Korea and food

Okay, so anyone who knows me somewhat knows I enjoy just about any kind of food.  I will absolutely try ANY kind of food at least once, and probably two or three times just to make sure I don’t like it.  I am like Andrew Zimmernbut not a big fat douchebag, at least I am not as fat as him.

One reason I love Korea so much is because I enjoy ALL the food.  I have yet to find something I didn’t truly enjoy (other than the onion juice) but that is a drink, not food…and I still drink it because it is healthy for you and my co worker gives it to me for free.

This meal of eel had a good story before it, but it is too long and I don’t feel like typing that much or wasting too much of anyone’s time.  To sum it up:  I traveled to Ulsan, went hiking with a friend, got lost, enjoyed the dark countryside of Korea, then made it back to town for something to eat.  We passed the shop with an aquarium of eels swimming around.  My friend said she had not tried eel, I said I am game for anything, so we stopped in.  We ordered some eel, beer and soju. 

The eel came out still moving….I have had the octopus still moving, so I wasn’t startled.  It was Korean BBQ (sam gyeop sal) style and the lady through the eel on.  It smelled pretty rank…and didn’t taste much better.  This was the first meal in Korea I didn’t enjoy.  Don’t get me wrong, I ate until I was full, but I will not order that again.  I will try again if someone else orders it, but I am not going to pay for it.  The eel still had all the insides still in it, so I am guessing that’s why it smelled so awful. 

The meat was tender and juicy.  Some pieces were better than others, but overall I didn’t enjoy it.  Here is a short video of the preparation and what not of the meal.  Enjoy and sorry about the sound, I am still messing around with trying to make movies.

Tags: ESL South Korea, Korea traditional food, south korea food, ulsan south korea