Korean Food and Buchon Hanok Village Experience

 I can still vividly remember the night we took out our boots, sat on the floor and gazed at those appetizing food in front of us. It' s our first dinner in the nation of South Korea. I' m amazed and overwhelmed with all those colorful side dishes. Honestly, I was starving so I was  so excited to taste them. Oh my then I met my beloved Samgyeopsal! That's the best! Being cook and cut in front of me was so cool! With the big onions and mushrooms, I fell in love with it. I loved to do the "ssambap" thing - lettuce, rice, samgyeopsal, kim chi  and samjang together. :)
       For our first Korean lunch , I had Deokguuk. I'm pretty familiar with this one since I always talk about it with my students (especially on New Years Day) ! I'm a year older now, since they say that when you eat it, a year will add to your age. :) It's good and a little sweet. :)

      Here comes our 2nd dinner, I was in awe because they prepared a lot! We ate Bossam, Jokbal, and all those Banchan. Here, I discovered that Jokbal is rich in Collagen (which means it's good for the skin). Ms. Han explained to us what's an "anju" and how to make one. :) She also taught us about Koreans' drinking culture. :)

     The next day, we tried Heottteok in Namdaemun market, it's hot and sweet. Honestly, it's not that appealing to me since it has cinnanom (I don't like cinnanom, sorry. :() . I'm still still very grateful to taste it! For lunch, I ate Jjampong (the not so spicy one!) !!! I was so surprised with the serving size since the bowl was so big. We even told Ms. Han and Sir JJ that  in the Philippines, one bowl is enough for the whole family. :) Amazingly though, I finished it! Really, that was so delicious! I've 'been craving for it since then. :) We're so full at that time thus, I think we didn't eat dinner anymore. :)

     For our last and 4th day in Korea, we had a brunch on a Coffee Shop called "A twosome place" and then we ate Korean street food like Omuk and Teokbbokki in Myeongdong. I really really loved Omuk! It's really good to eat hot and a little spicy food in a -11 temperature. :)  Then we had a Koren Buffet for dinner. I was so sad already for I know it's our last meal together. :(  I tried to make my own Bibimbap here and for dessert, I tried "Sesame Ice cream". I'm not even sure if it's the actual name for it but it really has an unusual yet good taste. :)

    Eating Korean food was definitely like an adventure. There' s something magical about experiencing them for the first time. You also don' t know what' s the next taste in store for you!

      Now, let's talk about the beautiful Buchon Hanok Village!
     The Korean Traditional Houses  are really wonderful. I loved our stay there since I felt  like being on a set of a Korean Period drama. I'm amazed also that there are still people living there! And oh, I also saw a coffee shop on a roof top! One day, I also want to see what's inside a Korean home. :)
      I'll be forever grateful for this experience. Thanks for reading! Annyeong!