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Posted by Sam Han on July 27, 2014 · 2 Comments
Incheon International Airport (IIA) (인천국제공항, sometimes referred to as Seoul-Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul National Capital Area, and is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. For nine years in a row (2005–2013), it was rated the best … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Cuisine, Food Reviews, Korean, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Seoul, South Korea, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with Beef Rice, bibimbap, Incheon Airport, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean Cuisine
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Posted by Sam Han on July 26, 2014 · 2 Comments
The eating never ends… We were really on a binge! Would this be the final stop after Samgyetang? You’ll find out soon enough but for now, we’d continue strolling the Hongdae Area for some “it’s-now-or-never ” shopping as we leave the next day! – Semi Han in “Seoul Eats – Pojangmacha 포장마차” We were walking … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 25, 2014 · 6 Comments
Seoul Eats – Pojangmacha 포장마차 literally means “covered wagon” and is the essence of Korea’s street food culture! Jongno is the most famous area for Pojangmacha but you can still find some decent food in Gwangjang and Namdaemun markets. Less I forget, Shinchon and Hongdae are also popular areas where night market/street foods offered at … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 24, 2014 · 2 Comments
When Ryan’s aunt learnt what I liked, she quickly arranged for a dinner date at the famous Tosokchon, a restaurant best known for one thing, Samgyetang! 삼계탕 (Samgyetang) is Korean’s Ginseng Chicken Soup. Fresh young free range chicken below 50 days old is stuffed with with glutinous (sweet) rice, chestnuts, garlic, dried jujubes but the … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 23, 2014 · 4 Comments
Ryan’s aunt fixed up a dinner date with us on the last night of our trip in Seoul. She was bringing us to dine at a specialty restaurant that serves one of my favourite Korean cuisine (find out on my next post). We had some time to kill, before meeting up with her as she … Continue reading →
Filed under Bakery & Pattiserie, Seoul, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, South Korea, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with cake pops, Caramel Apples, Eggettes, 롯데월드, 鸡蛋仔, Korean Sweets, Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea, Taffy Apples, The Bonding Tool, travels
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Posted by Sam Han on July 19, 2014 · 8 Comments
Right after lunch at a restaurant in Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, we took the train into town to meet Ryan’s cousin. The venue? 파리바게트. Say what? Paris Baguette! Paris Baguette is Korean? I had always thought Paris Baguette to be European. Who would have guessed based on the name alone? Paris Croissant is a South … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 18, 2014 · 2 Comments
After more than an hour of shopping for the best buy (or so we thought), we went to the second floor where half a dozen of restaurants are equipped to cook your seafood. We went to the one recommended by the fishmonger. I am not very impressed with they way they handled our cockles and … Continue reading →
Filed under Cuisine, Fish, Food Reviews, Korean, Lunch, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Seoul, South Korea, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with 노량진수산시장, Korea, Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, seafood, Seoul, The Bonding Tool, travels
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Posted by Sam Han on July 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The 3rd day of our Seoul trip was a free and easy day so we visited the famous Noryangjin Fish Market in the morning to buy some fresh catch live seafood and have it prepared into sashimi and hotpot/steamboat for lunch. Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market or shortly Noryangjin Fish Market is an extensive farmers fish … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment
You would think we’d had stop eating after Modak Modak but NOoooo! We were only in Seoul for a few days and we intended to eat as much as possible, humanly possible, lol… 😉 We strolled a bit in Hongdae area to help with digestion before we finally hit Wol Hyang 월향 for Makgeolli – … Continue reading →
Filed under Beverages, Cuisine, Food Reviews, Korean, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seoul, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, South Korea, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with Eateries and Restaurants in Hongdae, 막걸리, 월향, Korea, Makgeolli, Seoul, Taste Of The Moon, The Bonding Tool, travels, 月香本色
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Posted by Sam Han on July 11, 2014 · 1 Comment
Right after 이대 (Edae), we cab down to 홍대 (Hongdae) also known as Hongik University Street; the area provides street art festivals and performances, as well as music concerts by independent artists and mainstream entertainers. The Hongdae Area (홍대앞) is a region in Seoul, South Korea near the Hongik University, after which it is named. It is known for … Continue reading →
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