A taste of Korea

A few weeks ago, a buddy from college got married in South Korea, and seeing that we were in Japan, we went up for a week to celebrate with him and his family and friends. The wedding was in Gangneung, a beach town on the Northeast side of the country. After the wedding, we headed South to Busan for a few days before catching a ferry back to Japan. During our week in Korea we got to try all sorts of new food---most of it insanely spicy. If there's one thing we learned from our week in South Korea it's that they love to eat - tons...and the spicier, the better. They also love to drink whiskey, and have a funny custom where after you take a shot, you pour the remaining drops on your head!

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Congratulations to Brian and Jung Mi!

The wedding reception lunch--there were so many plates on the table we had to start stacking them! (left) ~~ A spicy tofu breakfast (and the tofu was made right outside the restaurant) (right)

Korean-style Shabu-Shabu

Korean-style Okonomiyaki (left) ~~ the spiciest soup ever - seriously, EVER! (right)

Korean BBQ--Yum!

An energy drink that people in South Korea swear by.

More photos of our week in South Korea can be found HERE.