Fish!

Sorry about the lack of activity on the blog recently. With the holidays, guests, friends, excessive teachering (teaching/planning), and a plethora of new reading material we have unfortunately not updated as often.

Our friend 종한 (Jonghan, English name Peter) took Lauren, Kasey, Laurel, and I to the 노량진수산시장 (Noryangjin Fish Market). There we picked out a few fish for our meal that night.

Peter spotted a red snapper (적도미) and a flounder(가자미) that would do the trick. The man and woman who were running the shop were extremely friendly and threw in two octopus for "service"!! We had heard about eating live octopus before and were a bit fearful after watching this intense scene in the incredible Korean film, Old Boy.

The octopus was about that same size...
...however we didn't consume it like Dae-su. The owner of the station nicely prepared the flounder and red snapper into a nice spread for us.

We took the 2 octopus (still live, in a plastic bag) and the plate of fish to a nearby restaurant. The restaurant staff promptly chopped up the octopus into small bites for us. The chopping of the octopus did not make the octopus cease to move. They continued to wiggle, wriggle, and suction to the plate and anything else they touched...including the inside of Lauren's cheek, haha!

The food was delicious and we look forward to returning.