We like it raw

A photo on the wall of Park Sihoo-ssi with the owner of Odarijip

When the group of us set out on the trip to celebrate Park Sihoo-ssi’s birthday, being foodies like him, we had in mind some of the food we wanted to indulge in and at which restaurants. Fortunately or unfortunately, we didn’t make it to any of those we had planned to visit. Instead, we went on a food trail that had us dine at a couple of restaurants Park Sihoo-ssi had frequented. 

You might have already read about his “mother-in-law” house which I posted earlier. This other restaurant we tried has a couple of signature food in the raw – raw sauced crabs and raw beef tartare. Odarijip or Odari House is located in Myeongdong, next door to the hanbook shop which Park Sihoo-ssi brought Chinese compere Li Ai to film her “Li Ai’s Wardrobe” programme which he appeared in.

Odarijip Restaurant in Myeongdong

We like it raw. Since before the trip, we have been talking non-stop about trying the raw sauced crab in Seoul. At this restaurant, we indulged in both of the restaurant’s raw specialities and also their BBQ meat and seafood. 

If you asked me, the food was not extraordinary. The main reason why we were there was simply because our favorite man, Park Sihoo-ssi had been there before. He had his picture taken with the owner, who used to be a singer and is influential in the Korean entertainment circle. So, fans being fans, we just had to try and 13 of us made a beeline for this restaurant, a day before we headed out to Buyeo for Park Sihoo-ssi’s birthday celebration.

While food was not spectacular, we enjoyed the company of one another, friends from afar catching up in one city, raving about and revelling over our one and only Park Sihoo-ssi. I wonder, if his ears were humming from all that buzz during his birthday weekend!

We love it raw – sauced crabs and beef tartare 我们喜欢生食 －酱螃蟹和生牛肉鞑靼

Sauced crab at Odarijip, a restaurant Park Sihoo-ssi has been to

Beef tartare at Odarijip, a restaurant Park Sihoo-ssi has patronised

BBQ meats and seafood 烧烤肉类和海鲜

Korean style marinated beef ribs

Meats on the barbie

Meats on the barbie

我们喜欢生食

我们一群姐妹们参加了施厚君的生日庆祝。跟他一样，我们这群吃货在未出发前，心里有数要吃那些韩国美食料理，连餐厅都选了。幸运或是不幸，我们没关顾计划中的任何一家餐厅。相反的，我们去试了两家施厚君曾经光顾的餐厅。

妳可能已经阅读过我之前的施厚君“娘家”的文章。这回我们去试了一家比较新式，在韩国娱乐圈带有些名气的韩式餐馆。餐馆有两道被推荐的生食菜肴 －酱螃蟹和生牛肉鞑靼。 乌达里家Odarijip位于明洞，就在那家施厚君带中国主持人李艾去拍摄“李艾的衣橱”节目的韩服店的隔壁。

The interior of Odarijip

还没起程时，我们一直在谈论在首尔尝试酱螃蟹。在这家餐厅，我们就宽纵餐厅的原料生特色，也点了他们的烧烤肉类和海鲜。

如果妳问我，食物其实很平凡。去的主要原因是因为我们最喜爱的施厚君曾经来过。他和餐馆主人，一位前歌手和韩国娱乐圈影蛮有响力的人，拍过照，照片就挂在墙上。厚粉毕竟是厚粉，在前往扶余施厚君庆祝的前一天，我们13人就一窝蜂的到了餐厅用餐。

虽然食物平凡，最重要的是有机会给从不同地方到来的姐妹们聚一聚，谈论分享施厚君的消息和喜悦。我想，在他生日的那周末，他的耳朵应该是嗡嗡的作响，因为有好多人不断的在说他！施厚君，听到了我们到来的声音吗？

Photo Credits – Many thanks! DC Park Sihoo Gallery, all other photos by Nance