Korean food is awesome!
In fact, it is one of the reasons why I keep going back to Korea. Almost immediately after I visited Seoul the first time back in December 2006, I got hooked up on the spiciness of the Korean cuisine. Ever since, I enjoy eating Bibinbap, Chijimi and the likes a lot. Also, it was my first time I ever ate more than 1 squid in a week. While it is not my favorite food, I still understand why the Koreans like it so much. However, that excludes the practice of eating an octopus alive (!), something that is quite common in Korea. Despite the high possibility of dying during the meal, it is done by many Koreans, who believe that eating an octopus alive will give them a lot of stamina.
In fact, it is one of the reasons why I keep going back to Korea. Almost immediately after I visited Seoul the first time back in December 2006, I got hooked up on the spiciness of the Korean cuisine. Ever since, I enjoy eating Bibinbap, Chijimi and the likes a lot. Also, it was my first time I ever ate more than 1 squid in a week. While it is not my favorite food, I still understand why the Koreans like it so much. However, that excludes the practice of eating an octopus alive (!), something that is quite common in Korea. Despite the high possibility of dying during the meal, it is done by many Koreans, who believe that eating an octopus alive will give them a lot of stamina.
On the streets, one can find many of the small vendors who sell many goodies, among them, of course are many forms of octopus.
While being in Busan this time, we tried out a traditional Korean tea house. In Japan, tea can be enjoyed during the very ritual tea-ceremony, but is rather expensive. Maybe partly because of the strong yen, Korean tea was very cheap and comes in very uniquely shaped pots.
It was very delicious. The tea, rather sweet and cold, was a welcomed change from the Japanese variety.
Also, one of my favorite Korean dishes: Bibinbap. This one is what I would call a normal Bibinbap. The most famous variety comes in a heated bowl made out of stone. The food is made ready simply by mixing the raw ingredients, which are: rice, soybean sprouts, vegetables and some cucumber. Very delicious. I remember the first time in Korea back in 2006. Korea was the first country I went to without speaking the language very well after more than half a year in Japan. This time, I had no idea what it is like in Korea. When I walked through Seoul the first night, I saw this Bibinbap restaurant. Everything was advertised in Japanese, so I could just order and communicate with the personnel in Japanese. That was also the first time I had a so-called Ishiyaki 石焼ビビンバ.
Probably the most famous food in Korea is Kimchi. Kimchi is basically just a side-dish served with practically every meal. The most famous variety is the red spicy cabbage. However, there is much more Kimchi in Korea than just kimchi..
China has its Lamien, Japan the perfected Rahmen 拉麵. Korea has a similar dish which is pronounced "Lamieun", if I remember corecctly. As everything Korean cuisine, very delicious.
Thing that some people call "Korean Pizza": chijimi チヂミ.
And last but not least, it is recommended to enjoy the meal with a Hite, the most famous (?) beer Korea`s.
While being in Busan this time, we tried out a traditional Korean tea house. In Japan, tea can be enjoyed during the very ritual tea-ceremony, but is rather expensive. Maybe partly because of the strong yen, Korean tea was very cheap and comes in very uniquely shaped pots.
It was very delicious. The tea, rather sweet and cold, was a welcomed change from the Japanese variety.
Also, one of my favorite Korean dishes: Bibinbap. This one is what I would call a normal Bibinbap. The most famous variety comes in a heated bowl made out of stone. The food is made ready simply by mixing the raw ingredients, which are: rice, soybean sprouts, vegetables and some cucumber. Very delicious. I remember the first time in Korea back in 2006. Korea was the first country I went to without speaking the language very well after more than half a year in Japan. This time, I had no idea what it is like in Korea. When I walked through Seoul the first night, I saw this Bibinbap restaurant. Everything was advertised in Japanese, so I could just order and communicate with the personnel in Japanese. That was also the first time I had a so-called Ishiyaki 石焼ビビンバ.
Probably the most famous food in Korea is Kimchi. Kimchi is basically just a side-dish served with practically every meal. The most famous variety is the red spicy cabbage. However, there is much more Kimchi in Korea than just kimchi..
China has its Lamien, Japan the perfected Rahmen 拉麵. Korea has a similar dish which is pronounced "Lamieun", if I remember corecctly. As everything Korean cuisine, very delicious.
Thing that some people call "Korean Pizza": chijimi チヂミ.
And last but not least, it is recommended to enjoy the meal with a Hite, the most famous (?) beer Korea`s.
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