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Eating & Drinking: Are you ready to enjoy Korean...
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  • Updated By katie_park on September 2, 2002
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  • Eating & Drinking - Seoul
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    Are you ready to enjoy Korean Food ~?!In addition to the bars and nightclubs located inside major hotels, there are many nightspots in Seoul.

    The area around Hongik University is filled with unique cafes, bars, and clubs featuring live performances by underground artists. Likewise, Sinchon, around Yonsei University, assumes a whole new life at night when cafes, pubs and karaoke places are packed with college students and young office workers who are attracted by its cheaper prices.

    Itaewon, a popular shopping destination among foreigners, has long been famous for the nighttime scene. There are many restaurants serving cuisine from different countries. Theme clubs here also cater to foreigners.

    The area around Gangnam Station is always packed with people looking for a place for a drink after work. There are numerous pubs, cafes and karaoke rooms in the area.

    Apgujeong-dong area features more posh entertainment. Night owls sporting the latest in fashion flock here to spend the evening at the area¡¯s cafes, restaurants, clubs and karaoke rooms.

    The Sheraton Walker Hill Casino is the only casino in Seoul. The casino features Baccarat machines, Blackjack tables and 100 slot machines. There are also roulette and big wheel games.

    For more information: http://www.visitseoul.net/english/

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    Eating & Drinking: Kimchi
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  • By zito9 on January 2, 2003
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  • Try to finish the Kimchi given to you and say you like it very much. Then the Koreans will be delighted!!

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    Eating & Drinking: Drinking habits. KONBE!
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  • Updated By crazyguitar on December 30, 2002
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  • Japanese friend serving Soju to a Korean friend - Seoul
    Japanese friend serving Soju
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    Never serve drink to yourself!
    In a Korean meal you have to wait until someone serves you the drink, then you have to serve the other one. As far as I know drinking alcohol, I´m not sure about non-alcoholic drinks.
    Once both of you have full glasses you can say: Konbe! (Cheers) and drink.
    There is a mixed drink called "bomb", it contains a small glass of Soju inside a bigger glass of beer. It´s extremly dangerous... one shoot! dangerous...
    The most popular beer brand is OB Lager, pretty good!

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    Eating & Drinking: Korean use regularly...
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  • By yisu on August 26, 2002
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  • Eating & Drinking - Seoul
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    Korean use regularly chopsticks(=jeotgalac).

    Maybe out of user feel inconvenience.

    But Korea is in common use this.

    How about it? Try whether you can do it or not.

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    Eating & Drinking: Bibimbap! When hearing a...
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  • By Kindra on August 25, 2002
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  • Eating & Drinking - Seoul
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    Bibimbap! When hearing a Korean flight attendant utter these words, I just couldn't process that this was a Korean word: it sounded more like a name of some guy from the Southern United States. Anyway, the flight attendant was giving us the choice of meals for that day and we kept saying, 'Sorry? What was that one again? Bee bee bob?' The flight attendant just shook her head like, 'Of course, bibimbap. Are you crazy? It's bibimbap!' We asked what it was but the communication after that was kind of difficult. We later learned that it is a big bowl of vegetables (carrots, greens, mushrooms) that are stirfried and then you add steamed rice and hot sauce to your taste. Not too complicated but it took us a while to figure out what exactly this bee bee bob stuff was. :)

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    Eating & Drinking: KIMCHI- Kimchi is spicy...
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  • By rmiya84778 on August 25, 2002
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  • KIMCHI- Kimchi is spicy pickled cabbage.  This side dish is served with every Korean meal.  
    I personally do not like the taste, TOO HOT and SPICEY to me and smells funny. Still I have tried
    and tolerate eating.

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    Eating & Drinking: Makeshift Restaurants
  • Updated By yellowbell on May 18, 2006
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    Itaewon's Makeshift Restaurant
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    Try eating in any of the makeshift restaurants in Itaewon - there's a wide cuisine to choose from. The makeshift restaurants are usually white tents and inside there are plastic stools and tables.

    Street food is everywhere and most notably found in the alleys of Namdaemun and Myeongdong. Korea's open-air markets are litter-free so I was encourged to try the tempura like food and put some mustard (didn't realize that was spicy !) Water please! No wonder they wash down everything with Soju.

    There were also pork and chicken in barbecue sticks. I was not courageous enough to try that sausage like thing immersed in dark orange sauce boiling hot in cauldrons, it might be the pig's intestine they were talking about!

    Apart from the makeshift restaurants, there are also Western bars and restos in Itaewon (this is their tourist area).

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    Eating & Drinking: Korean Food (my opinion)
  • By victorwkf on December 23, 2007
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  • Korean food, Seoul, South Korea - Seoul
    Korean food, Seoul, South
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    After I have been to Seoul three times (and perhaps one more time in year 2008), my opinion of Korean food are as follows:

    - Meat is an important component of Korean food e.g. pork, squid, fish etc. Also, Korean love their food to be spicy and hot. Herbs such as ginseng are also popularly added into food.
    - For a typical meal, there are lots of side dishes (usually Kimchi and other vegetables). Sometimes it is very difficult to finish all the food because there is simply too much to eat.
    - Unlike Japanese food (e.g. sushi), Korean food is usually cooked so there is less of a problem with raw food. Also, the hygiene standard is generally high. The hot Korean food is very good on a cold day e.g. winter.
    - As for variety, I think Korean food does not have so much variety as compared to Chinese food or Japanese food.

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    Eating & Drinking: Korean Sweet Bread
  • Updated By machomikemd on July 23, 2008
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  • More Yum - Seoul
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    Also Delicious! you can buy them at any convenience store and market stalls and is very sweet and tasty, it costs 200 won a piece.


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    Eating & Drinking: Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang!)
  • Updated By machomikemd on July 23, 2008
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  • Black chicken is more expensive! - Seoul
    Black chicken is more
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    An Aphrodisiac as Koreans would say! It is made from 4 year old ginseng, stuffed into a 4 month old native chicken (the black ones are twice more expensive!) plus glutinous rice and boiled in a broth of Korean ginseng, dried seeded jujube fruits, garlic, and ginger.

    a basic meals costs 12,000 won and if you order black chiclen then it balloons to 24,000 won. Available everywhere!


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