One of my favourite things about a trip to Seoul is that they take their food very seriously and this is particularly the case with regards to their meat. Last night we had a fabulous meal of grilled pork that was cooked on a small BBQ set into the table top.
It was not a particularly swish restaurant - there was a very raucous table next to us where the diners were clearly having the time of their lives serenading each other with ever more elaborate toasts - however the meat was excellent - three different types of pig ranging from the sweet and succulent to the rich and aromatic.
At lunchtime today we had time to grab a quick meal in a cafe in the basement of one of the Malls:
Essentially this was a Korean style all you can eat buffet where the food was set out in steaming tureens (lined up beneath the counter in the picture). The chefs were just relaxing at the end of the lunch shift while we were there. There was rice, a beef dish, noodles, a fried fish dish, various condiments and kimchi with water and some kind of seaweed as accompaniments. Excellent value at the equivalent of US$9.
This evening we then went to a more up market beef restaurant - again cooked on a BBQ in the middle of the table and again absolutely delicious. I am definitely going on a diet when I am back home!
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