A traditional lunch at Tongin Market
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Before South Korea became independent from Japan in 1945, the country suffered great poverty and people would mostly buy their food at markets. Thanks to the production of electronics, the country is now one of the richest in Asia and large luxury grocery stores are gradually pushing out the small markets. To prevent this from happening, the Tongin Market has revived an old tradition.
Tongin Market has given a whole new meaning to the concept of the lunch box. Visit the Lunch Box Café and for a small payment you will receive a handful of coins and a tray with various compartments. Now you are all set to decide what to put in your lunch tray. The food stands sell a variety of delicious dishes, ranging from ginger cookies and rice cake to noodles in a spicy tomato sauce and dumplings with flavourful beef. For no more than 3 coins per dish, you are able to fill up your lunch tray. Once your tray is filled, head to the restaurant to enjoy your South Korean choices with a cup of tea.
South Korean cuisine is based on medicinal food. Centuries ago, Koreans mostly ate to stay healthy or to become healthy – not because food was delicious. Today, people certainly appreciate a tasty meal, but the additions of unnatural products and greasy food are still banned in traditional Korean restaurants.
Tongin Market sells a great variety of dishes with healing properties. You will find a lot of ‘spicy’ food which is ginseng root increases intelligence, improves sexual performance, and strengthens the immune system when you are stressed. To reap these health benefits, order a cup of ginseng tea in the Lunch Box Café; or try something with cinnamon, an ingredient used in many sauces for its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. They have good food in South Korea.
Tongin Market has given a whole new meaning to the concept of the lunch box. Visit the Lunch Box Café and for a small payment you will receive a handful of coins and a tray with various compartments. Now you are all set to decide what to put in your lunch tray. The food stands sell a variety of delicious dishes, ranging from ginger cookies and rice cake to noodles in a spicy tomato sauce and dumplings with flavourful beef. For no more than 3 coins per dish, you are able to fill up your lunch tray. Once your tray is filled, head to the restaurant to enjoy your South Korean choices with a cup of tea.
South Korean cuisine is based on medicinal food. Centuries ago, Koreans mostly ate to stay healthy or to become healthy – not because food was delicious. Today, people certainly appreciate a tasty meal, but the additions of unnatural products and greasy food are still banned in traditional Korean restaurants.
Tongin Market sells a great variety of dishes with healing properties. You will find a lot of ‘spicy’ food which is ginseng root increases intelligence, improves sexual performance, and strengthens the immune system when you are stressed. To reap these health benefits, order a cup of ginseng tea in the Lunch Box Café; or try something with cinnamon, an ingredient used in many sauces for its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. They have good food in South Korea.
