Quoting Peter von Frosta:

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What I cannot get my head around however, what does "seo-ri" actually mean? Okay, from the context I would say it has something to do with stealing food to avoid starving ( ) but what does it really mean?

Seori is used to describe a prank where you steal food, typically like bunch of kids stealing watermelon from a watermelon patch.  But it usually does not mean you steal food to sell.  Watermelon seori would be like bunch of kids picking watermelon from a patch on a hot day and eating it on the spot without permission.