Sushi or not Sushi?

I cannot believe that a few months ago I was in Korea, when it feels like it was yesterday. Which Korea you ask? The southern one of course! I don't think my university would want us to study in North Korea for now.

As expected from one of the most developed Asian country, there are so much to experience that I could only learn a tiny bit during my stay. It was difficult to express yourself or receive information when language became a barrier, but the human civilization has left us a tool to overcome this - gestures.

Without knowing any Korean, I was able to order food by pointing at the delicious pictures. Today I am showing you all one of my favorites:

You must be wondering, why bother with sushi, a Japanese food, in Korea? There are two things wrong with this question. First, Hong Kong food is not the only thing we eat here, we often eat more Western food than Chinese food without realizing it. Therefore it is perfectly normal to have non-Korean food in Korea. Second, they are not sushi actually. When have you ever seen a sushi with ham?

They are gimbap (reads like Kim-barp), often identified as the Korean variant of sushi. Similar-looking but very different in taste. Normally they are served with neither soy sauce nor wasabi, because they are seasoned well enough. Also, you cannot feel any vinegar in the rice, because they don't use vinegar (obviously).

Next time when you go to Korea, don't think that kimchi is the only thing you can eat!