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last few meals in japan and korea… fugu (poison tiger puffer fish) and fugu shirako (the white reproductive organs or basically the sperm of the male fugu) both tasteless and expensive.. shabu shabu with some of the best beef from Kobe. again, tasteless and expensive… a little river fish from a tempura lunch. i love how they present these.. and back to seoul… soy sauce marinated raw crab packed with roe. delicious and rarely served in US koreatowns. i don’t think they can get this species of crab. closest would be maryland blue, but not really… a rather famous myeongdong beef brisket and tripe stew. a bowl costs around $20 US. i guess you can say its priced to match current economic conditions in seoul. wonderful taste like a clear consommé and a midday snack. i don’t know what this is. but it was delicious..🤤 and some comic relief..

Grilled a lovely flat iron steak last night, along with some bacon-wrapped asparagus. Leftover au gratin potatoes and nice side salad rounded things out. Unfortunately, the radar said that it was going to rain, so I ended up eating indoors instead of outside in the gazebo, as I had planned.