Life Out Loud: Dinner At Yoogane!

On tuesday, May 1st, I was treated to some DELICIOUS Korean food. My friend Lloyd (who has been teaching ESL in Korea for two years and lives in the room above mine) and I met other foreign teachers (Mel, Melissa, and Sara) at the restaurant. In the the pictures I have down below, you see how the food is prepared. All the ingredients are thrown together in a huge skillet to be cooked. You order a main dish from the main menu first, then order a side dish. You can have the side dish cooked with the main dish or have it cooked separately. We ended up ordering two main dishes (a spicy dish and a non-spicy dish) and multiple sides (including rice, noodles, and stuffed cheese Dokboki). This was due to Sara not liking spicy food, and me not being sure how I'd handle the spicy food. The non-spicy dish was the marinated chicken bulbogi (bulgogi being a meat with special seasoning). The spicy dish was the Yoogane's marianted chicken galbi (galbi being a sort of Korean barbecued meat). The crazy thing is that I liked the spicy dish more (although the other was good too)! Those who know me know I don't do well with spicy food. The chicken galbi was soooo hot, but sooooo good. With each bite I tasted deliciousness, but I also began to sweat intensely. The employees even took notice.... Still, it was worth it! I have pictures of the restaurant's menu below.