Pork stew with side dishes
My visit Seoul and Jeju island was mainly talking and eating Korean foods with family and friends, mainly with family. Foods were great as I remember, soft spring onion with seafood pancake, mung- bean pancake with makguli reminds me my youth . When you bite spring onion pancake, soft and tenderness of spring onion was just so great, somehow I could not get in here in here in England , looks same but so hard like almost woody.
Stuffed squid with seasoned rice , squid and belly pork stew cooked on the table was my new discovery, can not wait to try here, it will be my recipes, I am sure.
Walking around more understated Changduk palace under late Summer heat , admiring real Korean charm , talking with my elder sister, it was a sheer joy.
Visit Jeju, I have not been to Jeju since 1968! with 3 sisters and 2 sister in laws, we hired a car with driver/guide, I enjoyed family gathering but too many theme park around island, wish left as it was. well times are changing in every corner or Korea, even Jeju .
Loved Sea side in Jeju, still the same as I remember with black volcano stones.
Foods in Jeju were quite something, fresh fish, sea foods, black pig, sea vegetables and mountain veggies are all just delicious!
Found exceptionally good Korean BBQ in North Seoul, their slowly cooked Beef rib soup was best I had for a long time.
One thing bothered me greatly since my last visit in 2012, most of family does not make kimchi at home even they have a helper in the house.
A good kimchi ( like home made ) is available at posh food shop but sadly taste are all same. I was very happy to see my family is making kimchi at home still.
These home made kimchi will be rare thing soon I fear , desperately sad but it will be.
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