Cherry Blossom with a side of roast pig, yum~

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Finally, Spring has arrived in Korea!

My family and I ventured outside of Seoul to Jinhae(진해) to enjoy the cherry blossoms with a side of roast pig! (insert big smile).

We took the Mugoonghwa (the cheapest of all the Korail trains), definitely evokes an old school way of travel, would recommend it if you have the time (6hour train ride from Seoul).

A stream lined with cherry blossoms and wooden bridges, makes me think of a Korean version of Amelie.

Rows and rows of market streets with food and shopping.

This was simply labeled “국수” direct translation, noodle. So without further questioning we got this, a simple combination of thin noodles, dashi broth, fried tofu and dried seaweed.

How could anyone resist this?

Slow roasted pig with crispy skin and awesomely fermented kimchi!!!

Drooling.

About the Author

Daniel

Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.