Kebab? No, It's a Falafel Sandwich

Yup, since I couldn't eat any meat....hmmm just ordered this vegetarian falafel which was delicious. hmm so yummy. I never thought that I could go into a Turkish kebab restaurant since it's always like a no-no for me to go inside. Of course, the only reason was no other than me being a vegetarian. I have been so oblivious that there are other menu I could choose from. Better yet, I could actually order things without meat in it. 

Well, it's my preconception of Kebab is all about...what Kebab restaurant is all about. This kind of thought kept me from even...stepping my feet inside the restaurant.

So, every Friday after Friday prayer, lots of my friends just cannot wait to go in line and order their favorite Kebab. It's halal, to give it a plus...advantage. 

Then....a whole new world of possibility just opened up for me: Falafel. Veggie Falafel.

Resoles/Risoles? apa pun^^

ingredients

The staple food? NO. It's just a snack in between main meals. Well, it is actually one of my favorite risoles --that's how we call it in Indonesia. My wife loves making this one. So, even when we have moved to Seoul, we still have this kind of longing to eat our specialties.

 Made of corn bread as its covering, and lots of veggies as its fillings: carrots, sprouts, sweet corn, cheese, and other veggies as we would like to^^..the risoles is one of the yummiest  snacks we could have.

So, the other day we made it together, well mostly my wife did--along with the kids as the 'sort-of-assistant'.
The night was well spent until late at night due to this activities.
We have this snack during dinner, breakfast, and.....lunch for sure.







It tastes so yummy....especially when I have it with chili sauce or mayonnaise on it. 

Namu Geuneul Park 나무 그늘 Park

Nasi Goreng ...and its simply fresh salad

It is a name of a restaurant specializing in a fusion food combining Korean food and those of Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesian food.

with Ms Lia, and
 Mrs. Park (the owner of the restaurant)

So, I went there for some occasion.
It was actually a too-good-to-be-true kind of chance since I was actually accompanying Ms. Lia in search of a human-related or human interest program.

ready to dig in.....

I do not need to tell what it is but the thing is.....
I had a greaat time being one of the informants
for the program.
like this one..
I would never have known it existed, had I not become a friend in need for Mbak Lia's program.

three sets of nasi goreng on the menu for us

So, shortly speaking, this so-called restaurant serves dosirak or bento or lunch box or any meal box ready to be made ....made to order....^^
the food is delicious since the cooks are from Indonesia and from Korea.
Even some cooks have had some experiences of working at Hyatt Hotel.

the front facade of the restaurant

Yesterday (November 26, 2011), I went to two of the restaurants at Gangnam area in Seoul.
Nasi goreng.....yippiee....it's spicy sea food fried rice...with the touch of Indonesian flavor.
It does indeed taste different from the Korean fried rice or bokgeumbab.
It is simply dazzlingly delicious.

the decorative touches of the restaurant

And..I also learned that some Korean artists
living in Gangnam area also love this fried rice...and other Indonesian-food inspired lunch box.
I loved it.
So, in case anyone wonder where to go.....
just simply click the following site:  www.foodstyling.co.kr

Another restaurant: the headquarter

You will find arrays of meals.
Check out the star food. ^^
But, the site is in Korean, but for those who cannot read Korea's Hangeul...pls. enjoy the picture of the meal being offered there.

Another pizza, eh?

Got kinda bored (hmmm I dunno as to whether 'bored' is the right word for it) of having to eat instant rice--the one that I have to put in the microwave before consuming. Yep, that IS the kind of food that I consume almost everyday right here in Seoul. It is all simply because we are not allowed to cook our own food:) well, I understand that it is for the good reasons like avoiding any irresponsible persons from setting fire to the dorm out of their clumsiness or ignorance. So, the management might as well prohibit any cooking activities.
OK ..back to my entry...
Since it's been like two months since I got in Seoul...and get myself accustomed to consume instant food, today I felt like wanting to have something else....
But...no matter how hard I tried to think of what to eat...
my brain seemed not to cooperate...^^
Instead of having the so-called  slow food like healthy Korean food that I like such as bibimbap or anything with tofu in it......, I talked myself out of the blue.....to have a pizza.

Yes....it was pizza for lunch.
Since the last time I bought one ...I remembered not being able to eat it all up by myself...I asked Wawan to split the bill. It turned out that he found it OK, too.
OK then...off we went to the same pizza place that I went to the previous week.
Only this time, I did not order veggie pizza, instead we had potato pizza with cheese, mozzarella, onion, garlic, paprika, sweet corn, mushrooms, and of course...the potato on it. ( I guessed there must be some other ingredients..that I simply do not know of).
Then...'tis a good lunch indeed. It was a good thing that we could have different kind of lunch.
OK...enough for today.