On my final morning in South Korea, I headed out early and met up with my buddy Paul from Tastes Seoul Good for one last Korean breakfast in Seoul! Come along with us as we enjoy our insane Korean breakfast and explore Bukchon Hanok Village!
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Bukchon Hanok Village is a 14th-century village that has been preserved in Seoul. It lies on a hill between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. It’s where government officials and nobility used to live and is super authentic! If you come here, you should respect the people who live there and talk quietly. Don’t be a noisy, disrespectful tourist!
From there, we found a small, diner-like spot selling some amazing Korean foods including gimbap, bibimbap, noodles, soups, dumplings, and more.
Paul ordered a kimchi jjigae, or a kimchi stew with pork and green onions and a side of rice. There are also lots of banchan!
I ordered cold buckwheat noodles with egg, spicy sauce, cucumber, radish, and ice. It looked super cold! I also got a kimchi gimbap and a tuna and kimchi gimbap. The portion sizes for both are unreal! Then I also had some banchan, including kimchi, gelatin, and some vegetables.
First, I mixed up my noodles. They were super thin, almost like glass noodles. I cut them up with my chopsticks. They were super cold and also had some spice to them. It was a crazy combination - I had brain freeze and my lips were tingling from the spice! There was also some amazing cabbage in it, too! The sauce and water they were coated with almost gave them a slimy texture.
Then I went for some gimbap, which had a different rice with a pick tint. It was so tasty, I could eat it all day! The tuna inside was canned and the carrot, egg, and kimchi was a really great combination. It had a different, tangy flavor to it and was really fantastic! The tuna one was great, but the kimchi gimbap was out of this world!
The kimchi on the side was incredible, and the gelatin was bland with a bit of spice. The veggies weren’t so spicy but were still very good. It was a nice, filling meal that was super unique!
We finished up with a rice cake with powdered soybean on it. The entire meal came to just 18,000 won, or a little over $15 U.S.
Then, we headed back into the village. I was hoping to find some souvenir shops so I could get some things for my kids. We took a hike up a hill to the observatory. It was super steep. We reached a viewpoint that looked out over the roofs of the traditional houses and the skyline in the distance.
We continued on to one of the main streets. Everything there was super authentic. The architecture was beautiful. I loved the stonework and the rooftops were emblematic of traditional Korea! There were also lots of gorgeous doorways!
Outside of a couple of ice cream and tea shops, there weren’t any restaurants in the village, so it was a good thing we ate before exploring. I found an awesome, Instagram-worthy door and a souvenir shop at the top of the hill.
Inside the shop, they sold items from Korea, Chinese artifacts, items from Nepal, and more. I bought some cool figurines wearing hanboks. There were also boxes made of mother of pearl, traditional masks, and more!
Outside, we found some pumpkin-flavored traditional taffy. It was pretty hard and the guy used a chisel to chop it up! We spotted some tourists wearing hanboks, which I highly recommend when you come to South Korea, especially the palaces.
Then we headed off to grab some strong, iced Americano coffees with no sugar. It gave me a jolt of energy and was exactly what I needed!
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