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fishead soup · #1 (**permalink**) Apr 24th, 2005, 10:02 pm

I like Sam-gyup-sal. Its best in very basic restaraunts that have a makshift tables made from an old garbage bins. These kinds of places look like a retro science fiction movie with ducking coming down from the ceiling.

Eric · #2 (**permalink**) Apr 24th, 2005, 11:14 pm

Sam gyup sal was nudged out of first place last year by galbi. I love the style restaurants you are talking about. Some of my favorite memories of Korea are sitting aroung eating galbi or sam-gyup with friends over a few beers. sometimes for hours.

On a side note, i just moved into a new apartment (of course

) and there is a 3,500 won galbi place just next door. everytime i leave my apartment in the evening the smell just envelopes you. it might be a tough place to live if you are vegan but im doing ok

fishead soup · #3 (**permalink**) Apr 24th, 2005, 11:20 pm

We didn't get to the top of the food chain just to become vegetarians
Ted Nugent

Eric · #4 (**permalink**) Apr 24th, 2005, 11:29 pm

Quote:

Quote fishead soup

We didn't get to the top of the food chain just to become vegetarians
Ted Nugent

Ted and his infinite wisdom.

Is he still around?

fishead soup · #5 (**permalink**) Apr 24th, 2005, 11:51 pm

He's still around and he's touting the right to bear arms. He's a big fan of GWB.

BTW I met someone who was living as a vegan in Korea. Its pretty difficult almost everything here has meat products. When we had our year end party the school tried to be nice and ordered a tofu dish for him. It turns out the tofu dish had shrimps on it and he was a seven day adventist. They don't eat bottom dwellers

little sage · #6 (**permalink**) Apr 25th, 2005, 09:13 am

Yes, I knew someone who thought she had lived fairly successfully as a vegan, only to find out in the 11th month of her contract that kimchi is made with anchovy paste. Oops!

My favourite food here, or meal I should say, is Dol Sot Bab at Kwibin. There are 2 or 3 Kwibin restaurants in Daejeon, but I'm not sure if the chain exists outside of this city. At this place, within 60 seconds of ordering (yes, I counted once) a bowl of pumpkin soup is placed in front of you. Shortly thereafter, the 20odd vegetable side dishes, and for the Ted Nugents of the crowd (I do not know who he is, by the way), also a hot stone with steaming bulgogi (thinly sliced marinated beef, I believe). Of course also a stone bowl full of rice with gingko nuts, jujubes, and a few other grains in which to mix the veggies. And if you're lucky the rice gets crunchy and sticks to the bowl for a special challenge at the end of the meal.

Actually, I love the warm "rice water" drink they make by pouring boiling water into the bowl from which the rice has been scooped out of. I adore this "dessert" in winter. It's ingenious! But I don't know what it's called.

songsengnim · #7 (**permalink**) Apr 26th, 2005, 12:25 pm

My favorite has to be "Takk-galbi",with some mekju...yum,the spicier the better.

. I have a few vegetarian friends and it's hard for them,they have to make their own meals or find a veggie buffet.Vegetarian mandu is great..have the recipe somewhere if anyone is interested.

fishead soup · #8 (**permalink**) Apr 26th, 2005, 07:02 pm

Takk- Kalbi sometimes pronounced with a d sound is a famous in Cheoncheon in Kangwondo. If you like that try Bull- Takk it is even more spicy. The place to have Bull-Takk is in Shinchon in Seoul. There's a really good place near Woodstocks.