Clams clams and clams in Nohyundong

The thing about Korea, when there is a restaurant that succeeds in something, everyone follows and all next to one other. There's always a chunk of similar restaurants all lined up together on the same street, selling similar menu. This clam restaurant in Nohyun-dong is the same. There are many grilled clam restaurants in this town but I was told this was THE original place where clam grilling all began...well I'm not sure if I believe that... but it was really tasty and unique in the way it was prepared and served.

The grilling all began with real charcoal...

Look at all these different type of clams... definitely my first time trying all these clams and with cheese topping and hot sauce.
clam meat mixed with kimchi. This was UNBELIEVABLY tasty~A close up of the clam after it was cooked with the melted cheese and vegetable on top
They serve a bucket filled with clams. Some already came separated with toppings on it. The others were live clams with their mouths fully shut.
It was pretty funny trying to get these suckers to open up. They totally bit the tongs as we were trying to open it!

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오모리찌개 Omori Chige

Kimchi Chige is a signature Korean dish after kimchi itself. All the households in Korea eat kimchi chige once or twice a week and this is probably the most ordered dish in a Korean restaurant. What sets this place different from all other Kimchi chige restaurant? This restaurant is famous for only using really old kimchi, over 10 years old. You might think it is gross to be serving something fermented over 10 years but it is almost a delicacy because it is extremely difficult to find kimchi this old. I love this place because I love sour kimchi! And this is as sour as a kimchi can get. The soup had depth and taste that you can't get from a freshly made kimchi. The only thing that was missing was tofu... I like my kimchi chige with it. But I would definitely go back here. This Omori Chige is located in Euljiro near Myongdong. I got lost looking for this place... hope it'll be easier to find next time.

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Jejudo!

I have been very very busy with school and have been neglecting my blog. But I am back and have a lot to update on...

I will begin with my trip to Jejudo or Jeju Island, the southernmost island most famous for its beautiful beaches and mountains. They say there are three most abundant elements in Jeju, which is wind, rocks and women. It reminded me of Hawaii a lot, although Hawaii has far better weather. Jeju's weather is definitely harsher and more fickle but I loved seeing the ocean again. It's been over 9 months since I last saw the ocean and realized how much I miss it. I'm getting homesick as I am writing this.

DAY 1: APRIL 23, 2009 THURS













DAY 2: APRIL 24, 2009 FRIDAY



DAY 3: APRIL 25, 2009 SATURDAY