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Pajeon and ssamdubu: Pancakes and lettuce tofu wraps

Thanks to my excessive shopping habits, I always end up with a couple of special treats to take home when I travel. During my recent trip to Korea, I grabbed a trio of artisanal sauces in fairly small jars... gochujang , the fermented chili sauce, dwaenjang Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:46 AM by jason | 9 Comments
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Heyri Gallery, Part 3, Ceramics you can go home with

I've been trying to catch up to my Japan trip, but I took far too many photos in Korea. The main goal for my trip to Hanhyanglim gallery was to get some insight on the possibility of importing some nice contemporary Korean pottery, and I was pleased to Read More...
Posted Friday, May 04, 2007 7:20 AM by jason | 2 Comments
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One last gimchi-jeon in Seoul

My last reasonably complete meal in Seoul was a late lunch last Thursday... Somehow, after a week of sleeping six hours a night I didn't have quite the energy level required to search for something more substantial, and I was only moderately hungry that Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:35 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Scenes from an old Korean village

Namsangol Village is meant partially as a tourist attraction, and partially to educate Korean schoolchildren about their country's history. It's a reconstruction of an old Korean village, focusing pr imarily on the accommodations of royalty and wealthy Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:43 AM by jason | 1 Comments
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Sanchon: Mountain temple cuisine

Although I tend to make an effort to go to a place like Pulhyanggi whenever I get a chance to go to Korea, I've long wanted to try another Seoul institution which is also known for fairly high end cuisine. Sanchon, located in Insadong, offers an elaborate Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:18 AM by jason | 4 Comments
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Dolsot Bibimbap at Lotte World

I don't know what possessed me to go to Lotte World, the megalithic shopping center, in Jamsil, complete with indoor ice skating rink and a shooting range. But I did, and of course, I needed lunch. While touring the food-laden Lotte department store basement Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 29, 2007 7:34 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Pat guksu

This is hearty, extremely simple lunch fare. Pat guksu * It may not look pretty, but this pat guksu dish is packed with protein and it's very comforting. It's basically pureed azuki beans with handmade wheat noodles. When you receive your order, you have Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 29, 2007 8:15 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Korean ddeok sweets at Jilsiru

Jilsiru cafe After a little walking around Jongro (aka Jongno) on Monday, a friend suggested we go to this nice Korean ddeok cafe in neighboring Insadong. The cafe serves teas, smoothie-like concoctions and traditional and updated Korean confections. Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:03 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Bibim naengmyeon: Extreme elasticity in noodles

One of my lunches in Seoul... These chewy, stretchy long noodles made in part from buckwheat (like soba) but with a very distinctive texture are known as reimen in Sendai, Japan, where a local version is quite popular. In Korea, the most popular preparation Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:16 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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O-sip-seju and nokdu jeon: A little late night snack

Sunday night in Seoul I was on my own, and incredibly jetlagged. After visiting a pottery gallery , I briefly met with a friend in Gangnam station, then I went back to my hotel near Seoul National University of Education to rest a bit... I researched Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:59 PM by jason | 0 Comments

Seoul Bread and Coffee

I'm usually craving coffee and bread in the morning, although I'll certainly dig into a heavy Korean or salt-laden Japanese-style breakfast from time to time. Fortunately, Seoul and Tokyo, more so than Seattle, have an insane number of mostly French-influenced Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:05 AM by jason | 6 Comments
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Heyri Gallery, part 1: The pottery of Sylvia Hyman

Sunday I visited Hanhyanglim gallery in the Heyri art village just northwest of Seoul. Riding in the car of the gallery owner, we saw a very intimidating-looking spirals of barbed wire fence along the river, across which lies North Korea. The gallery Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:32 PM by jason | 20 Comments
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Drinking food

Rabokgi Rabokgi is the derelict pot-smoking cousin of ddeokbokgi , the ubiquitous Korean stewed glutinous rice cake dish . Ramyun (instant ramen), glutinous rice cakes, and spicy gochujang are the essential components in rabokgi; in this case, ours were Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:05 AM by jason | 1 Comments
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On the streets: Scenes from Namdaemun market

We didn't really do much buying, aside from our Hoddeok, but Namdaemun is a crazy busy place full of tourists looking for visual drama and trinkets to take home (that would be us) and locals looking for cheap clothing and the occasional fish or vegetable. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:01 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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On the streets: Namdaemun market, tasting hoddeok

Unlike Tokyo, Seoul still has a vibrant street merchant scene. Every subway station seems to have a few ajumma peddling some sort of medicinal mountain vegetable, bottles of some morning drinking yogurt concoctions, and the occasional roll of gimbap . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:58 AM by jason | 3 Comments
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