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Before I went to Korea, I thought Korean food would be pretty much like other Asian food I'd eaten- rice and stirfried veggies, some chicken, some fish, things like that! In any case, I was comletely wrong and unprepared! Korean food is pretty special. Most things are quite spicy, there isn't very much chicken (except for fried chicken, which is quite good, but only once in awhile!), and there is A LOT of fish. I hate spicy food and fish, which rules out...

Koreans seem to have a very large affection for sweet pickles. With almost every meal, you get a side of pickles. Pizza, steak, soup, it doesn't matter- you get pickles. I'm not a fan of them, although I love dill pickles. Kimchi is the other dish that you get with almost every meal, and it is really a symbol of Korea. It's cabbage with spicy sauce that has fermented for awhile. There are other side dishes that you usually get for free when you eat at restaurants- pickled...

This is a topic very close to my heart! Pizza is my favorite food, and it's always fun to test it in different countries!
For the most part, pizza in Korea is the thick-crust kind. There are American chains like Pizza Hut, Papa John's, and Dominos here, although they tend to be a little bit more expensive. There are also Korean chains like Mr. Pizza (motto: "Made for Women." HAHAHA!) and Pizzaro. I think Papa John's is the best of all...

The first day, we looked all over Little India for a normal restaurant where you can sit down, order off the menu, and they make it fresh. My boyfriend was worried about getting sick from food that's been sitting for awhile, and I was worried about the food being too spicy- I wanted to order it and ask them to make it mild. We finally gave up and picked a place. It turned out to be THE BEST food! Of course we didn't get sick, and they had mild choices. I...