then perhaps Seoul's never-ending plethora of grilled meats will. Gather around a tabletop grill at a barbecue house and savor the aromas of sizzling samgyupsal (pork belly) or galbi (beef ribs).

Observed at 18:00, Friday 21 March BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Korean Standard Time (Asia/Seoul, GMT+9) unless otherwise stated.