How to read this guide: ✅ means a member said or showed it herself on a show, video, interview or social post, with the source linked. 💬 means a fan favorite story we could not confirm from her own words. For LE SSERAFIM, everything below is ✅.
LE SSERAFIM are surprisingly open about food. Sakura has become the group’s unofficial Korean-food ambassador, Kim Chaewon and Kazuha are on team mala, and Eunchae keeps posting snacks from the neighborhood bakery. Here is what each member has said, what those foods actually are, and where to eat them in Seoul at 2026 prices.
Sakura: kimchi jjigae, 25 times in five weeks ✅
In a vlog from the “Fearless” promotions, Sakura said she ate kimchi jjigae 25 times in five weeks, and that the tofu is her favorite part. (Source: Allure Korea)
What a Korean hears: kimchi jjigae (김치찌개) is the stew Koreans eat when they want comfort, not a special occasion. The best versions use well-fermented, sour kimchi and pork. In Seoul it is the classic cheap lunch: the average kimchi jjigae set cost ₩8,769 in August 2026, according to the Korea Consumer Agency. Our Seoul food prices guide has the full list.
Sakura: “I have become completely Korean” ✅
On MBC’s Point of Omniscient Interfere (February 24, 2024), Sakura said she loves Korean food and has “become completely Korean,” naming sannakji (live octopus) and gaebul (spoon worm) among her favorites, and mentioning that she had dwaeji gukbap (pork and rice soup) that day. (Source: Daum News)
What a Korean hears: this is a real Korean-food flex. Sannakji (산낙지) is octopus cut moments before serving, so the pieces are still moving, and gaebul (개불) is a chewy, slightly sweet sea creature most visitors have never heard of. Both are classic soju-night seafood. Dwaeji gukbap (돼지국밥) is Busan’s famous milky pork soup; see our Busan food guide. Chew sannakji well: the suckers really do stick.
Sakura and Eunchae: one pack of Jin Ramen ✅
On KBS Kpop’s Eunchae’s Star Diary (June 2023), a fan asked about the story that Sakura and Eunchae share a single pack of ramyeon. Sakura confirmed it was true, laughing that she could not deny a fact, and named Ottogi’s Jin Ramen. (Source: HuffPost Korea)
What a Korean hears: Jin Ramen (진라면) is one of the most popular ramyeon in Korea, in a mild and a spicy version. A pack costs about ₩1,000 at a supermarket. Sharing one pack is a very Korean late-night move. Our ramyeon ranking shows where it sits on the heat scale.
Kim Chaewon: malatang and jjajang tteokbokki ✅
On KBS 2TV’s Stars’ Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (September 25, 2020, before LE SSERAFIM, as a member of IZ*ONE), Chaewon said she was hooked on spicy, intense food, especially malatang, and named malatang, ramyeon and tteokbokki as her favorites, with jjajang tteokbokki at the top. (Source: My Daily)
What a Korean hears: malatang (마라탕) is the numbing Sichuan spicy soup that took over Korean 20-somethings’ food lives in the late 2010s. You fill a bowl from a fridge bar and pay by weight, often around ₩3,000–4,000 per 100g. Jjajang tteokbokki (짜장떡볶이) swaps the usual red chili sauce for black bean sauce, so it is sweet and savory instead of spicy.
Kazuha: Bburinkle chicken, cheese balls and malatang ✅
In an interview with Tinkle, where she had to guess foods blindfolded from the sound of Sakura eating, Kazuha named bhc’s Bburinkle chicken and cheese balls. (Source: Allure Korea) On Weverse she also posted that the malatang she had with Sakura was delicious. (Source: Weverse)
What a Korean hears: Bburinkle (뿌링클) is fried chicken from the bhc chain, dusted with a sweet, cheesy seasoning powder, and it comes with a cheese dipping sauce. Ordering cheese balls (치즈볼) on the side is practically the default. A whole chicken from a major chain costs about ₩22,000–24,500 in 2026; see our Korean chains guide.
Hong Eunchae: soboro bread and heart-shaped ppeongtwigi ✅
Eunchae has posted herself snacking more than once: a soboro bread in the car with the caption “빵순이” (bread lover) in February 2023 (Source: TenAsia via Daum), and heart-shaped ppeongtwigi in July 2025. (Source: Newsen via Daum)
What a Korean hears: soboro-ppang (소보로빵) is a sweet bun with a crumbly peanut-butter streusel top, sold at every Korean bakery, usually for a few thousand won. Ppeongtwigi (뻥튀기) are puffed rice crackers sold by street vendors and at traditional markets; aespa’s Karina is a fan too.
Huh Yunjin: the opposite of Sakura ✅
Yunjin has said on Weverse that she and Sakura usually order separately because their tastes are complete opposites, and that one day, swayed by the menu fans picked for her, she ordered the same as Sakura for once. (Source: Weverse)
We have not found a specific favorite dish Yunjin has named herself, so we are leaving it there rather than guessing. If she names one in an interview, we will add it.
A LE SSERAFIM Food Day in Seoul
- Morning: a soboro-ppang from a neighborhood bakery, like Eunchae.
- Lunch: kimchi jjigae, Sakura-style, at any baekban restaurant (about ₩9,000).
- Afternoon: heart-shaped ppeongtwigi from a traditional market.
- Dinner: malatang for Chaewon and Kazuha, or Bburinkle chicken with cheese balls.
- Late night: one pack of Jin Ramen from the convenience store, shared, like Sakura and Eunchae.
Order like a local
김치찌개 하나 주세요.
Kimchi-jjigae hana juseyo.
“One kimchi jjigae, please.”
뿌링클 하나랑 치즈볼 주세요.
Ppuringkeul hana-rang chijeubol juseyo.
“One Bburinkle and cheese balls, please.”
FAQ
What is Sakura’s favorite food?
Korean food in general, and kimchi jjigae above all: she said she ate it 25 times in five weeks during “Fearless” promotions. She has also named sannakji and gaebul.
What does Kim Chaewon like to eat?
Malatang, ramyeon and tteokbokki, with jjajang tteokbokki as her top pick, as she said on KBS’s Fun-Staurant in 2020.
What is Kazuha’s favorite food?
She has named bhc’s Bburinkle chicken and cheese balls, and posted that she loved the malatang she had with Sakura.
Is this information official?
Everything marked ✅ comes from the members’ own words on TV, in interviews, in their vlogs or on their social posts, with the source linked. Tastes change, so treat it as a fun guide rather than a fixed fact sheet.
