Update: I'm in Seoul, South Korea, and I've never consumed as much kimchi in my life then I have in the past month. Koreans are obsessed with side dishes, you see, and they are generally a variety of kimchi and pickled radishes, garlic etc. You can always count on a plate of kimchi, even when you order delivery Chinese food!
Now, for the BIBIMBAP!
I've only had Bibimbap four times since being in Korea (five times if you count the Asiana in-flight meal). They each tasted drastically different from one another...
The first and second being from 7Eleven (not a joke). Yeah, I know that it's not really real Bibimbap, but it's a great late-night munchie killer and/or starvation during a full day of castings ender. Sadly, 7Eleven is almost ALWAYS sold out of this greatness, they really don't make enough of them. I've probably gone out of my way to get to a 7Eleven about 8 times and only twice scored the sought-after Bibimbap...
The third was from the Gwangjang food market (Jongo-5-ga Station). It was made with barley, included some mysterious brown sauces and came with no egg. A delight, really. If in Seoul you really must make your way to this market, it really is an experience. Though, not for the faint of heart and/or vegetarians... seeing the there's no hiding the pig snouts and there's definitely not a lack of edible bugs!
The fourth was from a small restaurant just outside Gate 5 of the Namdaemun Market - which is right next to Myeong-dong. It was very traditional, included all the regular Korean roots, beef, egg, spicy sauce.
Shall keep you updated on all Korean food happenings and of course there will be FAR more Bibimbap to come!
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| Gwangjang Food Market (pre-mixing) 4000won |
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| Namdaemun Market restaurant (after mixing) 5500won |
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| 7Eleven (Beef) 3000won |
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Love your Blog Juliet!
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Look forward to your next food adventures!
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L.