I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m addicted to any Korean food, but I like I said when we met, I love how cheap, healthy and readily available it is, and I do definately often crave certain dishes (especially this 돌솟비빔빕), and will probably be missing them towards the end of my four week vacation.

Having said all that, I find Korean foods very samey, and often turn up to a restaurant only to be too bored with any of the 50 dishes or so there to want to eat them. I also find that Koreans have no concept of ‘light’ food, and still cook like it’s in the dark days just after the Korean War, when any rice, meat and vegetables that could be found were thrown together, with a big dollop of pepper paste being all that was needed to flavor them. 54 years later(!), it’s about time Koreans started learning how to use subtle flavors in cooking.