I feel like I am not being adventurous enough when it comes to hunting down the quintessential local dish. Sure, I've had A LOT of seafood, but after 3 days I am still a bit intimidated by the backstreets of Pusan, away from the vicinity of the beach front.

Yesterday I took the first step: my colleague and I went inside a very local noodle joint. We quickly realized English is going to be useless, and we were quickly led outside to look at the photos outisde the shop. I picked the noodles that didn't look horrifically spicy...but apart from that highly uneducated guess, I really have no idea what I had ordered.

With anticipation (and a little bit of fear), the noodles came. It was a bowl of ramen with a GIANT SLICE OF CHEESE in it. Odd,  but delicious. Later a Korean friend told me the cheese ramen is a very common dish in Korea. 

So, now I am going to pose the very important question. What else must I eat before I leave? 

(V. Ho)