2015.5.24 [Cafe] Koren traditional cafe, .Sae-sori, Mul-sori.

On Sunday evening, my family visited Korean traditional cafe, 'Sae-sori, Mul-sori'.
Sori means sound, and sae is bird, mul is water, so translating to English is "Sound of birds, sound of water".

It is located in suburb of downtown in Seongnam. we visited by the car.
as you see the photos, the house is Korean traditional style.

We ordered three, red-bean sherbet, jujube tea and coffee.
red-bean sherbet is popular in summer in Korea. Jujube tea is very good for health.

When you come to Korea, try to visit Korean traditional cafe.

old house of Korea.

this is called 'Han-oak'

Han=Korean, Oak=House

this makes sound of water

this tree is 300 years old

red-bean sherbet, traditional tea and coffee

Korean style dessert

tea of jujube

red-bean sherbet

2015.5.23 [Cooking] Minari-ssam, Hawaiian Musubi and KimBab

Today is Saturday, my wife try to cook minari-ssam, Hawaiian musubi and Kim-bab.
Minari is one of eatable plant, the name is 'dropwort' in Korean-English dictionary.

Musubi is good for light meal. If you visited Hawaii, you can see musubi in ABC store.
My wife and I eat it many times in Hawaii. it is easy to carry in the bag and easy to eat everywhere anytime.

Let's see the how to make minari-ssam and Hawaiian musubi.

this is minari.

boiling

soft to eat

cuttlefish

boiling

razor clam fresh and paprika

bind cuttlefish, razor clam fresh and paprika

easy to make

Minari-ssam

Hawaiian musubi

omelet with egg and cheese in the pan

main ingredient is spam 

wrap rice, omelet, spam with laver.

you can add more ingredients you like.

Hawaiian Musubi

ready for breakfast

seasoning red pepper sauce

eat!!! wonderful taste

This is Kimbab to bring to picnic.

2015.5.23 [Restaurant] Seoul Snack

One of popular simple food is "Topokki", it is cheap and taste is good, so most students enjoy this with friends. I also have eaten this with my friends when I was a student.
Topokki is enough for meal. and good for side dish with drinking beer at night.

Topokki is seasoned bar rice cake. The seasoning is red pepper paste, sugar.
As you see, it looks spicy but the taste of spicy can control by how much red pepper is put in.

Seoul Snack is the name of restaurant near Seoul Forest. My family was really pleased with these foods, Topokki, Gomari.

the restaurant is not big. 

This is Topokki.

Fried sweat potato with cheese.

Yammi

Taste : ★★★★☆

Place : 

2015.5.24 [Restaurant] Hand made Jjamppong in Mt.Cheongkye

There is Mt. Cheongkye in southern of Seoul.
The origin of the name of this restaurant is from the mountain, Cheongkye.

This is Chinese restaurant, so there are many general foods such as Jjajjangmyeon, Tangsuyuk(Fried port), etc.

My wife and I ordered two dishes. Jjangppong and mixed rice with Jjangjang.
Jjanmppong is spicy noddle. So I guess foreigner will be surprised with the hot spicy.
Many marine products and vegetables are cooked in the jjamppong. I like this food.
Mixed rice also good food here. Jjajjang is one of popular food in Korea, such as curry in India.

Jjamppong, 7,000won ($6.5)

Chinese style mixed rice, 6,500won ($6)

full setting

side dishes

One unique cafe of Pankyo. I will visit in next time

Taste : ★★★★★

2015.5.23 [Place] Seoul Forest and Han River

On Saturday, my wife and I visited on of part in Seoul, "Seoul Forest".
Taking on Bundang line of subway, we can go to this place, the name of station is same, "Seoul Forest".

It was first time for my wife and me to visit here. The park is very large, so we walked for more than 1 hour. We saw deer and walked to Han River and took a rest on the bench.

Many people visited the park and spent time with their family. It looked happy, children really like this place, they were running, running and running and laughing.

Let's watch these photos and feel Seoul.

most expensive apartment in Seoul.

about 4 million dollars per each house.

Korean famous actor "Kim Soo Hyun" lives in this apartment.

http://soo-hyun.com/html/main.asp

here is entrance road of Seoul Forest

my wife and I bought mango ice cream. 

just $3.

children like this place

the art is "Giant Country"

I found the deer.

this bridge is between the forest and Han River.

on the bridge, we can watch the deer coral

riverside north road

this is Han River in Seoul

the weather is very good

bicycle road for exercise

Seoul citizen

my wife and I took a rest under the tree.

To the sky

I like book

using small tent is allowed in the forest

food delivery service on bicycle