Holiday Food

In the days leading up to leaving, I have spent my mini vacation eating my way through all that Korea has to offer. Here's a look at some of the delicious food Ive managed to shovel down with delight.

Lamb skewers (Yang-gogi) on a open coal rotisserie. Lamb is very hard to come by in Korea, so when we heard of a restaurant in my town that serves it, we jumped straight in a taxi and went in search of this mystical restaurant. We were definitely not disappointed. The metal stars found at the end of the skewers help the meat to rotate automatically while cooking. All that is needed, is to sit back and enjoy the aroma of cooking meat while drinking a beer. The meal comes with a number of side spices that you can dip the lamb into.

Not quite Korean - rather a  Japanese inspired side dish. Tempura fried shrimp with a little side salad. They were delicious and surprisingly ungreasy.

Sushi platter. Another Japanese dish- The salmon was so fresh and well prepared.

After a week of McDonalds fries and pizza, I really looked forward to this salad. In a land where salad often consists of apple and strawberry yogurt mixed in with lettuce and tomato, this particular salad was a pleasant surprise. Although one would not automatically associate Thursday Party (A franchise club/bar) with good food - it definitely delivered and for a fairly good price. We sat overlooking the beach front in Gwangwali, Busan while I devoured a grilled chicken salad with sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan shavings.

One of my old favourites - Dak Galbi. A dish comprised of chicken, cabbage, potatoes, rice cakes (dok), and a sweet spicy sauce. The dish is cooked over a large hot surface in the middle of your table. It can be eaten with a number of side dishes and wrapped in lettuce leaves.

A cupcake from the Shinsegae Department Store in Busan (The largest department store in the world). This is genuinely one of the nicest cupcakes I have ever eaten. The cake was moist and the icing, although very creamy, wasn't overpoweringly sweet.  The whole cupcake melting in your mouth as you ate it. At Approximately 5000won ($5/R50) it was exactly cheap, but well worth the money spent.

Last but not least, what to do when you have a bit of a hangover? Get a bloody Mary from Thursdays Party the next day. It was exactly what the doctor ordered.