The Peregrination of Liam and Lew: Korean Food

I know everyone has been waiting for this post... the post on Korean Food! It's my goal to try at least one Korean dish per week while I'm here. We'll see how that goes.

	Apparently the Korean's love chocolate about as much as we Americans do. Except, they have a different spin on it. This is green tea chocolate from Jeju Island, and it was delicious. I can't really describe the taste other than just pure awesomeness.
This will be my next chocolate purchase. I'm not sure how it will taste, but it's chocolate. If it's anything like the Green Tea chocolate was, I won't be disappointed.
	This is called a Korean "Choco-Pie." It's basically a Korean Moon pie, except they're smaller, and probably a little more healthy. They're absolutely delicious.
The Koreans love some Lattes, but they have a different take on it than we American's do. This one caught my eye since it was definitely a non-traditional drink. I haven't tried it yet, but it's on the to-try list.
	Funny story. We went on a field trip last week (See the post below this one). After we were done visiting the Hanowan facility, we stopped at a little soup restaurant where we had "Bone Marrow Soup." It sounds gross, but it's just beef broth. They boiled beef ribs, and this was the water left over. Anyway, most of the Americans in our group refused to eat it. I thought it was delicious.... well... after I added a bunch of stuff to give it flavor. Otherwise, it just tasted like water.
Koreans are notorious for their love of Kimchi. The bowl of red stuff on the right of this picture is a type of "Radish Kimchi." It basically just taste like a pickled radish with Chili and Cayenne pepper sprinkled on it. The texture is similar to an uncooked potato. I think its tasty, and one of the few types of Kimchi I will actually eat. Oh yeah, I ate some tofu too. It's in the background.
	The funny thing is... I think the Korean members of our tour group and myself were the only ones who actually ate our lunch. I paid $10 for it, your durn skippy I'm going to finish it. Anyway, the other Americans in my group revolted and demanded that we stop at McDonald's on the way back. So we did.
Instead of going to McDonald's, I went next door to Starbucks where I got a Yogurt Avocado drink. JUST KIDDING! If you know me at all, you know I despise that clabbered milk product they call yogurt, and I despise avocado just as much. I got a green tea latte instead.
	While we were at the rest stop, one of our Korean Augments to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) gave me this little gem. It's translated as a "Walnut cake snack.' It's a deep fried ball of walnut dough with a red bean paste in the center, and it was delicious.