Tyler and I went on a date in Itaewon--walking distance from the base. We found a little Korean BBQ place called the Maple Leaf. It was delicious! I loved everything except for the giant leaves (sesame) front center in the pic. Kind of bitter, like picking a leaf off of a tree and eating it.
The meat is brought out raw, and then cooked over a bed of hot coals in the center of the table. Delish!
Afterwards we had dessert at Cafe Bene--it was Korean shave ice, called Bing-su. This particular one was a kid's dream. It was topped with cotton candy, pop rocks and a rainbow. The pop-rocks would sizzle and sometimes fly off of the dessert when they got wet. I got beaned in the face by one :) It made for adventurous eating.
We felt guilty eating this without kids present.
We took the kids another day (actually Ty took us--he had been to this BBQ place with his friends the week before) to eat at The Gogi (which fittingly means, "The Meat").
We walked (since we have no car, we walk a TON) off base and kept walking for a mile or 2. Just when we thought we were lost, Ty found it!
As we were getting settled at the table, I looked over and saw Kalia holding her chopsticks like a native. She's a fast learner!
Miya (not quite native yet in her chopstick skills), hiding Grant and Garrett
I love this photo because Shayla is taking a picture of the food. I should get her to post her photos on here--she takes great pics!
Korean style is to have lots of little side dishes and then a main dish (the meat). The side dishes are always being replenished. At The Gogi we had marinated mushrooms, lettuce leaves, some kind of shredded peppers and spicy sauce, shredded cabbage, kimchi, corn, etc.
The meat was so tender and delicious, and the atmosphere was fun.
The funny part of the evening was that a group of Ty's friends were also eating at the restaurant.
Ty did pretty good at playing it cool, being seen with his family and all. And we tried not to be TOO embarrassing :)
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