Galbi RestaurantsA quintessential Korean pastime - and a good everyday option for
budget-conscious travellers - Galbi Restaurants are immensely
popular places, full every night of the week with locals,
expatriate workers in Korea and tourists alike. The basic concept
of Galbi is simple: you and your friends sit around a private
barbecue grill and order portions of raw, succulent pork, which you
then cook yourselves at your own leisure. Of course, over the
course of the evening, your waiter will bring a seemingly unending
selection of complimentary side-dishes (
) to the table, including the ubiquitous national
dish
(spicy fermented cabbage), a variety of
(soups),
(pancakes), bean sprout salad (
), spicy soy bean paste (
) and more. Over and above the culinary experience
of eating in a Galbi restaurant, tourists will love the laid-back
atmosphere and unique social dynamic of cooking food with friends
in a restaurant setting; while solo travellers or newly-arrived
expats will find that Galbi resta |