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Originally uploaded by David_Harris
These photos were taken this evening at 사월에 보리밥, a restaurant chain in Seoul famous for traditional, family-style Korean dining.
The dinner was especially important since it was our first time as a family seeing Alice and Hyeong-Eun since they got engaged - congrats you guys ! - and one of our last times to see Jennifer, K.C. and their boys Aiden and Max before they move to Shanghai.
As for the restaurant and its food, the name literally means “April-time Barley Rice”. Barley rice is one of the big dishes here, though we usually order a variety of food. All of these dishes are tasty and relatively mild in terms of spiciness, strong odors, strong tastes, and controversy (no dog meat stew, for instance).
I suppose the “April-time” is supposed to invoke images of Spring, freshness, and enjoying life. Despite the heavy rains, the description did justice to our evening. We had a great time with our friends and hope to them again sooner rather than later.
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Granbee 07.27.08 at 1:13 am
You are so right about the family-oriented culture there in Seoul. Wonderful to see Susana happily interacting with this dinner gathering! As always, thanks so much for all your self-less sharing, you two!
Cat 07.31.08 at 10:02 am
In fairness to other restaurants, I have to add that I don’t think many well-known chains serve boshingtang. You kind of have to look for it.
Also, David, I’m surprised that you are praising the lack of strong odors or tastes given the spice level of what you normally eat. ^^
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