Tag: korean food

Some snaps of Seoul

Taken with my iPhone 11 Pro.

From the top of the new Lotte Tower!
Grilling eel.
LOL, Namsan Tower love locks made it onto strange places!
I always go back to this katsu place in Myeondong!
Loved this shop at Ssamziegil, Insadong.
Walking around Insadong, old journals.
Oh hay, what a cute pair to the blue Jinro soju frog!
Custom Nike! Nike Myeongdong.
One of my favorite Korean foods – gimbahp!
One of the best Pringles flavor!
Gyeongbokgung (Palace)
Gyeongbokgung (Palace)
Sulwhasoo spa in Gangnam – their flagship store and spa is incredible.
Beautiful and delicious shabu from “Oncheonjib” in Ikseondong.

Kalguksu Street, Namdaemun

Namdaemun market has various food-centric streets. Each alley or street specializes in a specific Korean food and drink. This particular section is Kalguksu street (knife-cut noodles). The service is friendly and welcoming even in a busy and cramped space.

I tried different color editing…haha….

Tosokchon’s Samgyetang is Amazing

Samgyetang is a traditional Korean chicken soup. You have a whole or half of a chicken in the soup. Usually a game hen is used. The chicken is filled with sweet rice, jujubes, ginseng, and other ingredients for a healthy, filling, and homey dish. It’s one of my favorite dishes.

This particular samgyetang restaurant is famous – it’s called Tosokchon Samgyetang – located next to the Gyeongbokgung station. The broth is a bit thicker than what I’m used to but it’s full of flavor and isn’t heavy. I felt surprisingly healthy after eating here. But as you can see, there is a long wait. Apparently there’s always a wait but to avoid the crowds, try a visit after lunch hours.

DohnSaDohn in Jeju

Jeju-do is well known for amazing pork. The quality and taste are world famous and locals and tourists alike flock to a special pork BBQ restaurant called DonSaDon/DohnSaDohn (their number is 746-8989). Visitors can see celebrity autographs on the wall of DohnSaDohn and the restaurant has been featured on many popular Korean food shows/news. Due to its popularity, we waited a good while before a table was ready for us. Once a table was ready for our large group, we were seated promptly and given aprons to wear (cooking/smell protection).

The server(s) cook most of the BBQ for you – our particular server went above and beyond making sure our food was perfect and everyone was happy. The aroma is intoxicating – the pork mouth-watering. I felt like I had been eating pork BBQ improperly my whole life. Beer and Korean cider were the perfect way to end every few bites. The food service ends with a hot pot of kimchee jjigae…which, is also great. It tastes like…home!

I long for the day when I can visit DohnSaDohn again.

Delicious Kalguksu and Kimbahp

My aunt took me to this small restaurant on a cold autumn day. I asked what the name of the place was. She simply said it was referred to by locals as “the restaurant within the Samsung apartments.” She found out about this place via word-of-mouth. The owners of this small eatery confirmed themselves as an unnamed, non-chain restaurant. It’s not technically in Seoul – it’s located in Bundang within the main Samsung apartments. The kimbahp and kalguksu are delicious. The kalguksu is the perfect balance of hearty salty broth and noodles that have the perfect “bite” to them. The kimbahp is meatless yet packed with flavor and is rather filling. On busy days, seating may be hard to find. My aunt and I waited about 15 minutes, which is seemingly an eternity in fast-paced Korea. Regardless of the wait, the food is worthwhile. I definitely plan on visiting again!