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1:43 is 떡갈비 떡=rice cake 갈비 = short rib and it mean they pull out short rips meat and mince them to make patties same way with Rice cake In U.S.A Korean immigrants made translation for Tteokgalbi so we translate it as Korean Grilled Short Rib Patties
11:59 we call it Macaroni because it have almost same process with Macaroni but instead drying them we just deep fry them in oil in U.K have Similar snake call Hulahoops made by KP Snaks
You put too much rice in the lettuce (ssam) The ssam should be eaten at a time. Biting it in half doesn't deliver the mixture taste of the ssam. It should be mouthful. Therefore, you should make it bite-sized by reducing rice in it.
We're so glad to hear that :) We loved our time in South Korea so we decided to come back this autumn again! Any recommendations on what cities to visit apart from Seoul and Busan?
2:57 The woman said that if you want to have more Ban-Chan (side dishes) she would bring or refill more of it to you. 09:00 It is not a Tofu but steamed or boiled eggs after whipping added some salt and water. 09:42 It is a sort of sauce. Seemingly it looks like Doen-Jang (fermented) i.e. soybean paste. Mostly we eat Ssam-Jang when we eat Ssam with leaf vegetables. 12:08 We call it as "PPEONG-TWI-GI". It's one of popped corn or rice or wheat flour. The one shaped similar to macaroni is made with wheat flour. Wow, you visited Gwang-Ju? It is my husband's hometown. As for your next destination, I recommend you to visit Bun-Dang or Il-San in Kyoung-Gi provence. It is a satellite city of Seoul so it is similar to and different from Seoul or rural area. It is well organized area and many apartments, trees and parks etc. 😊 While I am searching for infomation about our upcoming trip, your channel has popped up suddenly. So I watched your several vlogs. Thanks for visiting my country. I have stayed in London only 3 months, it was amazingly pleasant moments. I hope you two have a good and unforgetable precious moments here in South Korea!
Thank you so much for all the foodie insights! We appreciate it a lot because everything is new to us 😊 Before coming to South Korea to make it easier for us to travel & vlog, we had planned our route which is Seoul - Jeonju - Gwangju - Busan - Gyeongju, so there's a bit of modern Korea, history, art and the seaside! It would be so nice to explore other, more rural provinces, but as tourists it's difficult to decide on it in advance - maybe next time? Who knows! Thank you so much about mentioning the meeting and Il-San dinner, it means a world to us 🙏❤️
I am a NorK who has lived in the US for the past 50 years, but I was born in Seoul and have been back only twice in my life. It's quite interesting watching you two utterly naive to Korean culture people visiting K and exploring and experiencing the bizarreness that is Korea in real time.
Enjoying your content so far guys; you're very open-minded and positive. Keep it up. This is a simple Korean pronunciation tip that will help you more often than not. Brits (and Americans) love their vowels. They make love to their vowels; give them full body massages. Doing so adds syllables to many Korean (also Japanese words). "How many syllables are in the words Tokyo and Kyoto?" Brits/Americans - 3! "Toke-yee-yoh"; "Kee-yoh-tow" Japanese/Koreans - 2! "Dok-yo"; "Gyo-ttdo" "How about Myeongdong?" Brits/Americans - 3 "Mee-yawng-dowung" Japanese/Koreans - 2 "Myung-dong" As opposed to enunciating each vowel, Korean words/syllables are sharp and distinct. Imagine an angry mother calling out to her disobedient child. "Jay! Come! Here!" (3) "Myung! Dong!" (2) "Gwang! Jang!" (2) You get the idea. Funnily enough, the opposite happens when certain English words are said with a Korean accent. Skateboard (2) becomes seu-kay-ee-teu-boh-deu (6.) Also, I'm an American but speak the Seoul dialect. I've been told that people in Gwangju have the most distinct accent/dialect among all South Koreans that I would probably have trouble understanding them. Gwangju also has a tragic history (don't mean to ruin your vibes but google Gwangju 1980 after your travels end).
@@lingolinga2017 I'm embarrassed; I should've known when the lady at the restaurant where they ate spoke standard Korean that I could perfectly understand.
I'm traveling to korea this year and it's been a while. Just came across your channel and have been binging your Korea travel trip series! Feels so comfortable to watch, very insightful, great filming. Please keep it up!
We’re so glad to hear that! South Korea was so different from the other countries we had visited so we wanted to get to know it a bit better to feel comfortable 😬 It was so great that we decided to come back this autumn because there’s so much to see, try and experience 🇰🇷🥢🍜
Welcome to Gwangju, Korea! Thank you for helping granny at the subway station. I had a lot of fun watching the video and we Koreans will be more friendly to kind people like you.
Please don't bite off when you eat ssam(lettuce wrap). You might not enjoy the balance or harmony of ssam taste. Make an ssam like bite size, not like tacos or burritos size. Most of Korean food such as kimbab or bibimbab has balance and harmony of ingridiants.
We arrived to Busan straight after Gwangju but we were really happy to be there! It showed us a completely different side of Korea - showing more "the real life" in 🇰🇷🙌 There's also a lot of other smaller cities that we could wave explored as well but due to limited time, its impossible to be everywhere or do everything 😬
If you want to feel the local charm, not the tourist attraction, visit a new city around Seoul too. New cities such as Bundang, Ilsan, Gwanggyo, and Dongtan are easy to get to from Seoul by subway and you can feel the local atmosphere. Among them, I recommend Gwanggyo. If you get off at Gwanggyo Jungang Station on the Shinbundang Line (red), you can meet Gwanggyo with a beautiful lake. The lake walk is good, and various shops and facilities around the lake are good. And the trail called Fox Road is really pretty. If you visit Gwanggyo, I can recommend a place to visit. I hope you have a happy time in Korea!!
I like this channel very much And thank you for the travel around in my country...and introduce too I like the guy who is very open minded and good personality And i love Bank of England...😊😊😊 Thank you guys Hope you guys had a great time in my beautiful country Thank you
The yellow cube side dish, a bit cheezy taste, you had at the restraunt with soup is steamed egg...very soft and comfortable and a traditional side dish in Korea
i am glad you guys are trying some real korean food. i feel like youtube is capturing more modern korean food that has cheese on everything. side dishes are usually unlimited so if you run out of the ones you like feel free to ask for more. you should try korean chinese cuisine which are unique in itself. koreans loves noodles, fish, and stews. all the classic korean dishes are online.
I'm so glad the comment section is being to helpful for these two. It's pretty tough getting around another country when you don't know the language and local customs. By the way, always drink beer with chicken, soju with bbq, rice wine with jeon, and water to recover for the next meal haha
I thought so,I seen it in the movies, they put the whole grap of lettuce in the mouth in one bite. Well I'm sure they a learning, how awesome to visit South Korea, I love Asian food. Thank you for sharing this videos,I love the girl laugh 😊.
You guys are awesome for going out into the "real" Korea. Your meal looks delicious. If I remember from a Korean friend, there is a proper way to position your rice and soup. I'm not sure if it's true for all Koreans or if it was just his family thing but the bowl of rice must stay in front of you and the bowl of soup must stay on the right side of the rice. I doubt any Koreans would give you a hard time but just departing some knowledge I learned.
You are right that there has to be a proper position of dishes. Rice has to be left and soup has to be right. We every Koreans know well about that. And this is TMI and old story though, when I was a middle school girl, I had to memorize how many Banchan and what kinds of Banchan has to be one table at school. Because it belongs to the Joseon Dynasty tradition. According to person and situation, we had to put the number of Banchan on a table following order. 😅 I don"t remember it well because it was more 30 yrs. 😊😅😅
@@t.d2544 Very correct. I just got back from Seoul and Busan and everything I learned went out the window. I was so busy eating all the great food, I didn't care.
Hello! Your channel was recommended and so far I like how you guys explore and experience Korea. Side dish is complimantry in Korea, so she said she will provide more if you need them. Soft White square side dish is not tofu, it's custard egg. Round white side dish is pickled sliced radish.(some people wrap meat with it) The game with white and black pieces is called "ba-deuk” Omg inside of the rolled bacon cabbage place looks so cute!❤ Love Korea! People respect each other.
@@최영진-j9f🤣Understood, but why do almost all vegetables in South Korea import from China? 🤭Oh, by the way, China has the largest variety of fruits and vegetables in the world, so it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to have to eat kimchi three meals a day
You guys are so sweet🥹🥹 and i really love the way you trying to respect and appreciate other cultures! Very positive and cheerful!! you got me im your subscriber from now on😁😁 hope you enjoyed a lot in Korea!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We always try to explore the countries we visit as much as we can and in the same time try to be respectful while deep diving into the culture :) Because only then you can really get to know people's way of thinking! Hope you enjoy our future videos too ❤️
The first game is Janggi, a game similar to American chess, and the second game is Baduk. 한국에서 좋은 추억 많이 남기시길 바래요 ~^ I hope you make many good memories in Korea.
You choose the right place and the right menu. Gwangiu In Joellado is one of the best cities where has very delicious foods. Many people go to Busan and say "there are many delicious foods." But if people want to eat real delicious food and real korean foods, people must go to cities in Joellado. REALLY DELICIOUS! ^^
😋 We always like to do our research where to go in terms of local atmosphere, best food, and iconic things to do! Glad we didn't miss it in South Korea 🇰🇷
3:18 The lady asked if you guys wanted a tong (jjip-geh) or a fork (pok-u). FYI, in Korean and Japanese, the /f/ and /r/ phonemes don't exist. Closest sound for f -> p or h, and r -> (elided) or a tap sound like the "tt" in American English "butter". You two are adorable and courageous venturing in a totally foreign country!
hello. Welcome to our hometown, Gwangju. Most restaurants in Gwangju serve a lot of side dishes. In Korea, Gwangju and Jeonju are combined and called Jeolla-do. Jeolla-do is famous for its delicious food and many side dishes. And in Korea, most restaurants provide free refills on side dishes. At the Tteokgalbi restaurant, the lady said that if there weren't enough side dishes, she would bring more. Normally, if you don't have enough side dishes, you bring your own, but since you are foreigners, I think the lady was considerate. And in Korea, when eating ssam, the ssam is wrapped so that it can be eaten in one mouth. The way you wrap the ssam and the way you eat it is up to you. However, there are some things that Korean people always feel sad about. Most foreigners share ssam. There's even a meme about this where Koreans get frustrated when they see foreigners. Ha ha ha ha ha. Gwangju is a place with a history of the May 18 Democratic Uprising. The records of the democratic uprising are registered as World Heritage Records. The street where the event you went to was held is the street where Gwangju citizens fought against the dictatorship to protect Gwangju a long time ago. Now that you’ve been to Yangdong Chicken, I’d like to introduce you to another famous food. One of Jeonju’s specialties is ‘Choco Pie’. You must visit ‘Gungjeon Confectionery’ next time in Gwangju. Be sure to try ‘Butterfly Pie’ and ‘Dinosaur Egg’! Even 40 years later, it is still a food I remember eating when I go to my hometown. This is bread that Koreans always buy and eat when they go to Gwangju. One more famous thing, ‘Lettuce fries’ It is not a food made with fried lettuce, but a fried wrap made by wrapping lettuce with onions or peppers in flavored soy sauce. Can't you imagine? Try it!! Hahaha And Chamisul and other local sojus can be found in Gwangju or Jeolla-do. This is ‘Ipsaeju’. This soju is made using only natural rock water and naturally extracted sweeteners and is free of sugar, sodium, and MSG. This is a good soju with a smooth and slightly bitter taste. And about an hour away from Gwangju, there is a small city called Damyang. If you get a chance, I think it would be a good idea to go there next time. It is a place full of artistic things such as bamboo fields, bamboo rice balls, and slow cities. It is definitely a place where you can feel rest. Damyang Tteokgalbi is more famous than Songjeong’s Tteokgalbi. And there is an old Korean market called Changpyeong Market. Changpyeong Market Gukbap there is also a very, very old restaurant. Gukbap is a food that is difficult for foreigners to encounter. My nephews, who were born in Texas, always go here when they come to Korea. If you get the chance, I hope you experience all of these things! I happened to come across your video randomly on UA-cam, and I would like to thank you all for taking a real trip to Korea and hope you have a better trip. I'm not good at English, but I'm writing this with the help of Google Translate!! I hope you have a great trip in the future!!
I am very happy to see you helping a grandmother carry her things on the stairs. I think maybe you can occasionally create content to help people around you, such as distributing food to the homeless, while you still carry out your usual content, traveling and reviewing food. The content of sharing happiness with people in need always has a place in the hearts of people all over the world 😊
The most important etiquette is eating wrap in one bite 😂 I can guarantee every Korean would be like “put your ssam (wrap) in one bit.” It’s mesmerizing to see you enjoy different cultures with such curiosity. You are the best!
Wahhh looks so yummy 🤤🤤🤤🤤. That’s the Korean chives, it looks very similar to spring onions. We use it a lot in our Malaysian cooking. Infact I used it today for my Stir Fry Vermicelli 😍
This is the first time since I was born that I heard about vegetables like Korean leeks. It’s really amazing. Then I checked the data and 70% of vegetables in South Korea are imported from China🤣
@@哈哈哈-d8b it’s Korean chives. It’s yummy and crunch though. I’m not sure on the actual name but here in Canada from the Korean stores written Korean chives. In Malaysia we call it Kucai 😍😍
@@bindiyachalfamily8183What a good joke. Any kind of leeks or fruits and vegetables can be found in China. This is the first time I have heard of such a thing as Korean leeks.😂
@@bindiyachalfamily8183So you need to read more or Google, because China is the only country in the world that has all the landforms on the earth. China is the largest producer of vegetables and fruits in the world, and it is also the country with the most types of vegetables and fruits. When I heard about the legendary Korean leeks , I feel very funny
And the fruit stick you see is a very recent trend. It's a Chinese street food popularized in Korea in the past year or so. The shop's often run by Chinese livihg in Korea, and it's super unhealthy. 😂
Then why are Chinese candied haws and spicy hotpots promoted on the program every day? By the way, Korean traditional food "dung wine" is the healthiest
It is also known that Korean restaurants often recycle and reuse leftover kimchi. This is a tradition. Koreans who love kimchi claim that Korean food is healthy. This is the biggest joke I have ever heard.
For the colonies, the military pot made from the stinky water and various garbage left by the American military fathers is the healthiest. It is worthy of the love from the father.
Thank you for visiting my hometown, your video brings me homsickness as a Korean staying in Africa. BTW, the SSAM always goes into your mouth all at once, not biting🤣
True! We were truly happy with this entire day spent in Gwangju because we didn't expect people to be so welcoming!!! It changes the way how you feel while vlogging 100% 🥰
that leafy wrap you ate is supposed to come with something called samjang. it's really good and i don't know why they served you that without it. i also think the wings places you went to wasn't real korean fried chicken either. you should maybe try some google searches there for good places because the food i saw in this vid was not it.
look at the wall, it writen that you have to bring free additional side dishes yourself, but the staff said they would bring it to you if it wasn't enough
You guys are so funny. It's like watching ethnographers study a new culture which I'm familiar with. If you like art, Gwangju is your city during the biennale. It's not to be missed!
Right! It must be so interesting because it basically shows how we come across simple things in Korea that for you are normal, but for us are completely new! We were actually taking about it that it would be nice to be back for biennale next time when in Gwangju 🤩
I can feel that you are truly enjoying Korea. I really enjoy seeing things like that. And I was very impressed by your kindness. Koreans truly take food very seriously. So, there are hundreds of foods. Even if you live in Korea your whole life, you won't be able to try all the foods. And there is a reason why Korean people like spicy food. When you eat spicy food, your body perceives it as pain. Then, the body releases a hormone called “endorphin”. Endorphins are hormones that make people feel better. This is a scientifically proven fact. It's painful when you eat spicy food, but you feel better after eating it. I look forward to future videos as well. ^^
@@哈哈哈-d8bNo, some internet celebrities in China have calculated that it takes about 8 hours to travel around South Korea. South Korea is still very big.
@@哈哈哈-d8bIf you just take a car to go around the whole country of South Korea, it will take about 8-10 hours, but if you travel to every city and rural area in South Korea, it will take about a month. Of course, the most outstanding attraction in South Korea is the USFK. To be honest, I am very envious of the USFK.
@@哈哈哈-d8b 한자문화권이 무슨말인지 몰라? 누가보면 한족이 한자를 만든줄 알겠네. 오천년 역사 운운하지만 그 오천년 역사 대부분을 오랑캐라 부르던 이민족의 노예로 살았던 한족 따위가... 한자는 원시적인 문자이고 중국인들조차 평생 한자를 다 모르고 죽는데...한자를 만든 동이족의 후손답게 조상이 만든 원시적인 문자를 버리고 새로운 문자를 만들어 사용하는 한국의 발끝이라도 닮아봐라...
wow Gwangju!!! i never been there before, only know there was like a democratic strikes there in the past from Taxi Driver movie..its sooo nice to know about this city through your video ❤ anyway the banchan that u tought its tofu, its steamed egg (gyeran-jjim).. Karolina's "macaroni" snack is ppeongtwigi.. and the game with black and white pins is baduk (korean chess) ^^ lol i heard BoA song (Number One) played on the festival 😁 and eat fried chicken with beer is popular in Korea, chimaek (chicken and maekju/beer) ^^
So many interesting insights! You covered it all Sisca 😍 It's so nice exploring and actually getting to know from locals the particular names for the things and activities! Really appreciate it 🙏
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9:20 It's steamed egg (very soft and chewy)
1:43 is 떡갈비 떡=rice cake 갈비 = short rib and it mean they pull out short rips meat and mince them to make patties same way with Rice cake
In U.S.A Korean immigrants made translation for Tteokgalbi so we translate it as Korean Grilled Short Rib Patties
11:59 we call it Macaroni because it have almost same process with Macaroni but instead drying them we just deep fry them in oil
in U.K have Similar snake call Hulahoops made by KP Snaks
지하철역에서 할머니 도와주시고 진짜 친절하신 외국인이세요^^ 진짜 착하시다
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@@JayandKarolinayou helped old Korean lady at the subway station. You are a so kind and nice person. I translated @ggmom8814.
부족하면 더 갖다드릴께요 라고 말했네요~ 보통 수도권은 반찬이 셀프코너로 되어있어서 편하게 가져다가 드실수가 있습니다~ 근데 추가반찬은 셀프라고 스티커에 적혀있네요. 그런데도 가져다 드린다고 한것은 친절한 행동이었네요.
천사같은 두분 할머니을 도와주시네요 넘 감사합니다 하시는 일마다 대박나시길 기원합니다..😊
😊😊😊
20:47 감사합니다~ 훌륭한 부부네요. 즐거운 여행하시길 바랍니다.
정말 존경스러운 부부네요.
You put too much rice in the lettuce (ssam) The ssam should be eaten at a time. Biting it in half doesn't deliver the mixture taste of the ssam. It should be mouthful. Therefore, you should make it bite-sized by reducing rice in it.
Thank you for sharing! We will know how to eat it properly next time 🙏 Since was one of our favourite meals in South Korea!
당신들은 정말 착하고 멋있는 사람들이다
감사합니다 ^.^
I am Korean and I really like this video. Thank you so much for visiting Korea.
We're so glad to hear that :) We loved our time in South Korea so we decided to come back this autumn again! Any recommendations on what cities to visit apart from Seoul and Busan?
광주에 와서 송정떡갈비 앗맛있게 먹고가네요 두부가 아니고 달걀찜입니다
Happy to see you enjoyed!!!
2:57 The woman said that if you want to have more Ban-Chan (side dishes) she would bring or refill more of it to you.
09:00 It is not a Tofu but steamed or boiled eggs after whipping added some salt and water.
09:42 It is a sort of sauce. Seemingly it looks like Doen-Jang (fermented) i.e. soybean paste. Mostly we eat Ssam-Jang when we eat Ssam with leaf vegetables.
12:08 We call it as "PPEONG-TWI-GI". It's one of popped corn or rice or wheat flour. The one shaped similar to macaroni is made with wheat flour.
Wow, you visited Gwang-Ju? It is my husband's hometown. As for your next destination, I recommend you to visit Bun-Dang or Il-San in Kyoung-Gi provence. It is a satellite city of Seoul so it is similar to and different from Seoul or rural area. It is well organized area and many apartments, trees and parks etc. 😊
While I am searching for infomation about our upcoming trip, your channel has popped up suddenly. So I watched your several vlogs. Thanks for visiting my country. I have stayed in London only 3 months, it was amazingly pleasant moments. I hope you two have a good and unforgetable precious moments here in South Korea!
Thank you so much for all the foodie insights! We appreciate it a lot because everything is new to us 😊
Before coming to South Korea to make it easier for us to travel & vlog, we had planned our route which is Seoul - Jeonju - Gwangju - Busan - Gyeongju, so there's a bit of modern Korea, history, art and the seaside! It would be so nice to explore other, more rural provinces, but as tourists it's difficult to decide on it in advance - maybe next time? Who knows!
Thank you so much about mentioning the meeting and Il-San dinner, it means a world to us 🙏❤️
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@@JayandKarolina you can search the islands of Korea. Ullengdo, Jejudo, and there many islands especially the south coast of Korea continent.
Bundang is amazing! I lived there and miss it a lot. @@JayandKarolina
바둑 두는것 구경하시네요..
사랑스러운 두사람❤❤
식당에서 종업원이 말씀하신거는 반찬 더 필요하면 더 갖다준다는 말씀이였어요^^
님아 반찬추가는 셀프라고 쓰있네요 ㅋ 님아 잘 알려주세요
@@해피송-p4x 종업원이 반찬 부족하면 더 갖다준다고는 했어요 ^^ 아마 외국인이라 셀프이지만 갖다준다고했나봐요
@@해피송-p4x이모가 부족하면 더 갔다 드릴께요 하시네요~^ 아마도 외국분들이라 친절히 응대 하신듯 합니다
Most funny thing for me. I have never been in Gwangju even though I am Korean. Your video is good to watch to understand where there is.
Glad you enjoyed it!
21:05 It always feels good when we help others ❤️😁
She said “If you want, more banchan (side dishes) will be provided”. You can ask for more banchan for free in Korean restaurants 😊
SO LOVELY 🥰
할머니 카트 들어주셔서 너무 감사합니다 눈물 났어요...ㅐ두분 항상건강하시고 한국 사랑해 주셔서 감사해요^^
Welcome to Gwangju.
Since you're in the town of taste, I hope you eat a lot of delicious food.
We really indulged in the best food over there ❤️
너무 착하다~ 복 받으실거에요!!!
🙏😇
I am a NorK who has lived in the US for the past 50 years, but I was born in Seoul and have been back only twice in my life. It's quite interesting watching you two utterly naive to Korean culture people visiting K and exploring and experiencing the bizarreness that is Korea in real time.
Enjoying your content so far guys; you're very open-minded and positive. Keep it up. This is a simple Korean pronunciation tip that will help you more often than not. Brits (and Americans) love their vowels. They make love to their vowels; give them full body massages. Doing so adds syllables to many Korean (also Japanese words).
"How many syllables are in the words Tokyo and Kyoto?"
Brits/Americans - 3! "Toke-yee-yoh"; "Kee-yoh-tow"
Japanese/Koreans - 2! "Dok-yo"; "Gyo-ttdo"
"How about Myeongdong?"
Brits/Americans - 3 "Mee-yawng-dowung"
Japanese/Koreans - 2 "Myung-dong"
As opposed to enunciating each vowel, Korean words/syllables are sharp and distinct. Imagine an angry mother calling out to her disobedient child. "Jay! Come! Here!" (3)
"Myung! Dong!" (2)
"Gwang! Jang!" (2)
You get the idea.
Funnily enough, the opposite happens when certain English words are said with a Korean accent. Skateboard (2) becomes seu-kay-ee-teu-boh-deu (6.)
Also, I'm an American but speak the Seoul dialect. I've been told that people in Gwangju have the most distinct accent/dialect among all South Koreans that I would probably have trouble understanding them. Gwangju also has a tragic history (don't mean to ruin your vibes but google Gwangju 1980 after your travels end).
@@lingolinga2017 I'm embarrassed; I should've known when the lady at the restaurant where they ate spoke standard Korean that I could perfectly understand.
Thank you that was very helpful
Thanks for visiting korea
아내 이쁘고 둘다 좋은 사람 한국서 재미 있게 잘보내고 건강히
I'm traveling to korea this year and it's been a while. Just came across your channel and have been binging your Korea travel trip series! Feels so comfortable to watch, very insightful, great filming. Please keep it up!
We’re so glad to hear that! South Korea was so different from the other countries we had visited so we wanted to get to know it a bit better to feel comfortable 😬
It was so great that we decided to come back this autumn because there’s so much to see, try and experience 🇰🇷🥢🍜
Welcome to Gwangju, Korea! Thank you for helping granny at the subway station. I had a lot of fun watching the video and we Koreans will be more friendly to kind people like you.
🙏 My pleasure! It was one of our favourite days in Korea 😍
Let's look forward to all the happy times in Korea!
Please don't bite off when you eat ssam(lettuce wrap).
You might not enjoy the balance or harmony of ssam taste.
Make an ssam like bite size, not like tacos or burritos size.
Most of Korean food such as kimbab or bibimbab has balance and harmony of ingridiants.
It totally makes sense! Thanks for sharing 🙏
I live in Gwang-ju, Korea.
Thank you for visiting and promoting delicious food even though it is an area not visited by many foreigners. ❤
Our pleasure!
09: 00 What you ate was steamed eggs . (Gyeran-jjim : Korea food)
Wow! It didn't taste eggy at all!
Wow, it's cool that you chose Gwangju as your destination rather than Busan or Jeju, which are common destinations for foreigners.
We arrived to Busan straight after Gwangju but we were really happy to be there! It showed us a completely different side of Korea - showing more "the real life" in 🇰🇷🙌
There's also a lot of other smaller cities that we could wave explored as well but due to limited time, its impossible to be everywhere or do everything 😬
foodie should visit Gwangju. Good choice👍
If you want to feel the local charm, not the tourist attraction, visit a new city around Seoul too.
New cities such as Bundang, Ilsan, Gwanggyo, and Dongtan are easy to get to from Seoul by subway and you can feel the local atmosphere.
Among them, I recommend Gwanggyo. If you get off at Gwanggyo Jungang Station on the Shinbundang Line (red), you can meet Gwanggyo with a beautiful lake.
The lake walk is good, and various shops and facilities around the lake are good. And the trail called Fox Road is really pretty.
If you visit Gwanggyo, I can recommend a place to visit.
I hope you have a happy time in Korea!!
I like this channel very much
And thank you for the travel around in my country...and introduce too
I like the guy who is very open minded and good personality
And i love Bank of England...😊😊😊
Thank you guys
Hope you guys had a great time in my beautiful country
Thank you
The yellow cube side dish, a bit cheezy taste, you had at the restraunt with soup is steamed egg...very soft and comfortable and a traditional side dish in Korea
Good to see my hometown through your video. I wish you had a wonderful time in Gwangju
So nice! It revels a completely different perspective I believe!
영상이 편안하고 재미있어요👍
She meant Fork not pork. Tteokgalbi is only made with beef. We don't have the /ph/ sound in our phonetics system so ph is substituted by p sound.
와우 맛있게 잘드시네 반찬은 더달라면 줍니다 공짜 즐거운 여행하세요 덕분에 광주에 지하철있는것 처음 알았네 ^&^
얼마 전에 처음으로 광주에 가서 떡갈비를 먹어봤는데 떡갈비보다 먼저 주는 저 뼈국이 더 인상 깊었습니다. 서울에서 판매하는 뼈해장국과는 완전히 다른데 이따금씩 생각나는 맛이었어요 ㅎㅎ 솜씨 좋은 광주 분이 서울에 뼈국 식당을 오픈해주시면 좋겠습니다.
It was pretty tasty! And we totally agree - it was way different from the ones in Seoul 🙌
My hometown Kwangju !!! jellado (province) is famous for food !!!! Enjoy !
i am glad you guys are trying some real korean food. i feel like youtube is capturing more modern korean food that has cheese on everything. side dishes are usually unlimited so if you run out of the ones you like feel free to ask for more. you should try korean chinese cuisine which are unique in itself. koreans loves noodles, fish, and stews. all the classic korean dishes are online.
즐겁게 여행하시고 좋은추억 만들고 가셨으면 좋겠네요~^^*그리고 광주는 특히 음식에 진심이랍니다.
The food tour we did will stay in our memories forever 😍👌
I'm so glad the comment section is being to helpful for these two. It's pretty tough getting around another country when you don't know the language and local customs. By the way, always drink beer with chicken, soju with bbq, rice wine with jeon, and water to recover for the next meal haha
It is very interesting to know how foreigners feel about my familiar culture. I wish you a healthy and enjoyable trip.
We find it very interesting too! Because when we film people get extremely surprised with little things we aren’t aware of 😉 It opens up perspectives!
한국에 오신걸 환영해요🤗
“좋은 시간보내세요“
Wow I loved that you really enjoyed variety dishes. Love that some ppl speak English well or at least can communicate ok
It was a real Korean food paradise in Gwangju!
Lettuce wraps should be wrapped in bite-sized pieces and eaten in one bite.
If the lettuce is big, you can cut it into bite-sized pieces and use it~
I thought so,I seen it in the movies, they put the whole grap of lettuce in the mouth in one bite. Well I'm sure they a learning, how awesome to visit South Korea, I love Asian food. Thank you for sharing this videos,I love the girl laugh 😊.
Nice video ❤
잘보고있습니다:) 구독은 어제했고 오늘도 보러왔어요!!😊 한국에서 즐거운추억 가득 만드시길 바랍니다:) ❤❤❤
You guys are awesome for going out into the "real" Korea. Your meal looks delicious. If I remember from a Korean friend, there is a proper way to position your rice and soup. I'm not sure if it's true for all Koreans or if it was just his family thing but the bowl of rice must stay in front of you and the bowl of soup must stay on the right side of the rice. I doubt any Koreans would give you a hard time but just departing some knowledge I learned.
Yes, all the things you've just mentioned are correct! We're still learning though haha since everything is new to us 😬 Thanks for watching!
You are right that there has to be a proper position of dishes. Rice has to be left and soup has to be right. We every Koreans know well about that. And this is TMI and old story though, when I was a middle school girl, I had to memorize how many Banchan and what kinds of Banchan has to be one table at school. Because it belongs to the Joseon Dynasty tradition.
According to person and situation, we had to put the number of Banchan on a table following order. 😅 I don"t remember it well because it was more 30 yrs. 😊😅😅
저는 국 밥 순서로 둬요
국은 보통 뜨겁기 때문에 오른손잡이인 저는 옷깃이 젖거나 국물이 튀거나 뜨거운 그릇에 닿는걸 방지하기 위해서요
밥 국 순서로 놓는게 전통적인 거긴 해요
정석은 그렇지만, 편한대로 배치하시게 되면, 그걸 잘못됐다고 아무도 뭐라하진 않습니다. 편하신대로 맛있게 드시면됩니다.
@@t.d2544 Very correct. I just got back from Seoul and Busan and everything I learned went out the window. I was so busy eating all the great food, I didn't care.
21:00 very kind Chhaya :) 20일보다 더 오래 한국여행하셨으면 좋을텐데....
한국에서 즐거운 여행 하세요.. 영상 잘 봤어요
한국에서 행복한 시간 보내세요
진짜 두분은 어딜가도 재밌게 여행하실것 같아요 ㅋㅋ 😊
That’s true 😍 We love what we do because there’s nothing better than learning about new cultures, meeting people and trying delicious local foods 🙏🙏🙏
Hello! Your channel was recommended and so far I like how you guys explore and experience Korea.
Side dish is complimantry in Korea, so she said she will provide more if you need them.
Soft White square side dish is not tofu, it's custard egg.
Round white side dish is pickled sliced radish.(some people wrap meat with it)
The game with white and black pieces is called "ba-deuk”
Omg inside of the rolled bacon cabbage place looks so cute!❤
Love Korea! People respect each other.
Enjoy Korean food!!! We Koreans are genuine for food!!!
I absolutely agree with u
Hundreds of thousands of kinds of kimchi are put on the plate every day, which looks very rich.
@@哈哈哈-d8b Kimchi is our Korean soul food. Without kimchi We don't eat meal.
@@최영진-j9f🤣Understood, but why do almost all vegetables in South Korea import from China? 🤭Oh, by the way, China has the largest variety of fruits and vegetables in the world, so it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to have to eat kimchi three meals a day
@@최영진-j9fIf there is no kimchi, I think the military pot left over from the US military is also delicious.😮
I enjoy watching your video
Thank you and enjoy the rest of your travels😊
휴지 위에 수저를 놓으시다니.. 그새 한국 사람 다 되셨네요 😁 쌈 드실땐 쌈장 꼭 넣어주세요~~
쌈은 한입에 먹어야해요..국룰입니다..ㅎㅎ
갈비탕에 떡갈비라..좋은선택이네요..
한국 쌈은 꼭!!! 한입에 한번에 드세요. 그럼 훨씬 더 맛있어요.
이젠 포기하세요 외쿡인 열에 여덟아홉은 무조건 베어먹음
일일이 다 말해줄수도 없고 그냥 그런가보다 하세요
어차피 갈 사람들
@@e18-z4m말 한번 못되게하네 가면 다시는 안온다는 보장이라도 있나?
좀 더 맛있게 먹었으면해서 알려주려는 것뿐인데 그렇게 말하면 행복하신가?
@@오로라-b6b 외국인이 한둘도 아니고 하나하나 붙잡고 일러줘야 하나
그렇다고 한번만 말해서는 듣지도 않아요
어떻게 먹든 내맘이라는 식이거나 잊어버리거나 아니면 입에 다 안 들어간다거나
치킨 서너번 먹고 갈 사람들한테 너무 열 올리지마
@@e18-z4m 서너번 먹고 갈 사람들한테 열 올리는게 아니라 같은말이라도 그렇게하냐고 님한테 말한거잖아요
@@오로라-b6b 놔두라는게 왜
한국 음식에 관심이 있는 사람이면 다른 사람 먹는거 보고 충분히 습득할수 있는 부분이고
관심이 없는 사람이면 입만 아픈 셈인데
떡갈비를 쌈으로 먹을때 햄버거처럼나눠서 먹지 말고 한입에 쌈을 입에 다 넣어 먹어야 제맛 입니다😊
아름다운 광주 가고싶어요
You guys are so sweet🥹🥹 and i really love the way you trying to respect and appreciate other cultures! Very positive and cheerful!! you got me im your subscriber from now on😁😁 hope you enjoyed a lot in Korea!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We always try to explore the countries we visit as much as we can and in the same time try to be respectful while deep diving into the culture :) Because only then you can really get to know people's way of thinking! Hope you enjoy our future videos too ❤️
The first game is Janggi, a game similar to American chess, and the second game is Baduk.
한국에서 좋은 추억 많이 남기시길 바래요 ~^
I hope you make many good memories in Korea.
It was so nice watching them playing! We've been enjoying South Korea very much 😊
떡갈비는 돼지고기와 소고기를 섞고 다져서 숯불에 구운것입니다. 소고기가 20퍼센트 정도 들어있습니다. 그리고 스프는 무한 리필입니다. 13년전 광주에서 근무할때 자주가던곳입니다. 소고기 떡갈비는 담양이 유명합니다. 담양은 대나무가 매우 유명한곳으로 곡성과 함께 관광하기 매우 좋습니다. 시간이 잇다면 추천합니다. 솔직히 광주보다 볼거리가 많습니다.
22:04 그 게임은 '장기' 라는건데 'Chess' 비슷한 게임입니다..
You choose the right place and the right menu. Gwangiu In Joellado is one of the best cities where has very delicious foods. Many people go to Busan and say "there are many delicious foods." But if people want to eat real delicious food and real korean foods, people must go to cities in Joellado. REALLY DELICIOUS! ^^
😋 We always like to do our research where to go in terms of local atmosphere, best food, and iconic things to do! Glad we didn't miss it in South Korea 🇰🇷
3:18 The lady asked if you guys wanted a tong (jjip-geh) or a fork (pok-u). FYI, in Korean and Japanese, the /f/ and /r/ phonemes don't exist. Closest sound for f -> p or h, and r -> (elided) or a tap sound like the "tt" in American English "butter". You two are adorable and courageous venturing in a totally foreign country!
hello. Welcome to our hometown, Gwangju.
Most restaurants in Gwangju serve a lot of side dishes.
In Korea, Gwangju and Jeonju are combined and called Jeolla-do.
Jeolla-do is famous for its delicious food and many side dishes.
And in Korea, most restaurants provide free refills on side dishes.
At the Tteokgalbi restaurant, the lady said that if there weren't enough side dishes, she would bring more.
Normally, if you don't have enough side dishes, you bring your own, but since you are foreigners, I think the lady was considerate.
And in Korea, when eating ssam, the ssam is wrapped so that it can be eaten in one mouth.
The way you wrap the ssam and the way you eat it is up to you.
However, there are some things that Korean people always feel sad about.
Most foreigners share ssam.
There's even a meme about this where Koreans get frustrated when they see foreigners. Ha ha ha ha ha.
Gwangju is a place with a history of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.
The records of the democratic uprising are registered as World Heritage Records.
The street where the event you went to was held is the street where Gwangju citizens fought against the dictatorship to protect Gwangju a long time ago.
Now that you’ve been to Yangdong Chicken, I’d like to introduce you to another famous food.
One of Jeonju’s specialties is ‘Choco Pie’.
You must visit ‘Gungjeon Confectionery’ next time in Gwangju.
Be sure to try ‘Butterfly Pie’ and ‘Dinosaur Egg’!
Even 40 years later, it is still a food I remember eating when I go to my hometown.
This is bread that Koreans always buy and eat when they go to Gwangju.
One more famous thing,
‘Lettuce fries’
It is not a food made with fried lettuce, but a fried wrap made by wrapping lettuce with onions or peppers in flavored soy sauce.
Can't you imagine? Try it!! Hahaha
And Chamisul and other local sojus can be found in Gwangju or Jeolla-do.
This is ‘Ipsaeju’.
This soju is made using only natural rock water and naturally extracted sweeteners and is free of sugar, sodium, and MSG.
This is a good soju with a smooth and slightly bitter taste.
And about an hour away from Gwangju, there is a small city called Damyang.
If you get a chance, I think it would be a good idea to go there next time.
It is a place full of artistic things such as bamboo fields, bamboo rice balls, and slow cities.
It is definitely a place where you can feel rest.
Damyang Tteokgalbi is more famous than Songjeong’s Tteokgalbi.
And there is an old Korean market called Changpyeong Market.
Changpyeong Market Gukbap there is also a very, very old restaurant.
Gukbap is a food that is difficult for foreigners to encounter.
My nephews, who were born in Texas, always go here when they come to Korea.
If you get the chance, I hope you experience all of these things!
I happened to come across your video randomly on UA-cam, and I would like to thank you all for taking a real trip to Korea and hope you have a better trip.
I'm not good at English, but I'm writing this with the help of Google Translate!!
I hope you have a great trip in the future!!
I hope you make many good memories in Korea...😊
I am very happy to see you helping a grandmother carry her things on the stairs. I think maybe you can occasionally create content to help people around you, such as distributing food to the homeless, while you still carry out your usual content, traveling and reviewing food. The content of sharing happiness with people in need always has a place in the hearts of people all over the world 😊
I want that fried chicken now!! That looked amazing!!!
O my the food over there looks absolutely stunning 😮❤🎉
The most important etiquette is eating wrap in one bite 😂
I can guarantee every Korean would be like “put your ssam (wrap) in one bit.”
It’s mesmerizing to see you enjoy different cultures with such curiosity. You are the best!
I am the one who got annoyed by it
Wahhh looks so yummy 🤤🤤🤤🤤. That’s the Korean chives, it looks very similar to spring onions. We use it a lot in our Malaysian cooking. Infact I used it today for my Stir Fry Vermicelli 😍
Wow, what are Korean leeks? 🤭
This is the first time since I was born that I heard about vegetables like Korean leeks. It’s really amazing. Then I checked the data and 70% of vegetables in South Korea are imported from China🤣
@@哈哈哈-d8b it’s Korean chives. It’s yummy and crunch though. I’m not sure on the actual name but here in Canada from the Korean stores written Korean chives. In Malaysia we call it Kucai 😍😍
@@bindiyachalfamily8183What a good joke. Any kind of leeks or fruits and vegetables can be found in China. This is the first time I have heard of such a thing as Korean leeks.😂
@@bindiyachalfamily8183So you need to read more or Google, because China is the only country in the world that has all the landforms on the earth. China is the largest producer of vegetables and fruits in the world, and it is also the country with the most types of vegetables and fruits. When I heard about the legendary Korean leeks , I feel very funny
I recommend you eat chicken with draft beer. It's called 'ChiMac' and is the most popular way to eat chicken in Korea.
Glad you two are enjoying the Amazing Korean food. But when you're eating the lettuce wrap, you have to eat it in one whole bite. =]
And the fruit stick you see is a very recent trend. It's a Chinese street food popularized in Korea in the past year or so. The shop's often run by Chinese livihg in Korea, and it's super unhealthy. 😂
Then why are Chinese candied haws and spicy hotpots promoted on the program every day? By the way, Korean traditional food "dung wine" is the healthiest
It is also known that Korean restaurants often recycle and reuse leftover kimchi. This is a tradition. Koreans who love kimchi claim that Korean food is healthy. This is the biggest joke I have ever heard.
For the colonies, the military pot made from the stinky water and various garbage left by the American military fathers is the healthiest. It is worthy of the love from the father.
즐거운 여행되세요~~😊
쌈은 한입에 입안을 꽉채워먹어야 제맛입니다! +_+
Thank you for visiting my hometown, your video brings me homsickness as a Korean staying in Africa.
BTW, the SSAM always goes into your mouth all at once, not biting🤣
Thats awesome that they have a person who speaks Inglis
True! We were truly happy with this entire day spent in Gwangju because we didn't expect people to be so welcoming!!! It changes the way how you feel while vlogging 100% 🥰
12:20 korean macaroni snack
😋😋😋
쌈은 반드시 한번에 먹어야 합니다.
외국분들은 반만 드시는데 쌈은 반드시 한입에 드세요.
그게 한국쌈을 먹는 정석입니다.
Ssam = one bite 😊
26:01 바둑이라는 게임입니다. 두 사람이 검은 돌과 흰 돌을 나누어 가지고 바둑판 위에 번갈아 하나씩 두어 가며 승부를 겨루는 놀이. 서로 에워싼 집을 많이 차지하면 이기는 게임.
It would be so much fun watching the if we understood the rules!
before korean food infomation study ? very nice choice :) , many people go back expensive myungdong food eating i'm so sad
We are the foodie types so always do our research on food when entering a country or the city 😬
Hi Jay, congratulations on the video you made 😄
Hi Karolina you are fantastic 😘
마카로니과자입니다
12:31 뻥튀기라는 것입니다~this is bbungttuki ..korea dessert.. if u will see cinema,you will eat this.
that leafy wrap you ate is supposed to come with something called samjang. it's really good and i don't know why they served you that without it. i also think the wings places you went to wasn't real korean fried chicken either. you should maybe try some google searches there for good places because the food i saw in this vid was not it.
Regarding the side dishes, she said tell me if u want more, I'll bring u.
In korea, side dishes r free.
look at the wall, it writen that you have to bring free additional side dishes yourself, but the staff said they would bring it to you if it wasn't enough
You guys are so funny. It's like watching ethnographers study a new culture which I'm familiar with. If you like art, Gwangju is your city during the biennale. It's not to be missed!
Right! It must be so interesting because it basically shows how we come across simple things in Korea that for you are normal, but for us are completely new! We were actually taking about it that it would be nice to be back for biennale next time when in Gwangju 🤩
I can feel that you are truly enjoying Korea.
I really enjoy seeing things like that.
And I was very impressed by your kindness.
Koreans truly take food very seriously.
So, there are hundreds of foods.
Even if you live in Korea your whole life, you won't be able to try all the foods.
And there is a reason why Korean people like spicy food.
When you eat spicy food, your body perceives it as pain.
Then, the body releases a hormone called “endorphin”.
Endorphins are hormones that make people feel better.
This is a scientifically proven fact.
It's painful when you eat spicy food, but you feel better after eating it.
I look forward to future videos as well. ^^
I am Chinese. I heard that it only takes two hours to travel around the country in South Korea.
@@哈哈哈-d8bNo, some internet celebrities in China have calculated that it takes about 8 hours to travel around South Korea. South Korea is still very big.
@@哈哈哈-d8bIf you just take a car to go around the whole country of South Korea, it will take about 8-10 hours, but if you travel to every city and rural area in South Korea, it will take about a month. Of course, the most outstanding attraction in South Korea is the USFK. To be honest, I am very envious of the USFK.
@@哈哈哈-d8bChina and Russia are the two largest countries in Asia. Their territories were basically inherited from the Mongol Empire.
If you want to experience the real Korean tradition and history, I recommend "An dong".
It is the oldest city that preserves Korean history.
那为什么所谓的韩国传统建筑上面大部分写着汉字？😮
@@哈哈哈-d8b동이족선조가 만든 문자니!
후손인 한국인이 쓰는것은 당연한것!!!
황제헌원은 동이족!!!😊
@@哈哈哈-d8b아주 먼 옛날에는 한자를 썼기 때문에 그 영향이 남아있는거에요
@@哈哈哈-d8b 한자문화권이 무슨말인지 몰라? 누가보면 한족이 한자를 만든줄 알겠네. 오천년 역사 운운하지만 그 오천년 역사 대부분을 오랑캐라 부르던 이민족의 노예로 살았던 한족 따위가...
한자는 원시적인 문자이고 중국인들조차 평생 한자를 다 모르고 죽는데...한자를 만든 동이족의 후손답게 조상이 만든 원시적인 문자를 버리고 새로운 문자를 만들어 사용하는 한국의 발끝이라도 닮아봐라...
Ssam tastes good when you eat it in one bite 😊
9:00 steamed egg
20:48 👍👏👏👏
Ah she mean "Do you need a fork?" But you heard it sounded like 'pork'. Tteokgalbi is made of beef.
That tofu looking was actually steamed egg but served at room termperature
and that leaf was perilla leaf
Jang-gi (장기) is a Korean chess
Thank you for letting us know! It actually had the "eggy" texture!
wow Gwangju!!! i never been there before, only know there was like a democratic strikes there in the past from Taxi Driver movie..its sooo nice to know about this city through your video ❤
anyway the banchan that u tought its tofu, its steamed egg (gyeran-jjim)..
Karolina's "macaroni" snack is ppeongtwigi..
and the game with black and white pins is baduk (korean chess) ^^
lol i heard BoA song (Number One) played on the festival 😁
and eat fried chicken with beer is popular in Korea, chimaek (chicken and maekju/beer) ^^
So many interesting insights! You covered it all Sisca 😍 It's so nice exploring and actually getting to know from locals the particular names for the things and activities! Really appreciate it 🙏
@@JayandKarolina next time if i go to Korea again, i will try to visit Gwangju! ^^