Pajeon

Pajeon (파전) combines pa (파, scallion/green onion) + jeon (전, pan-fried batter dish). It's a savory Korean pancake loaded with scallions and often seafood.

In Korean culture, pajeon and makgeolli (rice wine) are the traditional rainy-day combination. The sound of rain is said to resemble the sizzle of pajeon frying — so when it rains, Koreans crave pajeon.

This rain-pajeon connection is so strong it's practically a cultural law. Korean delivery apps see pajeon orders spike dramatically on rainy days.

The dish is simple but its cultural embedding is profound: weather shapes appetite, sound shapes craving, and a pancake becomes a meteorological tradition.