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Come here if you want your food to squirm. Mu Yeoun via broken English and sign language motioned to me that he wanted to take me out to eat. Sounds good to me! We went to a place very close to my apartment. It had a big picture of seafood outside and Mu Yeoun pointed at it and said "Is ok?" I said sure and in we went! We kicked off our shoes at the front and sat on the floor at miniature tables. There was a very slim pillow type thing that you sit on. It wasn't quite enough for my buttocks though. The floor quickly became uncomfortable and there was no freaking way my fat legs were going to get into a crossed leg position. I just sat in a weird sidewise position switching my legs back & forth underneath the tiny table. My legs took turns falling asleep. Mu Yeoun ordered for us and we were served water and a bunch of little plates of food. It was just like the Korean BBQ at my going away party! I recognized most of the dishes and enjoyed them. It didn't taste that much different from my party, so I can assume they make pretty good traditional food in Korea town, Los Angeles. My next Korean culture thing then happened. Mu Yeoun ordered us a beer. It was a 40 ounce (lots of homies in Korea). It's tradition for you to never pour your own beer. You always hold your glass with two hands while the other person pours your beer too. Then you switch. So he poured my beer, then I poured his. Pretty neat huh? I heard later that I wasn't supposed to touch my chopsticks or spoon before him (because he was elder to me), but I'm pretty sure I did. I hope I wasn't too offensive! Then the main course arrived. It was a big pot of fishy things. Crab, shrimp, clams, and a tiny octopus. Oh...did I mention that the octopus was still moving!!! Yep, that bieatch was fresh out of the water and was trying his best to get out of that pot. Once he was placed on our table with the center being a little stove thingy...he was pissed! All his legs were flipping around clawing to get out. He just sat there and boiled though with the other fishy things. A waiter came over and with a pair of scissors and chopped everything up in the pot. She removed the clams from their shells, cut up the octopus, etc. I think I ate the octopus' head later...tasted pretty good. We walked back to my place with a full belly of recently live squid and other yummy Korean food. They wanted me to come in the next day to work, but I told them I'd be in on Monday. I wanted the weekend to get adjusted to the time zone and my area. I still need to figure out how to work this damn fancy toilet in my bathroom! What I learned today about Korea: 1) They serve live octopus! 2) How to properly pour & receive beer. 3) My toilet shoots water up your pooper.
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