Wandering Browns

I used to be a very picky eater. Austin has helped me to get over many of my aversions to yogurt and peppers and tomatoes. Korean food has given me many opportunities to try new things. We live in a hotel so we go out to eat at least one meal a day, so we have had everything from McDonald's and Jamba Juice to traditional meals. Here are some of my favorites: Learn more from Wikipedia! - BBQ meat: One of the more popular food options here involves picking different cuts of meat  (some marinated, some not) off the menu and cooking it over hot coals that are put in the middle of the table.The important utensils here are tongs and scissors- to make the meat chopstick friendly and to make it cook faster they cut the meat with scissors into smaller pieces. With the meat, there comes a delightful parade of side dishes- some to cook over the coals and some to be eaten raw. We have had different shredded vegetable salads- usually with shredded green onions and other things with a se...

For this adventure, Landon and I joined Austin's co-worker Sauma on a trip down to the traditional Korean Folk Village south of Seoul. I was not aware how far away it was until we were down in Suwon, 2 hours after we met to start our journey. It involved taking the metro to another metro train that converted into a regular train and traveled very slowly. We got off in Suwon and Sauma introduced me to these rolls that look like sushi but are not actually sushi for lunch. They are seaweed wrapped with rice in them (just like sushi) but also included are a stick of egg, tuna, fresh herbs, carrots, and kimchi. It is all rolled up and cut into slices and there you have it. The best part is that it is fairly filling, nutritious, and costs $2-3 each. From the Suwon station we waited for the free shuttle bus to the village. It was a charter looking bus that was all nicely decorated and festive for our little journey. The bus driver glared at me for having a stroller, but whatever, i...