The next day we were woken by Chan-mi's Om-ma nim (mother) saying breakfast was ready. Mountains of rice, a variety of Kimchi, and thank God, SPAM! Im not really big on breakfast so I hoped I didnt offend to much when I could barely finish my bowl of rice.
After showering, well standing in a tiled room full of buckets and bowls and dousing myself in water, we were ready to go to E Mart, asda to us English Folk! Here I was dragged round the Deli counters while Om-ma tried to stuff all the testers into my firmly shut mouth. After taking a breath she managed to throw in a huge piece of very salty tofu, and before I even began to chew I knew this wasn't staying down, spat it right back out and into the attendants bin!! Sorry!
I tried pork and beef and when Chan-mi said "try this, very delicous, Dug" I was scared. Dog? DOG? Nooooo! But i thought come on Haz, do it, you're in Korea, this is the question that everybody at home will ask! So I had it, straight in, chewed very fast and then swallowed. Bloody gorgeous! And then the guilt, Oh no I ate dog!! My poor Butchy at home in England and I ate his fellow canine! I voiced my worries to Chan-mi and she laughed and said you have duck named Butch?! Oh, right, it was duck!!! hahahahahahahahaha
After EMart we went to visit an aunt who lived in a local high rise. These high rises are everywhere, all with a number painted on the side, Ive seen up to 300 in some areas. But, not to be fooled these are actually luxury accommodation, lovely wooden floor, big living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and to show that this is 5 star and not just tasteful decoration, you can actually flush you toilet roll instead of putting it in a bin by the loo!!
When we arrived, the aunt was elbow deep in kimchi, preparing for our trip tomorrow for Chuk-sung! Trying not to be snoopy, I had a snoop around! She had a massive pile of chillies spread out drying on the balcony! Hmmmm interesting! No doubt for more kimchi making!
She was lovely, surprised to see me, and then loved it! We ordered Chicken takeaway for lunch, Yang-yum no less and we all sat a round a lama mime table on the floor to eat! Korean style!!
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