You gonna eat that?

Food in Korea. It's something I've mentioned but not really gone into detail about.

After not eating Korean food at all in America, I was preparing my body for the worst. I figured that after the first week, I'd probably be lying down in the bathroom, clutching the toilet seat, fighting down the golden retriever puppy I had just shared with my roommate.

But actually, it has been quite the opposite. The food in Chuncheon has been especially delicious.

There's food called dalkabi. It's flavored meat that you get raw and throw on a grill that's placed in the middle of your table. Really tasty and filling. We usually mix it with a slice of lettuce, some peppers and ketchup/honey mustard.

Side Note: Many of the Korean barbecue places have these grills in the middle of your table. The waiters/waitresses bring out different kinds of raw meat for you to cook. Don't get me wrong, the food is excellent once its cooked. Its seasoned and extremely flavorful.

But what is exactly the point of "going out to eat." Isn't it because you are too lazy to cook at home and want someone else to do all the work for you? I know that I go out because I'm a terrible cook and would like a pro to take care of the entire cooking process for me. I'm terrible at grilling and embarrass myself almost every time I go to one of these self-grill places. When I sit down, I try to maneuver myself so that the grilling tools aren't placed next to me. Sometimes, I'll even get up to use the bathroom when I think the waiter is coming or scrunch up my fingers up so he thinks I'm handicapped.

Restaurants should really do everything for you. They could even hire somebody to sit at your table and actually feed you the food off your plate. That would be the ultimate.

Anyways, there's another famous dish in Chuncheon called Gungjichun. It's an enormous amount of pork and potatoes seasoned in a spicy sauce. Really good, but very hot. You really work up a good sweat while eating it. Good alternative to the gym.

Donkas Kimbaps are also things I eat weekly. Pork, rice, and melon are wrapped tightly into a roll that is similar to the rolls sushi is wrapped in. Very filling. Also, a good, quick meal before class.

Rice is served with almost every meal. I've become a huge fan. It can go with anything. I bought a huge bag and eat it for almost every "meal" I cook at home. Chicken and rice, tuna and rice, pork and rice. Tuna and rice is a staple in my Korean diet. It's not that it's tasty or filling. Just easy to make.

I also throw scrambled eggs into almost all my meals. I don't know why. It doesn't really add anything. Probably just because it's the 4th (and last) thing I can make. That is, if you don't count cereal. Dumping some frosted flakes into the mix would combine all of my cooking abilities into one, disgusting bowl. I hope to learn how to cook someday.

There's one more food that is relatively new to my neighborhood. New to me anyway. Don't know what it's called, but it is delicious. Its a cracked egg on top of a piece of sweet bread. There seems to be some kind of cream in the middle of the bread, but I really can't put my finger on it. I just eat it. I usually grab one on my way back from work.

I actually grabbed one tonight before coming home, and had to make my way through a group of drunk, teenage Koreans. They immediately cleared a path and began saying hello, how are you? Very friendly.

They were excited to see a foreigner enjoying one of their local treats. Similar to how I would feel if a Korean came to Waterbury, CT and bought a container of Stop and Shop Chunky Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Aint nothin' better.

Anyway, one of the girls was extremely excited and tried to feed me a spicy noodle that was next to the egg breads. I didn't want to be rude and opened my mouth, taking in the noodle. The spice shocked my tongue and I immediately spit it back out. It landed right on my shirt. They all laughed. Smoovin and groovin. Just like my days back in Alumni South.