What to eat in Los Angeles while watching the Mexico vs. South Korea World Cup match

Jonathan Gold considers the mash-up of Mexican and Korean food possible on the occasion of Mexico playing South Korea in the World Cup
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • June 23, 2018
The Los Angeles area is home to the second-largest Mexican community in the world, second only to Mexico City. It is also home to the largest Korean community outside Korea. As Angelenos, most of us have spent a fair amount of time in Mexican...
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