As you can see in the featured image, I tried a few bibimbaps in South Korea, including the cold variety as well as the dolsot (hot pot) variety. Would have to say that the dolsot version is much nicer as you can’t beat the taste of the crispy rice and also the warmth you have in your meal the entire time you eat. Mmm, can’t beat a nice bibimbap with veggies (got to have the raw egg though so it mixes through the rice and vegetables nicely).
Dolsot Bibimbap mixed and ready to eat, Daejeon, South Korea
Another thing we had to try out was the mandu, or dumplings. We have tried a couple of different varieties – the kimchi versions were rather nice. Would have to say that the meat version we tried in Daejeon though were particularly nice; however, other than some of the internal flavours I can’t say that they are that different from Chinese or Japanese dumplings.
Mandu, Daejeon, South Korea
And another quick picture of one of the many buns we’ve munched in South Korea. Kimchi and meat fillings are always a good pick. At around 1,000 won (depending on the filling and size), buns can make a delicious and cheap on the go snack while running around.
Meat filled bun, Seoul, South Korea
Kimchi bun, Buyeo, South Korea
Because there were too many different things that we tried, I’ll just include some more pictures here as a gallery. For us, I don’t think Korean food was really suited – in general we found it to be too spicey which prevented us from being able to taste and enjoy the other ingredients. I rather like and enjoy the taste of kimchi, but some of the other dishes we tried were just far to heavy on the chilli for me. Takeshi got very sick from poorly kept seafood, and in general I personally found that the food didn’t seem to be as fresh as what we ate in Japan (limp veggies on bibimbap isn’t so nice). Maybe we just had a bad run with finding places to eat at, but personally I found that the food prices were basically the same as Japan (definitely not cheaper) and in general I felt that the quality of the produce was lower. Maybe we would have had better luck with a local helping us out!
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- Galbi, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cold noodles and bulgogi meat, Seoul, South Korea
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- Mandu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Spicey bento, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plain bento, Seoul, South Korea
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- Croquettes, Seoul, South Korea
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- Noodles at the Bus Terminal, Seoul, South Korea
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- Jjajangmyeon at the Bus Terminal, Seoul, South Korea
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- More mandu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Juk or rice porridge, Daegu, South Korea
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- Acorn Jelly, Gyeong-ju, South Korea
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- Bulgogi, Gyeong-ju, South Korea
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- Side dishes, Busan, South Korea
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- Spicey fried pork, Busan, South Korea
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- Bulgogi, Busan, South Korea