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떡카페 질시루 Jilsiru Tteok Cafe @ Seoul, South Korea

Jilsiru is a cafe selling traditional Korean snack such as tteok (rice cakes), hangwa (traditional cookies) and traditional beverages. Located at the same building with Tteok Museum, it’s just a stone throw away from our Stay In GAM hostel. We had previously visited Insadong thinking Jilsiru was there but found out they have relocated at Tteok Museum. We have visited Jilsiru on day 10 previously but because we love the snack so much, we visited them again on day 14 of our South Korea trip (a day before we bade goodbye to South Korea).

Tteok and hangwa on the counter. Let’s grab and grab!

September 13, 2014
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Seoul

유가네닭갈비 Yoogane Dalk Galbi @ Seoul, South Korea

After shopping at Gangnam Underground Shopping Center on day 14 of our South Korea trip, we searched shops near to Gangnam subway for lunch. After much dilly dally, we settled on 유가네닭갈비 Yoogane Dalk Galbi Restaurant. Reason because we wanted to try dalk galbi and also cooking on our table experience. Dalk galbi 닭갈비 is stir-fried marinated diced chicken with gochujang (Korean chili paste) with vegetables.

Yoogane’s menu. We ordered the very first one with the writing ‘Best’ on it. It’s marinated chicken galbi fried rice. At the bottom of the menu are adds-on. We ordered ‘Special combination’… the one with double sunny side ups (bottom left).

September 10, 2014
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Chinese

Single Yolk Lotus Paste Mooncake & Mooncake Biscuits

Happy mid-autumn festival! This festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar. With mid-autumn festival, two very important things come to play; the mooncakes and lanterns! I love both. 🙂 Remember my previous homemade lotus seed paste post? Now’s the time to utilize those lotus seed paste for making mooncake. I tried my hands on making mooncake with my sister and found it to be really easy and fun. You should try it too!

Single yolk lotus paste mooncake. That’s my lantern. Hehe

Fish shaped mooncake biscuits.

Piglet shaped mooncake biscuits.

September 7, 2014
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Chinese

Homemade Lotus Seed Paste For Mooncake Filling

When my sister told me she wanted to make mooncake, I welcome her idea with open arms. After all it’s not her first time making mooncake. Then she continued “I want to make lotus seed paste from scratch too”. I thought I heard her wrongly. Why? Why bother when we can easily get the mooncake filling from the shop? Then I realized it’s actually a good opportunity to learn how to make them. It’ll be a good experience and yup it certainly was a good experience. Making your own lotus seed paste are cheaper than store-bought plus they contain no artificial preservatives and coloring. The hard work you put through makes you appreciate the work goes into making lotus seed paste. In terms of mooncake, lotus seed paste is the lifeline!

The version I’m showing here is less sweet than any you could find commercially. If you prefer your lotus seed paste sweeter, feel free to add more sugar. Plus I will show you how to make pandan flavoured lotus seed paste as well.

Homemade lotus seed paste. It can’t get any better than this. 🙂

September 3, 2014
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Seoul

반하는 보쌈 & 밥상 Banhaneun Bossam & Bapsang @ Seoul, South Korea

After visiting Bongeunsa Temple at Samseongdong, Gangnam on day 13 of our South Korea trip, we went to Coex Mall which is just opposite the temple. We scanned the mall for food we haven’t tried before and finally settle on bossam for lunch at this 반하는 보쌈 & 밥상 Banhaneun Bossam & Bapsang Restaurant. Bossam 보쌈 is boiled pork belly in spices and served thinly sliced with kimchi, ssamjang (wrap sauce) and saeujeot (fermented shrimp). Bossam is actually a great accompaniment with alcohol. 😉

Our medium bossam set.

September 1, 2014
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Seoul

삼청동 수제비 Samcheongdong Sujebi @ Seoul, South Korea

Not having any idea what to eat for lunch after visiting Bukchon Hanok Village on day 12, we chanced upon this old sujebi restaurant in the midst of modern and hip Samcheongdong in Seoul. Sujebi is a traditional soup dish made from hand torn dough with vegetables. It’s similar to our Chinese dish called mee hoon kueh. The taste of sujebi broth is totally different from our regular mee hoon kueh broth. It’s difficult to explain (since I’m not good at explaining food stuff. Yeah I know what kind of foodie am I? I guess a horrible one. Haha). Anyway go try it and find out if you like it like me. 🙂

On how we chanced upon this restaurant was because we have just completed our Bukchon Hanok Village scenic walk tour by ourself and came down from Bukchon 8th view. Samcheongdong Sujebi is just opposite the road. 🙂

Sujebi @ 7,000 won per person. This large pot consist of 3 person worth. We can scoop the banchan ourself because on each table they placed the kimchi and green vegetables in two large containers.

August 26, 2014
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