#92 Who Pours First? The Etiquette, Rituals, and Traditions of Soju (ft. Irene Yoo)

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Part two of this Tasty Trails Travel Pod x Finding Korea crossover with Irene Yoo — chef, author, and Orion Bar co-owner — picks up where the drink itself left off and gets into everything that happens around it.We talk pouring order and who's allowed to pour for who, why saying no to a drink isn't really an option in most settings, and the corporate drinking culture that runs underneath a lot of it — including one story about a company that used to calculate Christmas bonuses by how many bottles of soju you could drink. We also get into gender and soju marketing, and a few myths Irene wants to put to rest for good.Missed part 1? Go back for the flavor and history side of soju first — this…