Red hot chili peppers

Drying peppers, Culture Village, Busan, South Korea Visited in August 2018 Walking around culture village in Busan during the summer, one can see red peppers filling up floor space in balconies and yards. Korean cuisine makes extravagant use of hot spices and the prime selection is always red hot peppers. Of course, domestically grown onesContinueContinue reading “Red hot chili peppers”

Haedong Yonggung Temple (해동 용궁사 or 海東龍宮寺)

[Full size] A sign in the entrance describes it as “The most beautiful temple in Korea”. While the Korean variation of Buddhism is deep rooted in mountain worship, this “temple of the dragon of the east sea” proves that the marine scenery can be equally spiritual. Further proof: More content searchable with the tag #instead ofContinueContinue reading “Haedong Yonggung Temple (해동 용궁사 or 海東龍宮寺)”