Diary
16 entries
Yukhoe Sashimi and a DIY Malatang
Dinner was yuksashimi — sliced raw beef eaten with sesame oil, garlic and green chilli — alongside a malatang cooked at home. Good ingredients, not quite enough broth.
Samgyeopsal and Beef Sirloin for Lunch, with a Mountain of Minari
Grilling samgyeopsal and beef sirloin at home, starting at lunch. Half the pan is minari. Onion, potato and a pot of stew on the side, and no drinks today.
Plant Shopping at Joinfolia in Paju
We went to Joinfolia in Paju to look around and came home with a few more plants. The place is much bigger than it looks from outside.
Korean Shabu-Shabu at Home — the Three-Act Dinner
Tonight's dinner: Deungchon-style shabu-shabu, delivered — with one hack. The beef came from the supermarket, since a tray of shabu-sliced beef costs…
Yasik — Sea Snail Salad & Blanched Squid, Delivered
Late-night eating is practically a national sport in Korea — it even has its own word, yasik (야식). Tonight's yasik came by delivery app.
Baekban — A Proper Korean Set Meal in Paju
Lunch at Bapsarang, a countryside diner in Paju (north of Seoul), the kind of place Koreans call a baekban-jip (백반집).
Kkot-Samgyeop (Flower Pork Belly) — Daebit Sikdang, Gaebong-dong
Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, 'flower pork belly') grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan.
Homesul Night — Kahlúa Milk, Jjukkumi, Yukhoe
Drinking at home tonight — Koreans call it homesul (홈술, home + sul/alcohol). All the food is takeout. The drink: Kahlúa mixed with milk.
Dakjang Maekju — My Neighborhood Chicken & Beer Pub
My local pub, Dakjang Maekju in Gaebong-dong — walking distance from home, which in Korea is a blessing.
Geoje Panorama Cable Car — Nojasan Observatory
Riding the Geoje Panorama Cable Car up to the 565m Nojasan observatory, and the view over Korea's southern archipelago from the top.