Sunday, 27 June 2010

Never ask a Korean woman for menu selection advice!

This weekend our original plans were to go on a bus tour on Saturday and strolling downtown. (its a two hour stroll one way) However, it rained on Saturday and several hours of the bus tour were outside. So Saturday we just relaxed in the apartment, went to the PC room, and watched a million episodes of Flashpoint. Trav's new fave American show) We decided to go out for dinner. We wanted (Travis) to get chicken and beer. Jk Jk Trav! He wanted beer though and I do love chicken, and lucky for us they go together here. We walked across the street, and I think they saw those crazy white people coming, so by time we got to the door it was locked. There was a place a few doors down, so we settled on it. The lady brought us our menus, we asked for chicken and she informed us No Chicken :( and pointed down the street.(the locked door) We attempted to ask her what she would reccommend. BIG MISTAKE! Our "appetizers" came those little rice puff cereal type things, peanuts, and small fish.(heads and all) Mom, you may want to stop reading since you have a weak stomach and I would hate for you to think less of your little princess. But if I want to really experience true Korea, I had to eat that little fish. SO after like 5 attempts, he landed in my mouth and after about 5 minutes, I was actually able to swallow it. It did not help that she only brought us three large beers and no water. While, my dad and seester enjoy the occasional beer, I absolutely do not! However, I had reached my lowest of lows (with the obvious exception of my hospital trauma) so I enjoyed a few glasses of beer. The use of enjoy in this context is equivalent to making the most hideous face with every sip. Needless to say our main entree comes out and it is "fishbread" as Trav so perfectky described it. It was pieces of fish that had to be pulled away from the hard (not really scales) but most outer part of the fish. Then gnawed on to allow for swallowing. We stomached the delic dish, becasue we did not want to hurt our hostess's feelings, afterall it is her favorite! Needless to say, we picked up some chicken before heading home.

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