after a night out.

Mix 1 small Yakult + soju + Sprite in a paper cup. Internet-famous DIY.

The default soju — Chamisul Fresh is 15.7%; Chamisul Original is 20.1% (HiteJinro).

Korean macro beer — light. Order a 500ml can.

Sweet-tart vinegar concentrate — pour over ice.

Frozen sweet pancake. Microwave 1 min — melted brown sugar inside.

Melon-flavored ice bar — Korean nostalgia.

Shaved ice + red bean + rice cake in a cup. Mix and eat with a spoon.

Honey-soaked deep-fried flower cookie. Korean grandma snack.