Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.3 Fried Chicken: Yeongyang Center, Banpo Chicken, and Hanchu

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main
Fried chicken is one of Koreans' favorite for a late-night snack because of a reasonable price as well as its delicious taste. When I was in college, I used to go Yeongyang Center in Myeongdong whenever I have a fat purse. 
Funny thing is I don't even remember when was the last time the price was raised. Now the price isn't seemingly a bitter pill to swallow and I'd like to go to the old-aged restaurant which brings back memories of the past.

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Phone: +822-776-2015

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Samgyetang, chicken soup with ginseng roots, jujubes, and other ingredients, (left) is its signature menu.
Rotisserie Chicken (right) of light taste was first introduced by Yeongyang Center in Korea. 




Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Banpo Chicken

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Phone: +822-599-2825

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea huiWednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Seasoned Chicken with Garlic (maneul yangnyeom chicken) has become popular over recent years in Korea and Banpo Chicken is the most famous place for it.
You can add further piquancy or spiciness with free garlic sauce (right).

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
 Hamburger Steak here is good.
It is might be rather called sesame burger. :D



  
Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Hanchu

 Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui 
Phone: +822-3446-5778

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Hanchu is best known for its seasoned chicken with chili.

Wednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea huiWednesday Food Talk ep 3 Yeongyang Center Myeongdong Main Banpo Chicken Hanchu Samgyetang soup Rotisserie garlic chili Hamburger Steak Deep fried Chili Pepper Stir-fried Rice Cake Tteok-bokki enjoy korea hui
Deep-fried Chili Pepper (left) & Stir-fried Rice Cake (Tteok-bokki, right)
Many regular customers go to the restaurant to eat one of them.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Lucid Fall sells his new CD on home shopping network

Have you ever feel an uncontrollable impulse to buy something from the home shopping network?
How about a CD? 
Can you imagine? :D

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
Lucid Fall whose agency is Antenna sold his new CD on CJ O Shopping last week. I could not help but laugh when he showed up wearing a tangerine-shaped big hat with his CEO You Hee-yeol, one of a member of the judging panel for K-Pop Star.

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
They sold out 1,000 packages of limited edition including a fairy tale book, a box of tangerines, and postcards with his photos in ten minutes. :D

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
The singer-songwriter who seems so innocent is also a book writer, a photographer, and a farmer.

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea huiLucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
While the two-man and a show host explaining about the taste of the fruits from Lucid Fall's own farm in Jeju Island, his colleagues peel mandarins and constantly eat them to promote not the songs but the fruit.

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
Shin JaePyung (left) and Lee JangWon (right), members of Peppertones, seriously talk to viewers about the product for 40 minutes. :D

Lucid fall new CD home shopping Antenna CJ O Shopping K Pop Star judging panel You Hee yeol Shin Jae Pyung Lee Jang Won Peppertones Lee Jin A enjoy korea hui
He looks like a middle-aged woman. lol

The show was really fun and it was like a concert at the dawn.
I am extremely impressed by their new approach.
I send out loud applause for artists about the courage to try new things and thank them for the beautiful songs.


Watching the Video Clip

I am fascinated by Lee Jin-A's voice. It's lovely!

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu(Noodle Soup): Myeongdong Gyoja & Guksijib

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
I'd never enjoyed eating Kalguksu before I came to Seoul for university. During my first year at the school, I luckily had a chance to visit Myeongdong Gyoja and gastronomically I had an exciting experience. The fifty-year-old restaurant is still the best for me.

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
Myeongdong Gyoja (명동교자)

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
Tips! Your lips feel like they are burning and your breath smells of garlic when you eat spicy Kimchi too much.
I usually ask the waitress a small bowl of rice and mix it with soup and eat them with rinsed garlic Kimchi in cold water. It tastes heavenly.

  Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
Dumplings stuffed with seasoned meat and vegetables.
The food melts in a person's mouth.



Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
This is a former president Kim Young-sam's favorite noodle restaurant. The politician is well known as a big fan of Guksu(noodles).   

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
 Guksijib (국시집)
Telephone: +822-762-1924
Business Hours: 12:00~21:00 (Break 14:30~17:30)
  
Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui
It's a very clean taste unlike thick liquid of Myedong Gyoja.

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea HuiWednesday Food Talk Ep.2 Kalguksu Noodle Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Guksijib Kimchi Guksu noodles Muneo Sukhoe Parboiled Octopus Suyuk Boiled Beef Slices Seoul Korea Enjoy Korea Hui 
Muneo Sukhoe (Parboiled Octopus, left) and Suyuk (Boiled Beef Slices, right)

Friday, December 18, 2015

Wednesday Food Talk Ep.1 Roasted Beef Sirloin: Daedo Restaurant & Saebyukjib

Let me introduce two tasty restaurants I've ever tasted.
I don't think they are low-priced but they are sooooo delicious.


Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
Daedo Restaurant

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
대도식당 (the main store in Wangsimni)
Telephone: +822-2292-9772
Website: 대도식당
Business Hours: 11:00~22:00

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
They only carry fresh meat at a reasonable price.

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
I highly recommend any visitor to Seoul to try this fried rice with kkakdugi (Diced Radish Kimchi) after you're done eating roasted beef.  It's a special taste!
It makes my mouth water all the time.



Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
Saebyukjib

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
새벽집, true to its name - "House of Dawn"
Telephone: +822-546-5739
Business Hours: 24/7 (Open year-round)

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
About 50 dollars for a portion but you may eat another serving of rib-eye due to a small serving.

Wednesday Food Talk Ep 1 Roasted Beef Sirloin DAEDO RESTAURANT Wangsimni kkakdugi Diced Radish Kimchi Saebyukjib 대도식당 새벽집 Ganjang gejang Soy Sauce Marinated Crab House of Dawn
Ganjang gejang (Soy Sauce Marinated Crab) is another delicacy of Saebyukjib.