Orchid world

I brought our colleagues to chinese restaurant, Orchid. As I know some restaurants in Dublin, I think that actually this restaurant is the best. Food is good, and persoanlly, I like very much interior decorated by golden flowers on the black wall. It's so special.About two years ago, I was introduced by my irish friends. In that time, I didn't recognize real taste of this restaurant. However, as I find different restaurants, I could discover that this restaurant has a good quality. Some times, I go at lunch time. My favourite lunch menu is prawn dumpling as starter and boiled sea bass with giner as main. They are all so simple and tasty. Especially, foods try to stick to original taste of each material.
This time, as there were many peoples, we had to order a few different foods to share. As appetizer, there were some prawn boiled dumpling, spicy soup, etc. As main dish, boiled sea bass with giner sauce, plump crisy duck, some vegetables. Unfortunately, I can't remember all names of food. Next time, I'll write them down.

Special mandoo

My lunch menu was " Dumpling ", we call it as Mandoo in korean. Near to my previous working place, there was a very special restaurant. I was introduced by my best female friend at the first time. Since then, I became a guest, ratherly VIP. From time to time, I went to that restautant 4 times a week. This restautant just serves " Big dumpling made with Kimchi " like E-Book style( E-Book means north korea). There are some meats, vegetables, especially Kimchi and sweet noodle. Menu is Man doo kook(Soup), Man doo Jim(boiled dumpling). Owner of this restaunt made Mandoo for herself with her husband. It tasted excellent. As I was guest, I booked table before going there so she set the table differently from others. Man doo is served with Kimchi and Dong Chi mi( this is also E-Book style, made with white raddish) Today, I went to this restaunt again with my colleagues. I didn't go there since 2 years ago. I was really looking forward to tasting what my appetite remembered. However, I was so surprised and disappointed. Firstly, I was so surprised at change of location of this restaunt. This restaunt was originally owner's house therefore very small just a few tables. There were a lot of peoples who were waiting for their turn. However there was bigger and more modern restaunt. And there was no owner. Owner's son made Man doo with other peoples. Man doo soup was so simple, lack of a certain taste and Man doo stuff was filled with too much black pepper. There were not many peoples in that restaunt.
I was very sad. Korean peoples don't try to preserve their value. If a restaunt makes good business and become famous, owner tries to extend business area or lazy at keeping eye on their taste to maintain same taste. It's a pity. Although a few years are passed, if that owner makes Mandoo for herself as usual in the same place, maybe many peoples remember that restaunt and try to stop by. And that son also should learn how to taste good Mandoo before starting business.
I felt very sorry because I won't go any more to that restaunt and miss any more that special Man doo in my life.

The Restaurant

After rain, the weather was fantastic. Although I prefer rain, sometimes, bright sun ray looks like an applause for hard work. Due to often business trip, I don't spend my personal life in meeting friends or close colleagues. Exceptionally, I went out to have a lunch with peter at the " Restaurant ". In that past time, I came here with my femail friend who got married with Austrialian. As we liked eating and are interested in food, we could share common taste and hobby together. However, recently, I didn't find any proper person who can share same taste around me. Of course, there are some friends who like very much dessert like me but they're not living in Korea. I took peter to this restaurant. As I didn't take breakfast, I was so hungry. My choice was apple cream soup as appetizer, scallop cream pasta as main dish, ice cream and biscuit filled with caramel, 1 cup of black coffee. Of course, 1 glass of white wine was added. Recently, I can't imagine formal meal without any alcohol. But please don't misunderstand that I can drink well, unfortunately, I like very much just socilizing with peoples thanks to little drink.

Apple cream soup was cold and fresh, quantity was very little. Scallop cream pasta was not bad, but very common, House wine was not dry so not bad, special dessert by cook was good especially ice cream, Coffee's quality was not so excellent. Although we wanted to talk more, because we have not met since 2 months before, restaurant was opened just up to PM 3 o'clock. We had to move to Insadong. We entered some galleries to appreciate Korean arts and painting. It made me very relaxed. Really, I could take a rest with fresh air and pleasant time.

Gun Bbang - Roce biscuit

  
Normally, to make instant and commercialized cookie by cookie maker in enormous volume, they use much of sugars and edible chemical product. Although sugar and chemical product are all edible, it is not recommendable for peoples to take them often and as much as we can because it's not quite healthy.
Recently, I tasted these cookies called as ' Gun Bbang ' by chance. Gun Bbang means that gun in chinese character is dry and Bbang is bread. Normally we call bread that are distributed to solders in military camp during their military service as ' Gun Bbang ' in Korean. It was made by unpolished rice as well as organic sugar that are very healthy for our body and it was roasted not fried. We can buy these cookies at organic or friendly environment shop. More over it, we can order by internet. Many korean mothers think of their childrens' health. Therefore, certainly these cookies are very loved. There are also green tea cookies.

Swellfish

 
Last time, I have been to a restaurant specialized in swellfish with my friend and her husband in Pusan. Long time ago, our previous president, Mr.Park came to this restaurant, so it was very famous for foreigners. As my friends are also foreigners, they showed me a introduction document about Pusan. This restaurant called as " Keumso bok jib" was also shown on that doc. Bok means swellfish, and jib means house, namely restaurant. Today, I took my girl friend to that restaurant. Although it was very strange food to my foreign friend, she liked it very much. Normally, swellfish is very expensive food in Seou, but as Pusan is located in close to sea and port, I could enjoy this special food with low price as I've expected. Clear and simple taste of this soup ! Well harmonized with bean sprouts and dropwart. 

Special Cookie

 


The japanese takes these different cookies at Happy new year. My japanese colleague gave it as special gift for new year. All are too pretty and different. Of course, they're so sweet( In fact, I don't like too sweet one) But, it's a special one so I shared them with my other colleagues. Lunar holiday is also coming soon. Although I made some resolutions for this year, I didn't keep everything. I was still so lazy. It's very good for me to have another lunar new year because I can have time to think of me and refresh my resolutions. I won't repeat same mistake. 

Prussian carp's bread

 

In front of my house, an aunt sells bread which shape is Prussian carp. In fact, I don't like this bread. No, I didn't like this bread. It made of flour, egg and read bean flour. I didn't like this read bean flour inside this bread. But suddenly, I bought them and its taste was fantastic. Maybe, I was very hungry. As it was fresh and hot, I fell into this bread. Whenever I pass this smaller machine that make Prussian carp's bread, I don't reject their temptation. Thanks to it, I gained on 10 kilograms. My colleagues laughed at my fat body. I was not happy. Today, although I wanted to take it, I well stood it. Oh my god..