A Primer: Online Shopping for English-speakers in S. Korea

South Korea isn’t the most accessible country when you’re looking for halal ingredients. That’s a struggle Shirin Zaman has had to endure since coming to South Korea in 2014. She’s a PhD student hailing from Bangladesh; she practices Islam and tries to faithfully abide by the dietary restrictions. Halal restaurants aren’t exactly in abundance like McDonald’s; so she mostly cooks at home. But even the ingredients aren’t easy to come by. “I usually go to Itaewon,” she said. “It was very difficul