Emerging markets such as Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadodara, Mysuru, and Mangaluru have seen a 59 per cent jump in Korean food orders over the past year.

Vacation isn’t always about the destination. Growing up in Baton Rouge, Kimberly Szuszka was always excited to travel — in order to stock her pantry. “We'd bring coolers and grab so many Korean ...