Soaking the dang myeon
Raw ingredients
Dekita! Finished!
I got the Korean cooking bug again yesterday. For some reason for the past few days I’ve had a hankering for Japchae.
Japchae, (also spelled jabchae or chapchae) is a Korean fried noodle dish. It’s a traditional festive food, and commonly served at birthdays. (Source)
The noodles used are [...]
let’s hear it for KKD! Originally uploaded by h2okatcher.
I first tried out Krispy Kreme Donuts in Seoul. I can’t remember exactly who introduced it to me and Ray; I think it was Rob and Younjung. -thinks- Yeah it was them. Rob used to buy donuts from [...]
Ueon Halmeoni Bossam Magnet
Bossam combo
Ueon Halmeoni Bossam
store entrance
I get the feeling I’ve mentioned this before, but oh well.
After Yeoido Church, Imjingang and our visit to Lotte-mart, we went to Ueon Halmeoni Bossam for dinner. Rob and Youngjung choose that place because they knew about my obsession with sesame leaves - serve the dishes there [...]
Seoul Station
Stewed silkworms, Lotte-mart, Seoul Station.
A really, really, big piece of seaweed.
Lotte-mart, Seoul Station.
After our trip to Imjingang on the 10th of July 2005, we dropped by at the Lotte-mart in Seoul Station. It’s a supermarket chain run by Lotte, the chaebol known overseas mostly for its confectionary. I’ve written on Lotte’s greatness in the [...]
Imjingang lookout
Freedom Bridge/train line
Left:Relatively recent visit of George Bush,
with the ?Korean president
Right: Old man, born in the North,
fled to the South. He’s dressed in
traditional Korean summer wear.
Freedom Bridge barrier
Guard outpost
10th of July 2005, a Sunday.
We got up early to attend the church service at Yeoido Full Gospel Church. Then after that we met up [...]
