I'm Korean American, so I basically grew up eating exclusively Korean food. Still, while I was in Seoul and Busan, it was fantastic trying some of my favourite dishes in their country of origin. I spent a lot of my time in Seoul walking around with my father, who actually had friends who were restaurant owners and knew all of the secret hidden cafés and restaurants nestled within the metropolis. He was even friends with some of the restaurants owners and employees, which I found particularly impressive.
In contrast to that were the huge malls {aka Shinsegae} in Busan that loaded their eateries with everything from delicately crafted French pastries to traditional Korean kabobs and donuts. Of course, these would be much more expensive.
I probably would have more pictures of food to show you, but the majority of my time in Korea in a Buddhist temple, and everything was strictly vegan. {We did sneak out on occasion to buy ice cream, but I'm still an American in my stomach and probably would have died without it}
To me, food is one of the most important things to experience when traveling. I'm romantic like that.
♥ The Sweater Giraffe
