Archive for December, 2008
Bulguksa (불국사) Posted by Ginny on Dec 12, 2008
I haven’t really touched upon Korean architecture, but I’m going to start by talking about a cool site that every tourist should go see. There are loads of temples in Korea, that’s for sure! However, there aren’t many temples as beautiful as bulguksa (불국사). Bulguksa (불국사) is considered a national treasure by the South Korean…
Kut (굿) Posted by Ginny on Dec 11, 2008
I have a really bad cold today and have been taking some medicane, but I still feel terrible. I wish there was a magic solution to help me get better… Which gets me thinking…has anyone ever heard of kut (굿) before? What is kut (굿)? Kut (굿) is a ritual performed by a mudang (무당)…
kimbap (깁밥) Posted by Ginny on Dec 10, 2008
I had some kimbap (김밥) for lunch today and decided to write a post about it. What is kimbap (김밥)? Kimbap (김밥) is rice, some vegetables and meat wrapped in seaweed. Kim (깁) means seaweed and bap (밥) means rice. Kimbap (김밥) is really easy to make. You can pretty much put whatever you want…