It's the Same, but Different

Where have I been? I don't know. Why do you ask?

Anywhere you go you'll find street food, right? Even in San Angelo, for heavens sake - there was a hotdog vendor next to the court house:) Hot dogs would be a typical street food in America. Korea has it's own version of street foods. Here are a couple of street vendors.

Sometimes they are on the back of a truck, or even a motorcycle. Sometimes they are on a handcart. Sometimes it's even less fancy then that. They are all over Korea. They tempt me everywhere I go....well, sometimes they tempt me. Some times they scare me:)

One interesting snack/street food here is waffles. Yeah, they aren't just a breakfast food. Now, you can get your regular looking waffle, and munch away, or you can get something a little funner, like this.

Waffle mix is poured into a variety of different molds, and sometimes fillings are added. My kids love getting a bag of these corn-shaped waffles, that have a creamy, lemony filling in them.

One of my personal favorites is Mandu.

Fry these babies up, and you're in heaven.

Also, these tasty BBQ chicken kabobs.

Juiciest chicken ever. We've heard tell that they reuse the sticks you throw away, if you don't break them in half. I don't know if that's actually true.

Then there's things that I haven't tried, and maybe won't. Joe has tried these - Deokbokki.

Deok is actually rice cake - but not what Americans would think of as rice cake, like the ones brought to us by Quaker. No, Deok is rice that has been pounded into a paste, and then formed into tube-like rolls. Deokbokki is when they take those rice cakes and put them in a hot chili sauce. Joe has tried them, and wasn't too impressed. We do like deok in other dishes though, in case you were wondering.

I saved these for last.

These are Beondegi, or silkworm pupae. Yep. People love these things like popcorn or something. I can't get past the way they look. I'm sorry if you are disappointed at my lack of courage.

Now, if you are out and about, enjoying Korean street food, and you need to go to the bathroom....well, here you go.

Oh, that's not a urinal. This is a bathroom for girls, yes it is:) You squat.....in case you didn't figure that out. P.S. bring your own toilet paper, and then throw it in the garbage instead of flushing it.