Korean Cuisine that is all Halal..

Salad with sesame dressing, Mul-kimchi, Ttoek with red bean paste filling and Surasang- royal court cuisine - witj wraps in which one put in the shredded fried/raw vegetables and a sweet and sour sauce that goes with it.

I chose Yae-ul as a representative Korean restaurant ( our key word was Halal) for some foreign guests visiting Korea for the first time in their life. They already told me that they did NOT like the Korean food which they tried in Gangnam. 

Walnut pie

 I told them not to worry. I knew that the menu I selected is not just beautifully presented but will taste great too aside from being halal. This particular restaurant is located near Chongye-san  in Bundang. It is also very famous among celebrities.  I informed the owner that all the guests will be Muslims so please do NOT served any beef, chicken etc. except for sea food. They chose 4 different varieties of Korean fish, jambo prawns, shrimps, crab and a lot of salads and vegetables.

Whipped cream with coffee bean

I am really thankful to the Sajangnims (restaurant owners) to cater to our special needs and for changing their standard menu. Everbody loved Korean food and especially those who were very critical of it before heading for dinner.

Crab pie; it was so great!

Korea has a huge array of choices but the problem arises because people are stuck with their life long taste and then they also expect that the food in Korea must be similar to Chinese and that is a very wrong assumption. I think that Korean cuisine offers a lot of choices for vegetarians, for Muslims or for anyone with special needs but then one has to ask their countrymen/women - who have been living in Korea for a while for a reference. I think that students in Korea are a good source of it.

Grilled pumpkin with some sweet and sour sauce.

Jumbo Prawns with cheese and fresh basil.

A dessert made with black sesame seeds, it was lovely!

Sashimi- Korean style and everybody ate this despite the fact that they told me they will not eat it.