There is a really neat Korean restaurant that is very close to the hotel. I think this is the most authentic Korean restaurant I have ever been to. Of course, I have never been to Korea, so my confirmation will have to wait until I go to Korea.
As soon as I sat down they brought over some yummy barley tea. Now, barley tea is not so amazing by itself. It is a traditional Korean drink that I had for the first time at a Korean restaurant in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma, really? Yeah.) I love the flavor and it's very good for your digestion. I wish I could get some outside of going to to Korean restaurants. ( I guess I could toast some barley and then brew my own) In the meantime, I drink mulberry tea, a popular, locally made tea. It has a similar flavor, in my opinion, to barley tea.
The menu itself was not organized into logical categories like I am used to, but it was in English. Counting my blessings... The item I ordered had a name too long to recount, but the food was EXCELLENT! My main dish (First pic) was served in an extremely hot bowl. It was still being cooked/searing in the bottom of the bowl. It was served with a spicy sauce which you are supposed to mix with the contents of the bowl.
Most of the kimchi served was ok. The cabbage kimchi (pictured) was delicious. Probably some of the best kimchi I have ever had.
The gimbap (sort of like a veggie roll) was pretty standard for gimbap. They are commonly bland in flavor and I usually need some sort of sauce with them. The next day for breakfast I broke them up and made some fried rice with them.
Along with the barley tea I had some of this Tiger beer. I liked it. It honestly tastes better than Beer Lao. SHHH Keep that one quiet. I don't think I will post too much more about the beer. I am still trying to be healthy and I don't need so much beer for that.
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