Korean food

Smoked, BBQ duck. Much meat and assorted carbs, and crabs!

Confusing but fun.

The best European bakeries I could find in Seoul.

Bukchon handmade dumplings is a chain with locations throughout Seoul which serve up crackly crisp fried dumplings, cheap.

병천 순대국
Korean style blood sausage soup. A speciality of my town.

Impressive espresso-style coffees.

incredible tonkotsu ramen in Hongdae, Seoul.
Han Ramen: Wok fried vegetables, thick noodles and a fatty pork broth. Hakata Bunko, second outlet in Hapjeong.

Hotteok, Myeongdong. They look like squashed hockey pucks bathing in barely bubbling oil, but the people queueing in the cold suggest this pancake tastes better than it looks. And for once, the masses are right. Hotteok, 호떡 (often pronounced h...

광장시장
A popular and traditional food market in Seoul.

A famous dumpling and noodle soup spot in a popular shopping area. Well worth a visit.

An enormous fish market in Seoul. Well worth a visit.

Chewy and fatty long cooked pork legs, great anju.

Patbingsu is a shaved ice and red bean dessert, summertime popular. Eat it at the justifiably famous Meal Top inside the Hyundai Department store in Apgujeong.

Charcoal grilled fish, the main part of a proper Korean meal.

Packaged triangular kimbap, the perfect emergency snack.

Sweetened red bean porridge at the second best place in town.

Tteok ice cream
Walnut ice cream wrapped in tteok.

Rice cake and dumpling soup.

Cold noodles and hot grilled pork, a satisfying and affordable combination.

Yuja cha. Yuja cha, a sweet yuja (유자,  also known as citron, or yuzu in Japanese) conserve will cure what ails ya. Mixed with hot water it, to make it cha (차, tea of course), it transforms from sticky gloppy mess to sweet sweet nectar. ...

Raw beef bibimbap at Kwangjang Market.