walking around the early morning fish market at jagalchi gave us a real appetite. a middle-aged korean lady promised us a feast for only 30,000 won - how could we refuse? raw fish with garlic and wasabi, chased down by fish soup and a sprinkle of kimchi dishes = breakfast of champions.
before our hike to seokbulsa (mountain-top temple with amazing carvings of buddhist deities), we decided to enter a random restaurant (tavern of folkways: what?) and order lunch by pointing at random korean hangul characters. naturally, what appeared on our table were utter surprises. being adventurous types, we decided to invite a bottle of soju (korean vodka) with us on our hike. we only just made the last cable car down the mountain.
tired and hungry, we decided to follow-up our successful luncheon by choosing another random korean eatery for dinner. what eventuated was an excellent (and cheap) korean barbeque in what turned out to be a pretty classy establishment. the evening climaxed when an unsuspecting galaxy and i were waylaid by an innocent-looking green chilli. our mouths were on fire. hot tip for scorching tongues: suck on a pickled kimchi cucumber!
we are certainly well on our way to having stomachs of steel. china, here we come!
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Hey Chi - Merle forwarded your emails to me. Sounds like you're having a fantastic time! Take care and enjoy - Cheers, Mel VT xx
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