Great $7 lunch

My new favorite place is this Boribap (보리밥) restaurant.

I ate there before and had the full set meal, but this time I went for the simple set ($7 per person).

You get a large bowl with half white rice and half barley rice, along with a platter of prepared vegetables (나물):

It's a make-it-yourself bibimbap kind of thing.

Put an assortment of the vegetables into the rice bowl, add sesame oil and hot pepper sauce, and mix.

Delicious, healthy, and inexpensive!

Also served is a choice of two soups; I opted for fermented soybean soup (청국장) . . . a bit smelly but it tastes good.

Traditional Bibimbap

Here are some pictures from a traditional bibimbap restaurant:

The outside: nothing special, except for a guy who parks the cars--valet style--in a rather terrifying manner

The entrance: We had to wait in line as it was busy, then walk past part of the kitchen, and get a plastic bag to put our shoes in (that was a first in Korea), as there are not enough shoe spaces available when the restaurant is full

Finally, the meal:  acorn jelly with lettuce (도토리묵), a delicious combination

Vegetables with barley rice: (나물 + 바리밥), obviously healthy, but also tasty

They get mixed with red pepper sauce: (고추 중), a good texture + taste combo

And then there's the spicy pork with vegetables: (제육볶음), hot and tempting

Last, as is often the case, is the soup: salty but good

 What a wonderful meal!