After a fun school day filled with games and chocolate, we spent Valentines night farewelling some of my favorite colleagues! Our wonderful Korean friends took us out in a neighborhood known as Susong-dong. They treated us to an amazing (and interesting) meal! Mark and I were feeling adventurous, so we tried some new things! It is popular in Korea to serve silk worm pupa as a snack. Many restaurants give you a bowl of peanuts, and a bowl of silk worm pupa (called Beondegi). They are earthy.....crunch with a burst of juice! Reminds me of that scene in the lion king when they are eating slugs and Beatles while singing hakuna matata...... At least I can say I ate it, but I don't think I will be doing that again!
Next on the menu? Can you guess what this dish is?
If you guessed chicken feet, you guessed correct! Also another first and last experience. The flavor was not bad, but the texture is not comparable to anything I can think of. Like chewing a piece of fat with some cartilage for crunch! I think you will understand our stance on chicken feet when you see the look on Zero's face....
Although some of the food was "different" by American standards, there were many delicious dishes, including this noodle and pork dish. We were also big fans of the wine that we were fed in copious amounts!
Our Korean friends showed us an amazing time! We are so thankful to have such great Korean friends to introduce us to new food, experiences and to show us around town! The reason we organized this outing was also to farewell my fellow
Lady Panton and Teacher, Jessica! I wish her luck in their new assignment, and remember to always PIU!
following an awesome Valentine's day, we headed to Seoul for my first Money Night! Pictures to come soon!
Happy Valentine's Day from the Vahle's! #whoneedschocolatewhenyouhavechickenfeet
PIU!
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