SOUTHEAST ASIA GUIDE — KOREA

by Barb & Ron Kroll

KOREA

Major airline:

Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace. Seoul.

Photo © Barb & Ron Kroll

Korean Air

Capital:

Seoul

Language:

Korean.

Currency:

The Korean won

Eating Out:

Kimchi'i (pickled vegetables with chili peppers) is eaten with almost everything. Less spicy are kalbi (spare­ribs) and pulgogi (pork marinated in garlic and mild spices) both barbecued over charcoal at your table. Also popular are pibimbap (rice mixed with vegetables, egg and chili sauce), toenjang-tchige (soup made from fermented bean paste and vegetables) eaten with rice, naengmyon (chewy noodles in cold broth), and samgyet'ang (chicken and ginseng broth).

Shopping Specialties:

Antiques and reproductions, jogging shoes and sports equipment, custom-made dresses, suits, shirts and shoes, leather and eel-skin goods, fur coats, jade, smoky topaz and amethyst stones and jewelry, dolls dressed in traditional costume, ginseng, silk, paper masks, fans, kites, porcelain lacquerware, brassware and bamboo products.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Korea National Tourism Organization: www.tour2korea.com

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