Harabeoji and Halmeoni in Boon

SOUTH KOREA | Monday, 14 January 2013 | Views [335] | View Smaller Image

Respite in the Street. From early morning to late in the evening, this grandma reaches over to serve, skewers fish cakes, rolls mochi, washes cups, keeps the boilers and fryers fired up and filled with comfort food cooking, all in about 60square feet of cosmic rhythm with passersby combating the cold weather. (Gimhae, South Korea)

Tags: korean street food, grandma, gimhae, south korea

Cumbersome Cucumbers for All Comers. Meticulously arranged sliced cucumbers are sun dried on the terrace of a Buddhist temple’s dining hall with a capacity of more than a hundred. Each mealtime, a mix of all ages –juveniles undergoing reformation, travelers experiencing culture, locals seeking solace, martial arts aficionados—converge to enjoy all-vegetable dishes lovingly prepared by the likes of this grandma. (Gyeongju, South Korea)

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Going Solo on a Sunday. In urban areas, weekdays are for Seoulites to dance to the tune of long hours in offices and businesses where eleven o’clock in the evening still manifests rush hour commute. Weekends are reserved for other obligations like how most spent this Sunday with family. This grandpa spent his with religion. (Seoul, South Korea)

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Harabeoji and Halmeoni in Boon

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