Browsing the archives for the Korean food tag
The official start of fall is less than a week away, meaning it’s time again for some of the best weather in Korea and its accompanying frenzy of festivals. Here in Gyeongju we can look forward to a few old favorites plus some changes and special events. First off, both vegetarians and Buddhist culture aficionados [...]
If you’ve read any of my restaurant reviews on here on the blog, you’ve probably noticed I don’t bother ratings restaurants with crap like forks, stars, or hearts. I’m a busy guy. I figure if a restaurant’s blasé or bad (and Gyeongju ‘s got its share of those) then it’s not worth writing about. Also, [...]
Although it’s not quite enough to call a trend, a couple vegetarian restaurants have sprung up around Bomun Resort (보문단지) in the last few years which, for a country that generally considers eating meat equal with common sense, is a pretty big deal. Perhaps the frequent media scares over livestock-borne diseases, like mad cow, foot [...]
Few local foods beat the chill of Korean winters quite like samgyetang (삼계탕). If you’ve not had the pleasure, samgyetang is a Korean ginseng chicken stew that’s warm, hearty and filling. The stew is served in individual bowls with an entire chicken (minus the head thankfully) in each. The chicken itself is stuffed with rice, [...]
I apologize for being a bit slack with the restaurant reviews here lately. It’s been long overdue that I post on one of the classic tourist restaurants in Gyeongju: Dosol Maeul (도솔 마을). And, unlike a lot of over-hyped tourist restaurants around here, Dosol Maeul is well deserving of its reputation.
As we’ve been on the topic of tea lately, I figure it’s about time that I post on Ah Sa Ga Tea House (아사가찻집). Ah Sa Ga is in the middle of Gyeongju’s downtown shopping district, on Bonhwang-ro Culture Street (봉황로). It’s been open for almost a decade, though I only discovered it a little [...]
Looking back on my blog I realize that it’s been months since I’ve posted any restaurant reviews. To make up for this oversight, I hope this will be the first in a series of reviews that focus on restaurants both unique and accessible to tourists. To start off with, I have to mention group a [...]
Perched on the ridge of Mt. Tohamsan (토함산) , looking East over the Churyeong (추령) Pass is one of the best kept secrets of Gyeongju: the Beak Nyeon Cha Jip (백년찻집) or “100 Years Tea House”. Whether you’re a dedicated tea aficionado or you need a break on the trip over to the East Sea [...]
Along with temples, ancient Buddhas, and funny-shaped boulders, Mt. Namsan (남산) has also been blessed with a fair number of kalguksu (칼국수) restaurants. If you’ve not tried it before, Kalguksu is a hot and hearty noodle soup; perfect after a hike. Kalguksu literally means “knife noodles” as the noodles are cut by hand and quite [...]
It’s Thursday morning which means that we’re down to the final day of the Gyeongju Liquor & Ddeok Festival (경주술과떡잔치) in Hwangseong Park. Unfortunately I missed the Festival’s kickoff Saturday, though I hear it was packed with people and the weather was gorgeous. By the time I got down there on Monday, this week-long [...]
