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When it comes to travel, the last thing you want is to get sick in a foreign country. So I am always careful when eating street food and things that are raw. I like seafood and decided to give Ganjang Gejang a try in this trip. Gejang means marinated crabs in soy sauce and you eat them raw. “Ganjang” is added to Gejang to differentiate it from another raw crab dish prepared with chilli pepper seasoning. The tradition of eating marinated raw crabs dated back hundreds of years in Korea. I think that back in the old days when there aren’t that many choices of food available year round, preserved foods are common around the world. And if you were not living by the sea, you would not have the privilege to eat fresh raw seafood. This tradition has made some of the cuisines unique. The marinated raw crab cuisine is pretty complicated to prepare. The blue crabs have to be marinated with the right sauce with the right ingredients: ganjang, salt, onions, garlic, ginger, cheongyang peppers, water, etc. Otherwise, it will be either too salty or…

Once a 15-year of landfill, the 1.05 million-pyeong area was turned into a eco-park called World Cup Park near the…

Built for the opening of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, the Olympic Park covers an…

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The Ihwa Mural Village has become a very popular photo spot for both tourists and locals. The last time…

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