A
list of recommended restaurants will be provided
in the welcome pack. Seoul has a wealth of international
restaurants as well as the fastfood restaurants
known worldwide.
Eating out is one of the
great pleasures of visiting Korea, a country
famous for its many native dishes. Korean cuisine
will provide unique tastes for the visitor.
There are also a wide variety of American, Continental,
Chinese and Japanese restaurants.
Korean
food is chiefly made of a wide variety of vegetables.
Seasonings include garlic, red peppers, scallions,
soy sauce, fermented bean paste, ginger and
sesame oil.
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Gimchi
Gimchi is the most famous Korean food.
A fermented vegetable dish highly seasoned with
red pepper and garlic, it is served at virtually
all meals, and has become the best known of
Koreas dishes abroad.
Bulgogi,
Galbi
Bulgogi is the one of the most
popular dishes in Korea, and on which Westerners
find very pleasing. Bulgogi literally means
fire beef, but it is generally translated as
Korean barbecue. Thin, tender slices of beef
are marinated in a sauce made with soy sauce,
sesame oil, garlic, and other seasonings, and
then cooked over a hot charcoal grill at your
table. Galbi, short ribs of beef or pork, is
also popular. Galbi is also grilled at the table.
Restaurants that specialize in bulgogi also
serve good galbi.
Hanjeongsik
Hanjeongsik literally means full course
Korean meal, and it is just that. When you order
hanjeongsik, you are usually served bulgogi,
steamed short ribs, grilled fish, and a host
of side dishes. These side dishes may vary from
restaurant to restaurant, but the servings are
always ample.
Bibimbap
Bibimbap
is made from cooked rice mixed with bits of
meat, seasoned vegetables, and egg. If desired,
it can be eaten with Gochujang (a hot red pepper
sauce).
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Seolleongtang
Seolleongtang is rice beef noodle soup
seasoned with sesame seeds, salt, pepper, scallions,
and sesame oil. It is served with rice as the
main meal and is accompanied by side dishes
and a special radish gimchi called kkakdugi.
Samgyetang
(Ginseng Chicken Soup)
People can restore
their bodies and spirits on hot summer days
by eating hot ginseng chicken soup. The chicken
is stuffed with ginseng, jujubes, sticky rice,
and garlic, then stewed, and seasoned with salt
and black pepper when served.
Naengmyeon
Naengmyeon literally means cold noodles
and this summer favorite is truly refreshing.
Very thin, chewy buckwheat noodles are served
in a cold beef broth with chopped scallions,
shredded radishes and cucumbers, sesame seeds,
and slices of lean beef, Appropriate condiments
are hot mustard and vinegar. There are many
restaurants that specialize only in naengmyeon.
Be sure to try the mild mul-naengmyeon before
sampling the spicier bibim-naengmyeon.
Deanjangzigae
(Deanjang)zigae
is general food, many people, workers, students
and anyother common people eat it. It's made
from Korean special sauce, Deanjang(beanpaste pot stew )
and Dubu.
The upside menus are Special food
but Deanjangzigae is cheap and principal menu.
it must eat with Bap(rice)
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Korean
Table Manners
Traditionally, Korean
food is not served in courses, but instead it
is all placed on the table at the same time.
There is no set order in which to eat the food,
just according to personal preference. The main
dish is almost always accompanied by bap (rice),
guk (soup), gimchi, and several side dishes
with chopsticks, which are all included in the
price.
Do not leave chopsticks inserted
directly into the rice, as this is a ceremonial
act performed in memorial services for the dead.
Koreans always wait for the oldest person
present to begin eating before they begin and
do not leave the table until the oldest person
has finished.
Western
Fast Food
Throughout Seouls downtown
and campus areas are many Western fast food
restaurants such as McDonald, KFC, Wendys, Hardees,
Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Dominos Pizza. Recently,
Western family restaurants like TGI Fridays,
Cocos, and Bennigans are also opening.
