6.018
23 (Fri) January 2015
Bok Jeongsik
2.0
at Bokio
-Sinsa, Seoul-
with the family
The Prodigal Son Returns to Be a Father to His Sons, a Grandson to His Grandfather, Day 2 (see previously 6.017 Tripe + Intestine + Heart).
In town for a few days, arrived yesterday evening, flying back Monday night.
3 tasks on the agenda : (1) attend Z’s daycare pageant (his first) (maybe his last)–done; (2) ski with D–done; (3) engage in shamanistic ritual for the grandparents.
Spent the afternoon on the slopes, me and the kid (the older one). He’d been taking private lessons during the winter break and wanted to show me his skills. Money well spent, he can now snowplow his way down the run like a champ at breakneck speed. While pace doesn’t prove prowess, usually the opposite, I was impressed at how fearless he’d become, compared to the timid tike a few years ago (see 3.040 Chicken Kebab). That’s my boy.
Dinner at a blowfish (“bok”) restaurant that I’ve been wanting to try again for years (see generally 1.185 Blowfish Stew).
Recent name change (and ownership?) from Geumsu Bok-Guk to Bokio.
Wanting to try the menu highlights in one go, we ordered the set meal (“jeongsik”).
While certain items were okay individually, the set as a whole was disappointing. The sashimi, for example—okay fish per se, nicely paired with perilla leafs + chili paste + gold flakes!!—way too much, making us sick of it after a few bites. Would’ve been better just to get the soup and a bowl of rice.
I have fond memories of skiing with my father. It’s great that you make an effort to be involved with Dominique. But the blowfish concerns me…it’s not the poisonous kind, is it?! I’m not familiar with blowfish, but I’ve read about fugu…
i think it is the poisonous kind–aren’t they all poisonous? but come to think of it, in korea, nobody ever talks about the poison, don’t know why. it’s just considered another type of fish, no big deal.
I dunno…no matter how respectable the restaurant, I still wouldn’t feel safe feeding something like that to a kid. Sure, there’s risk involved with every food, but something that’s outright poisonous scares me.
you’re right. interesting though that koreans don’t think of blowfish as being dangerous.
how adorable Ian is! was he trying to feed you some food (dumpling?) with his fork? cutie.
he only does that when he doesn’t want to eat it.
adorable, even smart, then. in the way that he doesn’t waste any food, he takes after his daddy.
oh no, he loves to waste food. his favorite practice is to shove as much shrimp/meat/whatever into his mouth, chew it for a while to get the flavor, then spit it out.