This is hearty, extremely simple lunch fare.
Pat guksu *
It may not look pretty, but this pat guksu dish is packed with protein and it's very comforting. It's basically pureed azuki beans with handmade wheat noodles. When you receive your order, you have to make a small but fairly important decision: sweet or salty?
You then add sugar or salt to taste, stir to dissolve, and then start digging into the noodles. When the noodles are gone, you eat the red bean puree until you are full.
Mul gimchi
The water kimchi, this one with more variety of vegetables than ones I've previously featured, offers a bit of heat and tartness that contrasts nicely with the hearty but plain-tasting noodle dish. Of course there's also some ordinary kimchi to share, but this one is just for me.
More handmade noodle goodness
At the same shop, my friend orders a somewhat more elaborate noodle dish topped with gim (nori, aka laver).
* This pat guksu may have a more specific name that I'm neglecting... I'll post an update later...