It’s often hard being a busy traveler and a healthy eater at the same time, but those who travel from Busan are now given a great option.

KORAIL’s Busan branch recently launched the Lotus Story store in Busan Station, which offers a healthy lunch box that consists of lotus leaf rice, stir-fried kimchi and seaweed.

The lotus leaf rice is rice mixed with healthy local grains, including barley, foxtail millet and soy beans, and wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed. The fresh leaves are from Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province, and imbue their sweet and delightful scent to the rice.

The rice inside the leaf is more enjoyable with the seaweed included in the package, which is grilled with local perilla seed oil. The lunch box also offers kimchi that does not give off a strong smell, which arguably makes it more approachable for foreigners.

For more information about the lunch box, call (02) 3446-7369.

By Claire Lee (dyc@heraldcorp.com)