Went to this famous Samgyetang restaurant called Tosokchon with Jinsuk. It's so famous that it's usually in guide books and it appeared in the Domoto Kyodai Korea special episode. Instead of ordering the normal samgyetang, I ordered the black chicken samgyetang that was so fucking expensive at 19,000won. Though it was really expensive, the soup and chicken was so good. In fact, it's the best samgyetang that I've ever had but I think that the soup was too nutritious for me because I fell sick the following day. I guess I should stick to cheap food next time.
On the topic of expensive food, I had a really pricey lunch with erm...Jinsuk again. She had originally wanted to bring me to this Korean restaurant but we got attracted by the exterior of this restaurant on the way so we ended up eating there. It cost us 20,000won for a 3-course meal which I guess isnt that expensive now that I think of it but then again, I usually only spend around 5,000won for a meal. This was the main course and on one look, it just looks like a normal piece of chicken but what was delicious was the creamy sauce INSIDE it. It was so good that I slowed down my eating speed just to savour every single bite~
Another example of an expensive lunch was samgyeopsal at Hongdae with Josephine. She ordered meat enough for 3 people although there was only 2 of us. The meat came with bean paste stew, steamed egg and rice so it was actually alot of food for two people. The scary thing was that we actually finished everything. :D Josephine gave me a treat because it's a Korean custom to treat your guests/people younger than you and I felt so bad because it wasnt a cheap meal.
Tried bossam with Poh Chuan at the Idae Branch of Won Halmeoni Bossam. As it was my second last day in Korea, I decided to order bibim naengmyeon(Korea Cold Spicy Noodles) as well because I have yet to try it...BAD DECISION!!! The noodles were really good but because I ordered it, we couldnt finish the bossam and it was such a waste of good food. We tried to finish everything and we actually sat there for 2 hours but there was just too much food to finish :(
There are two kinds of naengmyeon(cold noodles) in Korea. One is "mul naengmyeon" and the other is "bibim naengmyeon" with the former being not spicy. Mul Naengmyeon is really good, especially on a hot day when all you crave for is cold stuff.
While we were in Dongdaemun, we went to try this dish called haemulddeokjim which is a stew of seafood, veggies and rice cakes. This is the smallest size that they had in the restaurant and it's really cheap because you can share it with 4 people. The seafood was really good and you have to eat it quickly if you cant take spicy food as the dish gets spicier by the minute if you leave it boiling.
Tried pizza in Korea at Misarang Pizza(Xiah's father's shop) and Mr Pizza. Misarang has many different kinds of pizza flavours and is really innovative. Mr Pizza on the other hand do not scrimp on the ingredients. We ordered this seafood pizza and it actually had SCALLOP toppings!!! wtf?! Damn worth the money lar!
I like anything with seafood in it so I was happy when I got to eat this seafood spaghetti. It wasnt cheap but I guess it's fine to eat good food once in a while.
Jiyeon brought me to eat pudding at this place called "Passion 5", located in Itaewon. We ordered Matcha Pudding and Mango Pudding and though the pudding weren't cheap, they were omfg good.
What's summer without patbingsu(shaved ice topped with red beans)?! Tried the green tea version with Jiyeon and Jiyoon and it felt so good eating it because it was sweltering hot that day.
Another item that one craves for in summer is...ICE-CREAM! I always have the 1000won ice-cream everytime I go to Myeongdong because it's cheap and they give you lots of ice-cream...though it melts damn fast. Tried the matcha+strawberry-flavoured one and mango+yoghurt one and both were really good!
Near the 1000won ice-cream store is this push-cart store manned by a really cute Korean ahjumma. The must-try food there is the kimchi pancake that costs 1500won and it's big enough for two people to share.
Had a really weird craving for okonomiyaki while I was in Korea so my Japanese friends brought me to this okonomiyaki shop in Sinchon called "Hana". I wonder if the flour that they use is different because the okonomiyaki there was really soft, not as firm as the ones that you get in Japan. Then again, the smell itself was enough to satisfy my craving for okonomiyaki~
On the topic of expensive food, I had a really pricey lunch with erm...Jinsuk again. She had originally wanted to bring me to this Korean restaurant but we got attracted by the exterior of this restaurant on the way so we ended up eating there. It cost us 20,000won for a 3-course meal which I guess isnt that expensive now that I think of it but then again, I usually only spend around 5,000won for a meal. This was the main course and on one look, it just looks like a normal piece of chicken but what was delicious was the creamy sauce INSIDE it. It was so good that I slowed down my eating speed just to savour every single bite~
Another example of an expensive lunch was samgyeopsal at Hongdae with Josephine. She ordered meat enough for 3 people although there was only 2 of us. The meat came with bean paste stew, steamed egg and rice so it was actually alot of food for two people. The scary thing was that we actually finished everything. :D Josephine gave me a treat because it's a Korean custom to treat your guests/people younger than you and I felt so bad because it wasnt a cheap meal.
Tried bossam with Poh Chuan at the Idae Branch of Won Halmeoni Bossam. As it was my second last day in Korea, I decided to order bibim naengmyeon(Korea Cold Spicy Noodles) as well because I have yet to try it...BAD DECISION!!! The noodles were really good but because I ordered it, we couldnt finish the bossam and it was such a waste of good food. We tried to finish everything and we actually sat there for 2 hours but there was just too much food to finish :(
There are two kinds of naengmyeon(cold noodles) in Korea. One is "mul naengmyeon" and the other is "bibim naengmyeon" with the former being not spicy. Mul Naengmyeon is really good, especially on a hot day when all you crave for is cold stuff.
While we were in Dongdaemun, we went to try this dish called haemulddeokjim which is a stew of seafood, veggies and rice cakes. This is the smallest size that they had in the restaurant and it's really cheap because you can share it with 4 people. The seafood was really good and you have to eat it quickly if you cant take spicy food as the dish gets spicier by the minute if you leave it boiling.
Tried pizza in Korea at Misarang Pizza(Xiah's father's shop) and Mr Pizza. Misarang has many different kinds of pizza flavours and is really innovative. Mr Pizza on the other hand do not scrimp on the ingredients. We ordered this seafood pizza and it actually had SCALLOP toppings!!! wtf?! Damn worth the money lar!
I like anything with seafood in it so I was happy when I got to eat this seafood spaghetti. It wasnt cheap but I guess it's fine to eat good food once in a while.
Jiyeon brought me to eat pudding at this place called "Passion 5", located in Itaewon. We ordered Matcha Pudding and Mango Pudding and though the pudding weren't cheap, they were omfg good.
What's summer without patbingsu(shaved ice topped with red beans)?! Tried the green tea version with Jiyeon and Jiyoon and it felt so good eating it because it was sweltering hot that day.
Another item that one craves for in summer is...ICE-CREAM! I always have the 1000won ice-cream everytime I go to Myeongdong because it's cheap and they give you lots of ice-cream...though it melts damn fast. Tried the matcha+strawberry-flavoured one and mango+yoghurt one and both were really good!
Near the 1000won ice-cream store is this push-cart store manned by a really cute Korean ahjumma. The must-try food there is the kimchi pancake that costs 1500won and it's big enough for two people to share.
Had a really weird craving for okonomiyaki while I was in Korea so my Japanese friends brought me to this okonomiyaki shop in Sinchon called "Hana". I wonder if the flour that they use is different because the okonomiyaki there was really soft, not as firm as the ones that you get in Japan. Then again, the smell itself was enough to satisfy my craving for okonomiyaki~
