And there's the most popular of all, especially with tourists - Namdaemun Market! That's where you get the cheapest souvenirs tourists bring home.
There's the Gwangjang Market where you can get binddaetteok, a pancake made of ground mung beans.
And in my new neighborhood, right in the middle of the must-visit Cheongnyangni Fruit and Vegetable Market, there's the kamja-tang restaurant!
(Tourists heading to Tong-in Market!
The Market is right behind them!)
I have been to Tong-in Market several times already, and I find this place to be the most enjoyable in terms of the quality of Korean dishes and the uniqueness of experience! Now, I wanted my friends to have this experience as well!
(Everyone's got their lunch box!)
And at the entrance of the market, we bought our tokens and were given empty, plastic lunch boxes. We then walked around and checked out the dishes we wanted to have for lunch!
The ajummas from whom we bought simply put the food on our lunch box. And once we were done, we went up to the lunch area where we bought rice, got our utensils, picked a seat, and enjoyed our yummy lunch!
My perfect lunch box with kyeran-mari
(rolled egg omelet with veggies, soondae
(spicy blood sausage), & spicy marinated
pork! I'm ready to eat!
The yummiest and cheapest Korean lunch evah!
(With tummies full, they're ready to have
(That's Part 2 of this blog)
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TONG-IN MARKET is in the Jongno District in Seoul, along the Jahamun Road. It's about 518 meters from Exit 2 of Gyeongbukgung Station (Line 3, Orange Line).
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