My coworkers and I had all been looking for a dinner to go, but most of them were on Thursday and out of the question due to working til 9. Cooking dinner ourselves was out of the question as none of our apartments have ovens. I came home that night and googled to see what I could find, and it was slim pickings. Most places had a dinner only on Thursday night. Finally I found a place serving Thanksgiving dinner all weekend long. Fortuitously, it also happened to be an Austrian restaurant, which I was very excited about. This is mostly because they served Gluewein (mulled wine) with dinner, which I haven’t had in over a year.
This all seems very ironic, I know. Thanksgiving dinner, in Korea, at an Austrian restaurant. But I have to say they did a wonderful job. The meal came in 3 courses, the first being beet soup with horseradish, and it was delicious. After that the main course came, a mix of turkey (both white and dark meat), mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, and stuffing. For dessert, we had pumpkin pie with whipped cream. I am still stuffed from all of this food, but I’m glad I didn’t have the opportunity to overeat by going back for seconds. The total cost was about $50 but it was worth it in my opinion.
To top off the wonderful dinner, I had a great partner for conversation, which really made the night enjoyable. One of my favorite nights in Seoul so far!
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