It is soo happen that when today I wanted to write some thing, turns out there are a couple writings not yet to be published .. I must have forgot about these .. and still have to be added with the picts, hhmm... maybe that's why I still left it hanging on the Draft.
The Food around My Korean trip
The Food around My Korean trip
Many good Korean food that I ate during my Korean trip this time.
Let me start with my Favorite Dish from all meals I ate during my trip:
1. That first day, as soon as we arrived in Seoul, we went to a traditional Korean restaurant called WoongChu Traditional Chicken ~ it's a traditional resto where we sit on the floor (lesehan gitu lah istilahnya di indonesia) .. The three of us ordered : SAMGYETANG (famous Korean Ginseng Soup) with abalone .
Till this day I write about this particular Samgyetang from this rest, I can still taste the powerful herbs and the clarity of the chicken broth from the Samgyetang .. Not to Mention The Aroma of Samgyetang..
so each person eat 1 bowl of Chicken soup, consist of 1 whole small chicken (chicken already boiled with some herb including ginseng, and other herb I recall similar like kiambo - manisan cina yg biasa kita makan itu, and inside the chicken - some rice).. the freshness and tasty Chicken in a very Herb TASTY broth.. the combination of Chicken and the herbs, the ginseng, and the abalone is what some people need for recharge body stamina. One little problem with Korean food there is that we have to put lots of salt in order to balance our Indonesian tongue..
so each person eat 1 bowl of Chicken soup, consist of 1 whole small chicken (chicken already boiled with some herb including ginseng, and other herb I recall similar like kiambo - manisan cina yg biasa kita makan itu, and inside the chicken - some rice).. the freshness and tasty Chicken in a very Herb TASTY broth.. the combination of Chicken and the herbs, the ginseng, and the abalone is what some people need for recharge body stamina. One little problem with Korean food there is that we have to put lots of salt in order to balance our Indonesian tongue..
pict of very delicious Samgyetang. Ooo .. I want one bowl of this particular Samgyetang now, please! .. this pict definitely makes me hungry. I tried Samgyetang sometimes ago at HanGang K-rest in Jakarta, and the broth is not clear but cloudy white and not as tasty as this one ...
2. My 2nd favorite food menu is : the red-bean porridge. There is this interesting porridge (I called it : bubur kacang merah) -- it's a thick porridge that has some red-bean balls and other nuts kinds in it.. This afternoon snack is very delicious, as well as quite filling to the stomach, and definitely a good snack in the winter time..
We ate this at a Ssmall restaurant , i think it's not very far from the Gyongbok-gung Palace (the Palace) area. (I think ?? as we drove around by car, I can't really tell). Very simple rest, small, clean, homey feeling, simple wooden chairs and table that were arranged closely between one table set to another. But people who ate here has to queue because it was quite crowded.. We waited for 15 minutes or so to be seated.
Besides the red-bean porridge, mr. Young also ordered us a bowl of traditional tea (jujuba tea) with few pieces of dried fruit on it -- hhmmm,,, the taste is very bitter as I didn't manage to drink all of it... The friendly ajjumma whom is the owner, taught us the right way to drink this tea, so that the bitter sense can be overcome .... she explained that the dried candied-ginger has to be eat first, and sipped the tea ... Even though so, I still don't like it .
I forgot to take the pict of this red-bean porridge before eating. I ate it right away after served since the weather is cold outside and this bowl of meal very tempted already .. But I took pict of the empty bowl,,, hehehe.. it gives clear hint that I really Loved it... Mashhita (delicious)
3. Another distinctive dishes that happen to be my fave Korean food is Bibimbap .. At the second day when we walked around the Namdaemun and Myongdong market.
Namdaemun market (very famous traditional market where we can buy almost anything cheap price - foreigners like to go here because we can also bargain here). I think every body who visit Seoul would go to Namdaemun or Myeongdong market as one of their destination to shop.
Here we found this regular small waroeng - we both quite hungry, so we just came inside .. another homey food place just on the corner of the alley. I chose to eat Bibimbap and my friend ordered Chicken Noodle soup.. I've eaten bibimbap many times, but here I tasted the most delicious bibimbap ever (so far) ...
Here, the Bibimbap served with brown rice.. I don't usually like Brown Rice, because it usually tastes Dry and Awful .. But here the brown rice doesn't taste dry at all, instead the brown rice is soft and fluffy (pulen, empuk dan yg jelas enak banget) ... the bibimbap red paste taste just right -- anyway, just the right combination of rice, red paste, vegetable, egg, and beef ... Very very yummy ...
We ate this at a Ssmall restaurant , i think it's not very far from the Gyongbok-gung Palace (the Palace) area. (I think ?? as we drove around by car, I can't really tell). Very simple rest, small, clean, homey feeling, simple wooden chairs and table that were arranged closely between one table set to another. But people who ate here has to queue because it was quite crowded.. We waited for 15 minutes or so to be seated.
Besides the red-bean porridge, mr. Young also ordered us a bowl of traditional tea (jujuba tea) with few pieces of dried fruit on it -- hhmmm,,, the taste is very bitter as I didn't manage to drink all of it... The friendly ajjumma whom is the owner, taught us the right way to drink this tea, so that the bitter sense can be overcome .... she explained that the dried candied-ginger has to be eat first, and sipped the tea ... Even though so, I still don't like it .
I forgot to take the pict of this red-bean porridge before eating. I ate it right away after served since the weather is cold outside and this bowl of meal very tempted already .. But I took pict of the empty bowl,,, hehehe.. it gives clear hint that I really Loved it... Mashhita (delicious)
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The Name of the Cafe Place is in the TOP picture People said it is the BEST Place |
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| Jujuba Tea Cup |
3. Another distinctive dishes that happen to be my fave Korean food is Bibimbap .. At the second day when we walked around the Namdaemun and Myongdong market.
Namdaemun market (very famous traditional market where we can buy almost anything cheap price - foreigners like to go here because we can also bargain here). I think every body who visit Seoul would go to Namdaemun or Myeongdong market as one of their destination to shop.
Here we found this regular small waroeng - we both quite hungry, so we just came inside .. another homey food place just on the corner of the alley. I chose to eat Bibimbap and my friend ordered Chicken Noodle soup.. I've eaten bibimbap many times, but here I tasted the most delicious bibimbap ever (so far) ...
Here, the Bibimbap served with brown rice.. I don't usually like Brown Rice, because it usually tastes Dry and Awful .. But here the brown rice doesn't taste dry at all, instead the brown rice is soft and fluffy (pulen, empuk dan yg jelas enak banget) ... the bibimbap red paste taste just right -- anyway, just the right combination of rice, red paste, vegetable, egg, and beef ... Very very yummy ...
I also tasted the Chicken noodle soup that my friend ordered, and it seemed that they made the noodle itself, so the noodle taste very good, as well as the broth ... Homemade Noodle..
This place is recommended .. They served other Korean street food too, but with the portion of big bowl of almost every menu, it was impossible to order other menu to be tasted. I looked around and saw what other customers were eating, and all of the menu seemed very yummy.
4. As the 4 nights I was there, ate many Korean foods and other food too, overall the taste are quite satisfying .. From the typical Korean meals which we eat one main dish, and accompanied by several side dishes, including varieties of Kimchies ; Good Pasta Menu in Olivia 'Italian' Restaurant ; Great Chicken BBQ Restaurant that we ate together with several people from the headquarter company in Gangnam area, and other meals.
This time since our itinerary were not as packed as my first trip, I also made sure to try several kinds of street-snacks whenever I saw while walking on the street. Many interesting snacks type.
5. In Seoul, we can find many bakerys and coffee places everywhere. I would say the competitors in Coffee places and bakery would be very tight over there, since there are just everywhere. Famous chained bakery brands like "Paris Baguette", "Tous Les Jours", and other names using mostly French name -- mostly sold almost the same types of bread and pastry.
Just go to 'Tous Les Jours' in Jakarta, and it's the same thing ... I even think there is a different taste of the original taste in Seoul and Jakarta .. I like the bread better sold here ... maybe they already modified the taste a little to the taste of Indonesian.
If you love watching K-drama, then you will be excited to actually find those coffee places almost here and there and everywhere... Really Really Many !!
What I love about Coffee places there in Seoul is the atmosphere and the simplicity of their interior design and arrangement. I went to a few names that are not available here in Jakarta like Ediya Coffee, Starbuck, and The Coffee Place in Seoul -- first impression I got is the atmosphere and interior made me felt comfortable. I am not really a Coffee Drinker, so I cannot really tell the difference between one taste of coffee in one place to another. I came to the Coffee shops over there because in need of something warm to drink to warm my body against the outside frozen temperature.
At Lotte World, after tired playing and walking around, we also eat Korean set meal course -- lots of small side dishes at a place in the food area.
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This place is recommended .. They served other Korean street food too, but with the portion of big bowl of almost every menu, it was impossible to order other menu to be tasted. I looked around and saw what other customers were eating, and all of the menu seemed very yummy.
4. As the 4 nights I was there, ate many Korean foods and other food too, overall the taste are quite satisfying .. From the typical Korean meals which we eat one main dish, and accompanied by several side dishes, including varieties of Kimchies ; Good Pasta Menu in Olivia 'Italian' Restaurant ; Great Chicken BBQ Restaurant that we ate together with several people from the headquarter company in Gangnam area, and other meals.
This time since our itinerary were not as packed as my first trip, I also made sure to try several kinds of street-snacks whenever I saw while walking on the street. Many interesting snacks type.
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| Olivia Italian Resto |
Just go to 'Tous Les Jours' in Jakarta, and it's the same thing ... I even think there is a different taste of the original taste in Seoul and Jakarta .. I like the bread better sold here ... maybe they already modified the taste a little to the taste of Indonesian.
If you love watching K-drama, then you will be excited to actually find those coffee places almost here and there and everywhere... Really Really Many !!
What I love about Coffee places there in Seoul is the atmosphere and the simplicity of their interior design and arrangement. I went to a few names that are not available here in Jakarta like Ediya Coffee, Starbuck, and The Coffee Place in Seoul -- first impression I got is the atmosphere and interior made me felt comfortable. I am not really a Coffee Drinker, so I cannot really tell the difference between one taste of coffee in one place to another. I came to the Coffee shops over there because in need of something warm to drink to warm my body against the outside frozen temperature.
At Lotte World, after tired playing and walking around, we also eat Korean set meal course -- lots of small side dishes at a place in the food area.
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EDIYA COFFEE ~ Myeongdong Area
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