Now THIS is BBQ!

I was in Seoul (again!) last week for 9 days and I think I had my fair share of Korean food.  Don't get me wrong, I love Korean food, but having it everyday was a bit overkill (especially the amount of cabbage you have to eat :-P).

Anyway, there is a saying, "When in Rome, do what the Romans do", and so that's what we did: we went to a traditional Korean barbeque restaurant.  Typically what I am used to when I go to a Korean barbeque restaurant is that I will be grilling my meat on an electric grill.  Well, in Korea, you actually grill it on charcoal.  Yup, you got it right folks, this is REAL charcoal, the one that is black and burning and really hot that it can melt your face and boobs if you have plastic surgery.  I am sure in the winter sitting in front of this charcoal grill would be great, but in the heat, hmmm maybe not.  Apparatus apart, the grilled meat was very tender and juicy and the Korean mushrooms that we got were superb.  Despite loading our faces with carcinogenic ingredients and a few bottles of soju, we all left with a happy and full tummy!

Look at that lovely piece of beef ribs on the charcoal.  I can tell you that it tastes as yummy as it looks!

A traditional Korean meal will not be complete without the set of kimchee dishes that goes along with it.  For barbeque, there are unique dishes that go along, in this case most of them are cold vegetables and cabbage, cabbage, cabbage!  I suspect it is supposed to cool down your system from the hot dishes you have been eating.