Republic of Korea

Gyeongju was the ancient capital of Silla Dynasty which had splendid culture and history, and it has been handed down today.

As a national treasure of traditional cultural heritage in Korea, we can call this city as a big Museum same like Melaka.

Especially night view is picturesque. Golgulsa is famous for stone cave temple and is the Headquarters of Seonmudo, martial arts which were trained by Hwarang (flower knights) in Silla Dynasty. Taekwondo was started from here.”Temple stay” program and martial arts experience are prepared for foreigners.Silla Millennium Park is a Silla Dynasty theme park, visitors can experience traditional culture, see three types of spectacular performances and participate in various craft classes.

Pohang is port city located in east coast. And most biggest city in Gyeongsangbuk-do. It Industrialization progress of this city was started from 1970’s with construction of POSCO.Famous regional products are semi-dried saury and spinach.

But most famous person from this city is Lee Myeong Bak, last president of Korea republic. This is Court complete course of a traditional Korean meal, Hanjeongsik in Gyeongju style.

You can taste the traditional food served on the Korean-style house that there is Korean beauty with the taste of korean characteristic and sincerity.Bonghwa Songi Bulgogi.

Bulgogi is marinated beef and Songi is pine mushroom. This is beef and Seafood Shabu-shabu (Steam boat). Andong Jjimdak It mix all kind of vegetables and seasoning (based in soy sauce)with steamed chicken and simmer down for a while. Korea is peninsula country same as Malaysia hence we have rich marine product. We cook fish as grilled or make soup with spicy seasoning like pepper paste, pepper powder, garlic .People live near coast they enjoy eating row fish with deep. Most popular fish in Korea is makeral, Saury and croaker. Andong is inland province so difficult to keep fish for long in fresh. so they preserve fish with salt.

It became to representative food in Andong. We call it as “Haemultang” with big pot with various seafood.It means seafood soup. Black pot with colorful wild vegetable with egg york in middle is “Sanchae Bibimbap” there is rice underneath even though we are not able to see it. ”Bibim” means “mix” so Bibimbap means mixed rice . You need to mix rice and vegetable on top with sweat chilli sauce with spoon before you eat. We use enchovy stock with radish, onion and kelp for making soup. We both dishes are also suitable to Muslims.It is ginseng chicken soup made of ginseng in Punggi province.

Ginseng chicken soup is very famous soup good for energy booster. You can try it made of halal chicken.It is Bonghwa Songi Dolsotbap.Dolsot is hot stone bowl and bab means rice. Dolsotbab means rice cook in hot stone bowl like in picture.

Songi dolsotbap is mixture of rice and pine mushroom.It suitable to Muslims.

You can experience the nutrition which the soft taste of the Song i(pine mushroom) and incense is abundant at a time.

Before Korea became republic Josun dynasty accepted Buddhism as established religion for 500 years. Buddhism monks obeyed very strict their diet rule as pure vegetarian and it is popular now as healthy diet. You can try these food at “Temple food restaurant” in every where. This temple food is also suitable to Vegetarian visitors.