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April 16, 2010

Military Base Access! Thank you Dragon Hill Lodge

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Written by: Daniel
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The Dragon Hill Lodge
The Outside Garden
Got Meat?

About a week ago, I was invited by Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Fagan from the Dragon Hill Lodge to tour the facilities and to talk about food. I was ecstatic to get this invitation, because, even though I can see the walls from where I live, I have had very few chances to go on base. I even considered joining the military to get some of the foods such as smoked brisket and real mexican food I heard so much about.

There are mythical stories about the base. Some of my Korean friends talk about it with eyes wide in revelry- as if they were talking about better days. Let me summarize what they have said, “Beyond the walls there is so much space- and green. The trees are tall and there are acres of green grass-even the air is fresher beyond the walls. And the food- there are limes and bushels of basil and fistfuls of meat. And there is parking! Lots of parking and the driving is calm and tranquil. You don’t feel like you are in Korea when you are beyond those walls.” Does it live up the hype? Yes.

There was food here that I would have to travel 18 hours on a plane to get- and I would, because sometimes you just need a slow smoked brisket or pulled pork that has been cooked for 24 hours. And did I mention the Microbrew? They’ve got crisp amber on that has bones to it- not the watered down sweet swill you often find here.

Thank you Mr. Fagan and Mr. Mitchell for inviting me.

Dragon Hill Donuts

Lots of USDA Grade Meat
Dragon Hill Amber Beer
Oasis Restaurant for MexiKorean and the Greatest Buffet Ever!
Taco Bell? Whatever, this stuff is better.
A Close-up of the Microbrewed Amber
Fajita
Smoked Brisket and Pulled Pork. Authentic Southern Taste in Seoul.
A meal fit for a king.
Cornbread Hash. Ask for extras because it is awesome.
Deep Fried Cheesecake
Mexican Dessert served with fresh strawberries and ice cream
Thank you Mr. Fagan and Mr. Mitchell for inviting me to the base.



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.




 
 

 

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5 Comments


  1. ZenKimchi

    That was actually deep fried cheesecake, but I won't tell anyone if you won't.


  2. Daniel Gray

    Oh, yeah. I'll fix it. It was damn good, right?


  3. jennikim

    The Mexican dessert with the strawberries is Sopapillas! Everytime I go to Oasis I always get that for dessert because it's so delicious ^^ I love that they have a never-ending bowl of nacho chips, plus the salsa is tasty (I'm one of those people who gets hooked to a Mexican restaurant if there are free nacho chips with equally delicious salsa).

    Yeah, I can go onbase so it's amazing to read these Korean food blogs (like seouleats and ZenKimchi) and read about how foreigners who don't have access to what's onbase survive and enjoy foreign/non-Korean food.

    I'm glad your time at Dragon Hill Lodge went wonderfully :)


  4. Tara-Chan

    Oooh, that was nice of Dragon to invite you :)

    It's funny how some people perceive the base, but then again, I can see where they are coming from. :) Though I hadn't thought about the whole parking thing until now, LOL.


  5. (no)border-boy

    The Mexican dessert is a form of Buñuelo. There are round doughnut forms, as well as the flatter, fried-tortilla like variety that you have pictured. And taco shells, for the record, are not real Mexican food. That's 100% American ^^ But Dragon Hill Lodge is indeed AMAZING.



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