Gyeongbokgung Palace

 Gyeongbokgung Palace is a palace where kings lived during the Joseon Dynasty.

It's a space where the king lived and ruled the country.

It is the largest remaining palace in Korea.

There are a lot of stories left.

I think you already know some of stories.

you has seen stories by variety of movie, drama.

Because It is set in many traditional Korean dramas.

recently famous drama is "Huh Jun" in MBC

In 2013, It's remake drama.

It's a fictional story, but the famous drama is Kingdom.

In particular, it is the setting for the Korean zombie drama Kingdom.

The architectural design is also remarkably different from that of China and Japan, so it's worth seeing.

What's interesting is that it's located in the center of downtown Seoul.
It is impressive to see the contrast with modern buildings, especially high-rise buildings

While looking around this time, I took a black and white picture.

Gyeongbokgung Palace's Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony

Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony

Gyeongbokgung Palace, the symbol of Seoul

You can see Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony

The changing of the gatekeeper is held at the square between Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung Palace.

It is bigger and more colorful than the alternation of the gatekeeper of Deoksugung Palace.

I introduced you to Deoksugung Palace's gatekeeper's shift before.

You can see the text by following the link below.

https://skorealife.blogspot.com/2014/09/deoksugung-palace-changing-of-guards.html

There are so many people coming to see Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper(Royal Guard)'s shift.

I recommend you to come and see it 10 minutes before it goes on.

Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony
Running time: approximately 20 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 10:00 and 14:00

Gwanghwamun gate guard Duty performance

Running time: approximately 10 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 11:00 and 13:00

Gatekeeper military Training
Running time: approximately 15 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 9:35 and 13:35

So you can see it on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
On Tuesday, Gyeongbokgung Palace is closed.

It may be canceled depending on other rain or weather conditions.

I recommend you to borrow Hanbok when you visit Gyeongbokgung Palace.
It's good to take pictures wearing hanbok.

And it's good to wear hanbok and see Gyeongbokgung Palace in person.
You look like the main character in a Korean drama, don't you?

Hanbok can be easily rented around Gyeongbokgung Palace.

After watching the changing of the gatekeeper of Gyeongbokgung Palace, I recommend you to go on a tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Do you like Korean history dramas?
Many Korean history dramas show Gyeongbokgung Palace as the place where the king lives.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is the palace in the Korean-style zombie drama Kingdom.

the sights of Korea - cherry blossom blooming

 Many Koreans go to see flowers in spring.

Especially, many Koreans go to see cherry blossoms.

There are a lot of cherry blossoms planted in Korea on the street.

The scenery is beautiful in spring.

There are many cherry blossom spots including Yeouido in Seoul.

The place I'm going to introduce today is a cherry blossom viewing spot in Daegu.

This is Ayanggyo Bridge in Dong-gu, Daegu.

When cherry blossoms are in full bloom in spring, many people come to see them.

The night view is nice.

If you visit Korea during the cherry blossom season, I recommend you to go cherry blossom viewing.

In 2022, cherry blossoms bloomed around April.

It's different from time to time to time.

You can search for cherry blossom blooming season on Naver, a Korean search portal site.

You can search for cherry blossom blooming season. 

Click on the link below 

NAVER

You can't search in English on Naver site.

It's better to search in Korean.

벚꽃개화시기

If you search with this word, you can get a search result like the picture above.

What does Korean sweet and sour chicken taste like? dak gangjeong

 What does Korean sweet and sour chicken taste like?

There are many kinds of street food in Korea.

I think tteokbokki and sweet and sour chicken are popular street foods.

I'd like to introduce you to Sweet and Sour Chicken, which is very cheap and good as a snack.

It's a Korean style chicken.

It's a fried chicken dish with sweet and spicy sauce.

It's not as crispy as fried chicken.

But it's a bit spicy and sweet.

So it's not as greasy as fried chicken.

Chicken gangjeong is made by frying boneless chicken to make it easier to eat.

Make it small to coat the sauce evenly.

Let's put the sauce on it.

In Korea, it is called dak gangjeong.

The sauce is not the only difference between sweet and sour chicken and fried chicken.

There's also rice cake in sweet and sour chicken.

And the rice cake is also coated with sauce.

McComb sweet sauce for dipping, it's very tasty. in a rice cake jjondeuka

The sauce is coated with a chicken is delicious., gangjeong

It taste, and how much do you good?

For your information, Sweet and Sour Chicken is different.

Sweet and sour chicken is a little different from seasoned chicken, which is Korean fried chicken.

Chicken gangjeong less spicy, sweet and more.

You do not have the Korean-style fried chicken, chicken fried rice cake in.

The chicken gangjeong kollakeop in the streets of selling fresh-roasted in the cup.

There is a sauceI pick by hand to eat in inconvenient.

So sharp wooden sticks called for.

And eat chicken and rice cake with gangjeong.

In Korea, I like chicken gangjeong. without children as adults.

If there is an opportunity to recommend you to try once to visit Korea.

What's taste Korean toast

Today, I'll introduce you to Korean toast.

Recently, I watched a YouTube video of a British chef evaluating Korean toast.

In this YouTube video, a British chef praised Korean-style toast.

So I'm going to blog about Korean toast.

It is popular as a street food in Korea.

Toast originated in England.

British toast is eaten with toast and eggs.

Or spread fruit jam and eat it.

It's a fairly simple dish.

But now Korean toast is completely different from British toast.

Korean-style toast has its own characteristics.

Various toppings or sauces are used.

So I order Korean toast after looking at the menu.

If you order the toast you want, add the right ingredients or toppings to make it.

Korean-style toast also has a luxurious menu with toppings such as avocado.

So you can taste a completely different toast, not just one kind of toast.

But one ingredient is the same.

The toast's baked bread is the same regardless of the menu.

The toast I'm going to introduce today is egg toast.

As you can see from the picture, toast is made like a sandwich with eggs and sauce.

The soft egg wrap and sweet mustard sauce are excellent.

The bread is baked moderately, so it's soft.

The bread is baked in butter, so it's savory and a little bit salty.

It has a lot of scraps of egg in it.

So the texture is good.

It was also good that I could eat something warm because it was cooked right away.

Korean-style toast is cooked on the spot when ordered.

It's a pure egg toast with no other vegetables toppings.

It's an egg toast that's perfect as a snack for a simple meal.

I like toast like this.

Korean people prefer vegetable toast or ham toast

I can't introduce all the Korean-style toast in this blogging.

Next time, I will introduce another Korean toast through another posting.

Ham toast, vegetable toast, etc

What's taste Korean burger

 

Let me introduce you to a Korean-style hamburger.

Hamburger is the representative food of the United States.

It's surprisingly well-balanced.

Because bread is carbohydrate, patty is protein, and vegetables are fiber.

Although hamburgers are notorious for being fast food and junk food.

Nevertheless, hamburgers are popular in many countries.

It is also popular in Korea.

In the past, KFC and McDonald's were the mainstream.

Now, Korean-style hamburgers are gaining popularity.

It's a brand called Mom's Touch.

The hamburger made by Mom's Touch uses a lot of fresh vegetables.

We make hamburgers with chicken patties that Koreans prefer.

And we make it with the sauce that Koreans prefer.

So it's different from other fast food brands.

French fries are especially crispy.

And the sauce of the fries is a little spicy.

Mom's Touch's French fries are less greasy and crispy, so they are delicious.

It's thinner than Burger King's French fries.

Thicker than McDonald's fries.

Nevertheless, the crispy taste is much better.

The burger I'm going to introduce today is the Texas Barbecue Burger.

Mom's Touch's hamburger is not big.

It looks good because it is full of patties and vegetables.

And it tastes good.

If you come to Korea, I recommend you to go there.

There are branches in several places in the United States, so you can go there.

Please refer to the link below.

Best Korean fried chicken chain MOM'S TOUCH!! It's in the US, too? (tistory.com)

For your information, the chicken of Mom's Touch is also delicious.

If I have a chance, I will review Mom's Touch's chicken.

What's taste Korean ramen - ottogi jin jjambbong ramen

What's taste Korean ramen - ottogi jin jjambbong ramen

Instant ramen was first made in Japan.

But now it is produced in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Various flavors of ramen are produced according to the characteristics of each country.

In my personal opinion, ramen from any country is delicious.

Today, I'm going to introduce a ramen called Jin Jjambbong in Korea.

It was once very popular.

It was always sold out.

It's easy to buy now.

The word jjamppong in Jinjjamppong ramen is a Chinese noodle dish.

It's a ramen that tastes like jjamppong.

Jjamppong is a Koreanized dish of Chinese cuisine.

It's a slightly spicy and sweet noodle dish.

It's a dish with seafood and meat and vegetables.

Jjamppong is also a commoner dish in Korea.

There were a lot of jjamppong-flavored ramen.

But the ramen didn't mimic the real jjamppong taste.

Jin Jjambbong is close to the taste of Jjambbong.

It's very delicious.

Now, I'll introduce Jin Jjambbong.

Unlike traditional ramen, Jinjjamppong has become delicious because the sauce is made like real jjamppong.

That's why the ramen soup is thick.

It might feel a bit spicy for foreigners

But it will feel like a spicy and sweet noodle dish.

You will be able to taste different from instant ramen in Japan or China.

Have you ever tried traditional Japanese ramen?

It might feel similar to Japanese ramen.

You can easily buy it on Amazon.

I recommend you try it.