Tuesday, July 17, 2007

"Today was the "plan to eat dog soup number 2" day. And we did it as evidenced here. The top photo shows Mike (L) and Sam (R) with a large pot of boshintang (doggie soup). YUM! Again, it has the consistency of a pot of roast beef with a little tangier flavor or gamier flavor. They sprinkle these powdery ground up nuts on top and also put in some big turnip/radish slices and green onions of some sort. There's also a plethora of kimchi at this spread. This joint was much more expensive than our first taste at Moran Market, which is purportedly on some animal rights websites. It is said to be "good for the man" which like many things in Korea, enhance men's vitality! Mike felt a bit weak after the last time we ate it, maybe that's because all we had to eat that day were a few strips of meat in a broth and a more than our fair shares of soju (Korean liquor similar to vodka, but really, really poor quality. It's so cheap that the restaurant owners are often seen pouring the remainder on tables to disinfect them after the diners have left). I believe one serving of Boshintang at this joint ran anywhere from 15-35,000 won ($15-35).

The second photo is Sam, Sean (recently relocated to San Fran for the time being) and Mike on the Bundang subway line trying to look like a bunch of punks.