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[Yesterday]

Wow! I was surprised that I actually found a Korean Government Website - admitting that...

traditional Korean food consisted of

[exit86]

Something similar can be said of K. foods made with wheat flour.
Wheat was never grown in abundance in Korea; and, it was only until
after the K. war and the food aid given from the US and other Western countries, that flour became known to the locals.
Koreans did figure out how to use this foreign food stuff in time, as
수제비 dumplings, 부침개 veggie pancakes, 칼국수 noodles,
and a few other things. These dishes as they are presently known
were never "traditionally" Korean though.

[djsmnc]

One of my girliefriends said Koreans used to eat a lot of oats too but they went out of style. If you read foreign accounts of Korea in the 1500's you'll find that they described rice eaten with the chaff on it. A lot of Koreans eat rice mixed with grains and beans at home as it is.

[The Bobster]

Some Koreans don't enjoy lamb or mutton. A lot have never tried it. It's somewhat true for Americans, as well, though perhaps not so much.

I only know of a couple of places in Seoul that serve it. One is in Gangnam, and it's been a while since a friend guided me there, so I'm not sure how I'd find it again.

The other one I went to last Wednesday. It's downtown, not far from Seoul Station, a short walk from exit 2 of Chungjeongno Station. It's called Yang-gogi Maeul ("Sheep Town"). I've been there for lunch and dinner and both times every table was occupied. Even though they serve something they call "Bindaloo Curry," it really is a Korean bbq restaurant, and you will be able to grill mutton rib meat in front of you.

The sign outside is in Korean, as is most of the menu on the wall, so you'll need those reading skills if you want to eat.

Let me look for a picture and see if I can post ... if it doesn't work you can paste the url somewhere. There's a phone number, too.

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[Cheonmunka]

[ekul]

I had lamb chops in itaewon once. Pretty good. I love a bit of lamb usually have it once a month back home.

[Horangi Munshin]

I have been told that white rice became a symbol of wealth. In the past poorer people were stuck eating field/brown rice. Funny how things go in circles.