Korean pancakes at Gwangjang Market
If you want something really local and authentic when you are in Seoul, make your way to Gwangjang Market near Dongdaemun. If you go in the evening, around 6pm, you'll see many office folks after work sitting at the numerous food stalls eating, chatting and enjoying soju.
Almost all the stalls sell the same things. They usually have boiled pork, stewed pork knuckle, korean seaweed rolls, cold glass noodles and of course, sundae. Sundae (pronounced as soon-day) is a blood sausage made with pig's blood and rice. It is served cold. It tastes like blood with a little spice! The rice holds it all together but also makes it chewy and sticks to your throat when you swallow. I just managed to swallow one piece of it. Not for the faint hearted.
So for a real food adventure when you are in Seoul, don't forget to visit Gwangjang Market and try the food there. No one speaks English but you can get by with pointing and hand signs! Good luck!
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