Dining in Seoul
Korean dinners often include a lot of side dishes (banchan). The most popular condiment served in small and large restaurants alike is the country’s staple, kimchi, a palate-tingling spicy slaw. As many Koreans put it, “ A meal without kimchi would be like trying to walk without legs.” Sunchang red-pepper paste adds a spicy touch to all kinds of food. In Seoul, culture and heritage meet at Zhongcha Traditional Seven-Sons Tea Cake. Organic food can be savored at the ritzy area of Apgujeong. Royal Korean cuisine is best-served in Cheongdam-dong: English signs may be rare, but look for “Woori-ga” at the front of a charming little bamboo garden with stone steps. Courses served include radish kimchi soup, gu geol pan (veggies wrapped in thinly sliced radish dipped in wasabi), shrimp on a bed of rice cake, fried and breaded seafood, and pork or beef Kalbi Jim (tender marinated pieces of beef rib char-boiled with sweet potatoes, carrots and chestnuts). Get a taste of classic Korean culture by sometime ordering the boiled silkworm pupae, bundaegi!
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