Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

From the first time I came to Korea I heard a lot about your great food and if you enjoyed it enough on this occasion.

Now much more for every month that I'm living here, but something I heard from the first time and had not been able to prove was the famous " Dog Soup . "

Bosintang (보신탕) or dog soup , is very famous, but very secret so to speak. All Koreans know about it, but nobody says you know they sell it here or you can go in this direction, it's kind of a myth but very real.

The breed of dog that is used for this soup is special, is raised specifically for consumption. There is a soup that is consumed weekly and has a price of 15,000 won (13 USD) per person, a bit expensive for all budgets. The interesting thing is that during the hottest days of the year, usually in summer, this dish is traditional, so they lack the space for restaurants cater to diners.

When I asked many friends and colleagues about the famous soup, all have told me they have heard of it, one or two have tried, others have not tested because they say it smells bad (which I am not aware at all) .

The soup itself is now consumed by older people, young people the truth does not consume much in the subject they see dogs as pets, but I have other friends that they love.

My experience

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My family knows that I love food with bananas , fried bananas, banana tortilla, mature cheese , etc..

The other day I thought that nobody here has seen bananas, Orito, green, repeated, and just yesterday walking through Itaewon , I find the sale of bananas in a corner.

The place was a person in Africa, is that there are also known as " plantains "I was mad, not only because they sell here, but for the price equivalent to 2000 w 2 USD, shoots to buy a $ 2 slice bananas in Ecuador.

So I could buy, I'm waiting to mature a bit more to make me some fried bananas and because some tortillas, and now I can I sell tortillas on the streets of Itaewon .

The other day I tried something similar with some bananas I had on hand, but the soup fry were almost even burn me, were as a dessert in the end.

If you've been in the United Estates, the jony, exactly in New York, you know that there are several places where people from other countries come together, as in the case of Little Italy for Italians, China Town for Chinese, Flushing for Ecuadorians and the Roosevelt for all Latinos

In the Roosevelt can find everything you need in your country, in the case of Ecuadorian male soap, Quaker Oats, Zhumir, Pollo Gus, Maniche, including one million more.

Well here in Seoul, there is also a similar place called Itaewon . Here people of all countries to attend, you can find food from different countries, food, cell phones and feel a little closer to home. The stores are more focused on foreigners and everyone speaks English, which does not happen in the other businesses in Seoul.

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Well always heard of the strange and eccentric meals Asians in general, but until it was my turn to try one of these.

Actually I was not prepared for it or anything, just went to train with a Korean friend asked me if I liked the octopus, I said yes, then went to this restaurant for lunch.

Dishes and we asked that first appears a boil octopus, living bone put them in a pot hiviendo have them a few minutes and cut into pieces and eat it to this very rich truth.

Then he asked for another plate and brought alive with scissors just started to cut into parts, the tentacles were moving and eating it has been said, I was cold, pour yourself told me, so I grabbed a piece and stated in very but very rich.

Unfortunately I had no camera with me so I could not graphically document this, but I assure you again, I really liked.

Here are some videos I put the case quite illustrative

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