The food in GwangJu

GwangJu is a food town.  There are more streets and areas named for their foods that any city I've ever seen.   From Raw Fish Town to Duck Street, and celebrations like the Kimchi Festival, GwangJu is heaven for foodies.

Meal after meal was delicious and different.  The one common thread was kimchi, which accompanied virtually every meal. 

We went to the GwangJu market for some fun. 

I'm always curious to see the markets.  It takes a tough stomach sometimes to handle it, and this one was no different.

Mmm... it's always hard to find a good pig's head.

The GwangJu Market Choir

We headed out into the GwangJu streets each night, most often with some local GwangJu students who were helping with the Biennale.  The streets were always bustling and full of energy.  With them as our food guides, we tried Korean Pizza (sort of like a crepe with vegetables), Rice Wine (looks awful, tastes great), Korean Cabbage Wraps, Korean BBQ (not like what you have in the US.  Very tasty and more like a soup than like BBQ).

Jen and me in GwangJu

I found the restaurants not exactly designed for people my height.  Table lamps often came down as low as 18" above the table. 

The view from my side of the table.

No matter how good the food was in GwangJu, the food at the convention center was as bad as it is in every country.  We had some rough spots eating what was available at the cafeteria.

Korean Sausage or Korean Cheesestick?  Tasting it didn't help us figure out what it was.

All round though, we were very impressed by our time in GwangJu.  Authentic, local and delicious.

Comments

[Mike]

That Korean sausage is neither sausage nor cheese...it's basically flavored fat...and I'd be very impressed with any non-Korean who could finish one.

[Daniel Gray]

Great blog. I was wondering, are you still there? I am thinking of coming to Gwang ju in October and I was wondering if you could give me some foodie advice.

Dan