민속죽집 Minsok Juk Jip (Folk Porridge House)-Part II
I did a post on this place months ago, and promised some more pics. Well, this time I went at night, with Mindy, and I only had my phone camera, as usual. But still, it’s not so bad. I’ll rob a pic or two online to supplement.
Last time I went it was with my good pal Gi-hyuk:
Sull Gi-hyuk
Gi-hyuk’s last name is ‘Sull.’ How cool is that? And Koreans put their last name first, so his full name is Sull Gi-hyuk. He plays a mean acoustic guitar and sings well too. Most of what he sings is western music though, strangely enough. He loves Music; especially loud music.
Konglish of the day
That’s great.
Let’s talk a little more about Korean porridge or ‘juk’, which here has none of the homely, breakfasty air that it does back home. Here it is considered a hearty meal like potatoes and beef.
Mindy likes it:
The juk that I ordered was kind of expensive (about 15 dollars for a bowl) because it was made with jon-bok (abalone), and that stuff is expensive:
Abalone porridge
Maybe some of you don’t know what an abalone looks like. Well, there are a few different kinds, but this is the one used here:
It tastes better than it looks.
In all though, I would have to say that this place is much more like someone’s house than a restaurant. They serve only this stuff. There is no menu, and you can’t buy anything else, like booze if you wanted it for example.
It is one of those sit-on-the-floor places, but the floor is heated, padded and soft. The thing that looks like a fan is actually a heater as well.
I like juk a lot. At the same time though, it’s a job to beat a good slice of pizza.
It’s a rabbit.
