A review of the things I bought at convenience stores and supermarkets. Saekom Dalkom Bibim Noodles At my age I only learned this from YouTube, but Paldo Bibimmyeon is spicy. And it turns out non-spicy bibim …
I heard that Kobongmin Gimbap sells a Super Kobongmin Gimbap, so off I went. A place like this.. Nothing all that special, I suppose. The menu People said this Super Kobongmin Gimbap was good, so I made a po…
I’ve been going all over the place by bike, and this time I thought I’d push out to the eastern limit. Paldang Bridge Crossing this bridge is what makes it feel like I’ve finally left Seoul….
I thought I knew Gangnam pretty well, but this was my first time at Daega. Darkest under the lamp, as they say.. mandu-guk It’s not like they have some grand headline dish such as 1++ grade beef sirloin…
There’s a place called Taereungsusan about halfway between Gongneung Station and Taereungipgu Station. A local told me it was a great neighborhood spot, so I went to see for myself. A place like this.. …
Geummiok is a tteokbokki shop that is already famous both on Instagram and on Market Kurly. The owner is someone I have come to know in passing, so there was no way I could not stop by. Let me say up front tha…
It’s been a while since I made it to Anagoya. The food here is, well, outstanding. But the budget runs about 70,000 won a head, and given that we’re middle-aged guys who usually settle the drinks b…
Deokeunjip is gone, and a place called Daekyemanchan moved into the spot. Bad timing too, opening right in the middle of the covid period. Anyway, I was looking for somewhere nearby to eat and ended up going i…
Whenever there’s some sort of “three great whatever” list, I get the urge to complete it.. and Yongmun Haejangguk was another stop made in that spirit. Haejangguk This one’s good too. …
I have gotten a taste for cycling, so I have been riding all over the place. Having ticked off Dobongsan, Uijeongbu had to be next, right? Ttareungi only goes as far as Dobongsan, so from there on I used other…
I’m a gukbap addict and I’ve worked my way through all sorts of gukbap, but the one that left the deepest impression is Musuok at Dobongsan. I’d happily call it the seolleongtang of my life. …
Cheongnyubyeok by Gangnam Station has always been too crowded for me to get in, but maybe thanks to COVID, I walked past and a table was free, so I dropped in. Bossam The bossam had a bit of a smell to it. A …