Incheon Airport, May 2022
Back at Incheon Airport again. Airfares are ridiculously expensive these days… I paid almost business-class money for economy service, which stings a little, but we are still in a transition period, so i…
Back at Incheon Airport again. Airfares are ridiculously expensive these days… I paid almost business-class money for economy service, which stings a little, but we are still in a transition period, so i…
Tokachi butadon Sugary and crumbly, so not great. Someday I really should go to Hokkaido and eat a proper butadon… Rich chueotang (loach soup) Just so-so.. Jaembaeok The frozen version is far closer t…
Lemon C Candy.. VC-3000 lozenges are the good stuff, but they’re hard to get hold of in Korea, so I bought this Lemon C as a substitute. The problem is that the flavour is a bit different.. Still, as a …
There’s a place called Jinhwaro by Gangnam Station. It’s a Korean BBQ joint, but at lunchtime they serve shabu-shabu. The spread Not bad at all. The pot The meat portion is a bit small, but there…
Just this and that, thrown together.. Japchae rice It’s a Chinese place this neighborhood is known for, and it was decent enough. Oyster pot rice Dongtae-jjigae (pollock stew) There used to be a famou…
Italy Budae Jjigae — the closest budae jjigae place to the office, which is why I kept ending up here. A lid like this They bring you butter to stir into your rice. Budae jjigae Pretty standard, nothing tha…
Goraebul is a seafood specialist where the prices are on the high side but the food absolutely delivers. It is all private rooms, so it works well for a group dinner too. The place Honestly, from the outside …
There’s a place called Punggukmyeon over by Gangnam Station, and it turns out to be pretty popular.. The table A robot doing the delivery.. Neat to watch.. though it wasn’t all that smooth, to be…
A cafe called D FLAT has opened in Seongsu-dong. One connection led to another, so I paid it a visit. The place The desserts look good too. You can tell they put real care into them. A drink Well… it&…
I’d heard that Cry Cheese Burger benchmarked itself against In-N-Out and that the food was pretty good, so I went to check it out. This is the place. Feels like delivery might be their main business. D…
Honam Sikdang is always packed, so it is not an easy place to get into. Still, the line is not long every single day, so every once in a while I get my chance. The menu Samgyeopsal at 18,000 won.. that is a b…
The weather was nice, so I took the bike out and rode around here and there. The street The street Over IU Hill.. It had been a while since I last rode, and getting over IU Hill was brutal.. Still, you have…