A Word Regarding Food

Spring is obviously in the air here in Changwon, as evidenced by this tree that is about to be in blossom. The tree is located in a park not far from where we live. We're not sure what it is, but it's bound to be beautiful when the blossoms open.

But the real purpose of this post is not horticultural. I thought I should say something -very briefly, for now- about the foods we've encountered here so far.


These bags of freeze-dried fish can be found in every grocery and convenience store. We're not sure whether you're supposed to put them in a bowl, add milk and sugar, and eat them for breakfast, or simply sprinkle them on your favorite foods.


Plum pudding, per chance? As gross as plum pudding sounds, this is actually a frozen octopus. Then have a pile of these in the freezer section of the "ramp store" (a nearby grocery store that is located underground, at the bottom of an astro-turf covered ramp).


Robyn was our tour guide to the local E Mart yesterday, and suggested that we buy some rice and bulgogi to make at home. Bulgogi is thinly sliced, marinated beef. We took her advice and made some this afternoon: our first real meal at home in Korea. It was delicious.


Of course, it doesn't take much looking to find good old, Western-style food either. We were grateful to find a Dunkin Donuts located in the middle of downtown. This morning we treated ourselves to real coffee and delicious confections. At about 8:00 AM the shop was empty except for us. But late last night it was bursting at the seams with patrons.