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Happy Chuseok!
Posted by Kathryn on 2nd October in Off time
Hello everyone! Today is 추석 (Chuseok). It’s basically the Korean Thanksgiving. It’s a festival celebrating the harvest. People usually travel to the cities and towns where older relatives live. Many of my students go to their grandparents’ house. One traditional dish served on Chuseok is 송편 (Songpyeon). Songpyeon is a chewy rice cake (떡) filled [...]
Busan Aquarium
Posted by Kathryn on 28th June in Off time
I spent the day yesterday in Busan. We had a staff lunch, then we went to the (apparently Guiness World Record Holding) largest mall in the world. Meh. Whatever. Afterward I went to Busan Aquarium, which is right on Haeundae Beach. It was a beautiful day in Busan and I had a great time. Enjoy [...]
Dalk-yachae-bokum-bap
Posted by Kathryn on 7th June in Off time
Better known as cheesy rice. I get mine in a dalk-galbi restaurant in Shinae. It’s cheesy and meaty and spicy and just plain yummy. This time, I got beef instead of chicken. I’ve had similar dishes with seafood as well. I can’t remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head, but [...]
Chon Dak
Posted by Kathryn on 31st May in Off time
On Saturday, I went to Samson Dong for lunch. One of my favorite places to go is Chon Dak. I love their spicy chicken dish. It’s chicken, small rice cakes and vegetables in a spicy sauce. They top it with cheese, a hard boiled quail egg and a few shrimp. They start off by giving [...]
9 Course Chinese Meal…
Posted by Kathryn on 13th May in Off time
… but only 8 pictures. In my excitement, I forgot to take a picture of one of the courses. Backstory: There’s a little Chinese restaurant right up the street from where I live and work. It’s owned by a very nice Chinese couple. Prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good. You can [...]
