FOOD!

It's due time I put up some food pictures here. I really should have been more diligent with photo taking. I ate so many delicious things and don't have pictures to show you! Here's a sample. Enjoy, and yes, be jealous. :) 

Korean food sampler. I took my aunt (visiting from Taiwan) here. A wide selection of side dishes, stews, and dishes, this is a great traditional korean meal. Problem: There are so many dishes that it would take too long to arrange onto the table. Solution: They arrange all the dishes on a table top in the kitchen, and bring the entire table to you. 

W Burger. This is no burger's priest, but it was still juicy and delicious. Enough to satisfy a craving.

M Burger: another burger place we found. Pretty delicious with the caramelized onions and the cheese inside the patty. 

Ginseng Chicken soup. Each bowl has an entire spring chicken, stuffed with glutinous rice, along with ginseng and chestnuts. The broth is a little thicker because of the glutinous rice. Delicious, especially on a cold winter day. 

Korean delivery. You can order delivery for pretty much anything here. Korean food, fried chicken, chinese food, or even mcdonalds (yes, fast food restaurants deliver!). You call them and within 15 minutes they'll be at your door. Everything you order will be the same as if you ate in the restaurant. If you order a stone pot rice, it will come in a stone pot. When you are finished, you leave your leftovers in your bowl and all your garbage in a bag and leave it outside your door. The delivery man will come back in about 2 hours and pick up everything. Everything for about 5 bucks, no tips, no delivery charge, no tax, no dish washing, no mess, no garbage. 

Intestines. Yes, intestines from several animals! As expected it is really chewy, but it is savoury and delicious. 

Fried chicken. Koreans LOVE to eat fried chicken with beer. They call it Chi-Mek (Chicken + MekJu [beer]).

Cake snacks. This one is called deli-manjoo and is cake with custard inside. Another one called cocohodo has a redbean paste with a walnut inside. Both a great snack and dessert!

Japanese Ramen. This place always has a long line up. The noodles were chewy, and the broth was simmered all night for a really rich flavour. 

You can barbecue LOTS of stuff in Korea. It is NOTHING like "korean barbecue" in Canada. This one is chicken. A thick saucy slab of chicken. 

Frozen yogurt, just like Menchies :)

Some deep fried fresh squid and clams.

Typical Korean pub food.

The two pictures above are of samgyupsal (pork belly). You grill it and eat it wrapped in lettuce, along with a choice of grilled or raw onions, grilled garlic, kimchi, green onion, grilled sweet potatoes, radishes, or a number of other side dishes. You eat this with soju (korean vodka) and it has to be the most popular dish here. I eat this every week!

Kalbitang. One of my favourites here. Apparently really good for hangovers. Big beef ribs simmered in a broth, eaten with rice cooked in a stone pot. The stone pot is so hot that the rice touching the bowl becomes crispy, kind of like rice chips. A perfect way to end off the dinner. 

GukSu (korean soup noodles). You can eat this almost anywhere but this particular bowl was from MyungDong (the shopping district). The noodles were fresh and chewy and the broth was savoury but not heavy. Served with korean dumplings. Regardless of the time of day, there is always a long line for this restaurant. It is so busy that they ask you to pay right after you order. Totally worth it!

Samgyupsal again. But this restaurant serves it with thinly sliced pieces of rice cakes (the colourful rectangles on the side).  You wrap the pork belly in the rice cake and the combination creates a whole different flavour. Another favourite of mine!

Stay tuned for more food!