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Genghis Khan used to travel thousand miles with horses. In ancient world, horse was considered as one of the fastest means to move from one location to another. Horse riders were considered as elite, who are mostly royalty, high rank generals, tycoon bla bla bla.

After 21 century, the world has evolved. Horse race turns out to be one of the famous gambling sports for many walks of life. Beside equestrian and turf club, no one travels with horse anymore and if you do, you are definitely the odd one out.

That is why TikkoSS decided to travel by plane or subway instead of horse. Ancient people only carry a small sling bag but TikkoSS normally carry the whole house to travel. 35 kg of baggage allowance definitely not enough.

Travelling solely by plane of course cannot get me to my destination. Most of the time, I will rely on taxi but in Korea, subway is really convenient. Almost every single tourist attraction areas can be reached by subway.

Call me techy freak but I am so impressed with Korea subway system. Nothing unusual about the subway itself as it is just a merely train. The automated ticketing machines are rather very advanced.

If you have big notes, there is a bill exchanger. If you don’t read Korea language, the ticketing machines are capable to communicate with you in various major languages. After reaching your destination, simply slot the ticket in deposit refund machine and you will get back your 1000 won.

When I travel, I find it challenging to get local subway map. It is either the map is outdated or I have to use my cam cam to snap the tourist map. So, to avoid the hassle, I have included the subway map for future reference.

IF you don’t know where to go, just grab this map and ask the concierge to circle the interesting place.  I can assure you that you will find many many interesting places. More than you can ever imagine.

That is not all. Korean Subway Station also full with hawker stalls. What they sell? Finger food of course. I managed to locate this stall that sell mini custard bun. It is almost the same like kaya balls except the filling is filled with custard.

If 10 is good, I will give 11. Why? By just thinking about it, I already started to drool. I can comfortably tell you that the mini custard buns really taste as good as the one I had it in Dragon-i @ Pavillion, KL.

If you bump into me in Korea Subway, don’t be surprise as I am always there to harass the ticketing machines and ease my mini custard bun crave..

Sometime you might be wondering why we crave for certain food. If you are pregnant, you have all the reasons to blame the baby in you who is shouting for particular food. What if you are the opposite gender? What will be the justification?

Hormones? Subconscious? Or because of unexplained chemistry? I don’t know actually and I bet no one can give a precise answer to why you are behaving that way but to me, I normally blame my round pregnant alike tummy.

While walking on hustle bustle shopping street, my subconscious triggers my hormone to create this unusual desire for PORK. My nose becomes extremely sensitive to detect all related pork materials.

My sniffing ability led me to this small Korean Restaurant. This is not a super high class place but rather a classical Korean restaurant with short table, dining on wooden floor AND all in signs and menu are written in alien characters.

After spending days and nights in KimChiland, I am not surprise that the first dish they served is Kim Chi.  Spot on! I think I can be a fortune teller after this. What I like is, in many Korean restaurants, they will serve you with free flow of ice water for FREE!

Some might asked “Who is that handsome dude in the photos?” IF you don’t know me, I am not surprise because “It is harder to be famous in silence!”.. (*Coughing BULLSHIT) ..

My pregnant alike tummy ordered a whole stew pork leg, cold ramen (more like ice ramen) and complimentary dip sauce (something like cencalok – small prawns). No rice involved but purely ramen and pork leg for my lunch.

I have to emphasize that this photo is not an optic illusion or undergo post processing but the pork leg is really really really deliciously tempting. IT is nicely sliced and decorated with fresh vegetables for balancing the diet.

Cold ramen is super cold. Like super ice freezing cold and it is ideal for summer time. This was the first time I tried it and I would love to go for more.

It has been awhile since I last posted on fat that I successfully consumed. I must admit that one whole pork leg + cold ramen are a lot for lunch but I can assure you that TikkoSS’s bottomless stomach is really bottomless.

AGAIN, I have successfully finished all the dishes that I have ordered. It is a great success for my tummy and a greater success for maintaining the title of “NO WASTE POLICY”.

There is an old saying “When you shit, don’t expect others to wipe for you”. Maybe last time they don’t have the sophisticated toilet seat like the one in Best Western New Seoul Hotel.

This is not a disgusting post but what I am trying to say is, finish what you have started. So, I will complete my roadside food hunting journey here. Wink Wink.. ok.. stop wondering about how much my bottomless stomach can take in one day.

After a short milkshakes break, I scented a wonderful aroma from a food stall not very far away. I have to clarify, it is definitely not stinky bean curds but rather a whole range of steamy food. My feet automatically walked towards that direction like mice going after the cheese.

I ordered this skewer Fu Chok alike food which I have no clue what it is called in Korean. At first I thought it is nothing but a type of noodles but this turn out to be exceptionally good. The soup that comes with it tastes super awesome too. Maybe it is full with MSG but who cares?

While walking along the Myeongdong road, I noticed this stalls that sells roasted chestnut. What I find it special is the way they roasted the nut. Oh yea. I love nuts. Instead of using hard work to stir the hot wok manually, they used a special automated rotating basket. Simply clean and easy! Smart right?

I came across this old lady who sells some type of worms and vege. The worms are still alive for godsake. I nearly want to try one but the lady told me it has to be cooked first. So, no luck for me!

BUT BUT.. I also came across this small stall by the corner of the road that sells “tall” yogurt ice-cream. It is about 25 cm in height but due to some optic illusion, I cannot show it in photos because I am too busy eating it after that. Lucky me isn’t it?

If you think that ice-cream is my dessert, you are wrong! I managed to stalk a stall that sells sugar biscuit. Sugar biscuit? Yea literally the biscuit is made of sugar and nothing but sugar only. It was then roasted until the sugar melt (turn into slightly brownish) and …

Walla.. the sugar biscuit is made. Sweet and slightly bitter but the combination of the taste makes it very special. It is almost like hokey pokey. I tried one with a bunny shape since I am the animal “not” lover but I cannot finish it as I can sense I am a step closer to be a diabetic.

Now come to skewer hotdog with spiral potatoes. Well, it is just a typical hotdog with potatoes actually but it is creatively produced. I am not a fan of hot dog and potatoes but I still buy it to compliment for their creativity.

How often you can get that right? Simple thing that make it so complicatedly presentable. I did actually walk towards the seller and said this is a very smart idea to sell their products although I don’t know if she knows what I am saying or not.

While touring around this area, I saw a lot of Korean drinking these two type of drinks. Well, since a lot of people drink it, it must be real good. So I manage to dig these two types of drinks. Not too expensive and you can easily get it from any store.

And my advice is, try to ask for a sip from the passerby first before you buy it because i) you might prone to puke ii) you might make an extra friend in an unfriendly manner iii) you might get a free stencil of five finger on your face.

Coming from “shy & conservative” background, I decided to spend 5000 won to get those two. Just to try. Not bad actually but not so good either. It taste like melted vanilla lime ice – cream and ordinary orange juice.

Hmm.. that complete my food hunting journey (P/S: what you see is probably 10 % of what I actually ate on that day.. of course I did not blog about food that is not so good!)