Korean Food

Noryangjin Fish Market is a seafood PARADISE! I visited the market several years ago and was amazed by the sheer assortment of fresh seafood available in the market. Piles and piles of shellfish, mussels, crabs, octopus, fish, prawns, sea urchin,

One of my favourite things to eat in Seoul is ‘pul-bbang‘ – sweet custard puffs with a red bean filling. Not to be confused with ‘bunggeoppang‘, which is a crispy fish-shaped batter filled with red bean that is similar to

Hadongkwan’s gomtang (traditional Korean beef soup with rice) is famous in Seoul.  It is very simple food – beef broth poured over a bowl of rice topped with slices of boiled beef slices and spring onions. The restaurant has been

We ate this famous and very delicious chicken dish from Andong called Andong Jjimdak during our last trip to Seoul. It is chicken braised in soy sauce, together with vegetables and Korean vermicelli (which is very chewy, and you might

It has been a busy, busy three weeks for me. When I reach home from work, I head for the shower and then my bed! I kinda miss blogging 🙂 I managed to flee from the office at 5.30pm, went

I never pass up an opportunity to eat a bowl of samgyetang from Tosokchon whenever I am in Seoul. Before Tosokchon, I was never a big fan of samgyetang. I find the broth in most of the samgyetang that I

The first thing we did after checking into our hotel at Myeongdong – the Ibis Myeongdong – was to look for a place to have dinner. For a long time, we have been experiencing massive cravings for good Korean food

Quite a number of people have asked me for a samgyetang recommendation in Seoul. I am a big fan of samgyetang. Okay, I like the soup and chicken, not so much the glutinous rice that is stuffed inside the chicken.