I was walking down the streets near Edward's house, trying to look for Kim's Restaurant to have a meal of kimchi fried rice. After walking for 15 minutes, I still couldn't find it and decided that I was probably not fated to eat there. My hunger pangs made me gravitate towards the nearest food stall..which was a roadside stall.
Roadside stalls are a good option for people who are looking for cheap food who don't mind the passer-bys and the fumes from the cooking. The stall had a license, so it seemed pretty hygienic to eat there. Even if it didn't have, I'd still eat there because I was so hungry that I could eat an entire pig.
The intestine looking thing in the tray is called Sun dae 순대 ,a Korean blood sausage that’s steamed and served with assorted organs. They use the pig's intestine and stuff it with flour and pig's blood, to make it resemble the real intestine. I really wonder how they are able to come up with such a creative dish. It has a soft texture and a distinctive smell that causes many people to hesitate to try it.
The first time Edward bought Sun dae back for supper, I didnt really want to try because it..smelled a little foul. Btw, sundae is not the mcdonalds' kind of sundae hor, if you think it's sweet, you're in for a rude shock.
It has an acquired taste and I like it so much now.
Now every time I catch a whiff of its dry, earthy odour, it’s hard for me to resist stopping for a bite.
My meal. I know the ramyun looks ordinary. (yes,it is. I can cook that as well as her or maybe better)
Anyway, I ordered ramyun and some deepfried stuff with spicy sauce (I forgot the name of it) I decided not to be too adventurous. That adds up to 3,000 won. (ard SG$5) Most meals cost around 6-7 sing dollars. I can feel blood streaming out from my pockets everytime I foot my bill for meals.
The ajumma noticed that I was having a hard time picking the ingredients because I could asking what was this and that. And now I cant remember anything. Haha. Out of slight exasperation and perhaps obligation to satisfy the curiosity of this poor traveller's palate, she told me that she'd let me have one of each to try, much to the hearty delight of my stomach. It wasn't a fantastic but nice meal.:))
My failed attempt to take a photo of the ajumma's face. She refuses to let me take her picture despite my 'pleading' and sycophantic extolling of how pretty, beautiful she was. Oh man, I can feel my cheeks burning and hairs standing. Hahaha
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