For the millions of international tourists visiting Korea, few local experiences carry as much cultural charm as ordering crispy fried chicken or steaming "tteokbokki" (chewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce) directly to a picnic blanket on the banks of the Han River. For years, however, that local ritual remained frustratingly difficult for non-residents to experience, blocked by rigid digital requirements for domestic phone number verification and Korean-issued credit cards. Now, municipal authorities and private tech firms are actively tearing down those long-standing administrative barriers. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it had created a partnership with Woowa Brothers — operator of Korea’s dominant food delivery platform, Baedal Minjok (Baemin) — to render the nation’s famed food delivery ecosystem entirely accessible to international visitors. Under the new agreement, the delivery giant has overhauled its application infrastructure to eliminate the requirement for a Korean mobile phone subscription during checkout. International tr