> I'm staying at my aunt's ("eemoh" in Korean) apartment in YangJaeDong--a suburb in Seoul, Korea. She is an amazing cook. This is the meal she prepared for me upon my arrival from the Incheon International airport. The large stone bowl in the middle is Korean Bean Paste soup. It's our version of Japanese Miso soup. Let's go clockwise, starting from 6 o'clock, up and around the large bowl of soup. - A bowl of multigrain rice with red beans ("hangawi"). It's a lot healthier than eating white rice. - Spicy raw crab legs with hot green chilis ("gaejang"). Packs a lot of flavor! It's sort of like ceviche, but with soft shell crab. - Spicy pickled squid with sesame seeds ("ojinguh jut"). I must admit I've never really been a fan of
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