Will this week turn into all posts from Korea? Quite possibly! We had a long day of touring the Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul – this is a famous palace that includes a tour of the secret garden. It was a beautiful day – one of the warmest we had while we were there. I didn’t find that too helpful since I wore warm clothes and we did a LOT of walking to get to this palace. Anyhow, we decided to go to Blacksmith for a late lunch after the Palace tour and I am quite happy we did! This is a famous chain Italian restaurant whose spokespeople are Song Seung Hun, Kim Tae Hee and Park Yoochun! It looks like Song Seung Hun is also the CEO of this restaurant so kudos to him! Let’s get to the pictures!
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Posted in Food, Restaurant, Travel
Park Ga Budae – Seoul
One of the dishes I most looked forward to when I traveled to Korea was Budae Jigae. I know it’s not considered special by any means, but I am a fan of sausages and luncheon meat so this dish really appealed to me. If you don’t know the history of this dish, check out this page. Luckily there was a restaurant in the IFC Mall that specialized in it and I was able to try this dish out!
Before the stove was fired up…
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Japchae Hotteok
Just wanted to share a quick update with one my favorite things from my trip to Korea. I saw many pictures of the original hotteok which I wasn’t interested in, I’m a fan of savory over sweet. When we visited Namdaemun, our wonderful guide led us to a very popular hotteok stand which sold AMAZING japchae hotteok. I am drooling just thinking about it. They fry it up fresh, stick it in a cup and pour some special sauce over it. The sauce was like a sweet marinade, looked like the type of marinade you would use for kalbi. You must try this if you go to Korea!
Re-new, Re-view and Re-juvenate
I’ve decided to pursue a new domain and blog. I hope that this new domain will provide a much needed rejuvenation into my blogging. If you are reading this, thank you for joining me.
Namsam Tower Locks of Love, April 2013
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