Eating like a king was really delicious, but it would be hard to top eating traditional Buddhist temple food.  All veggies, no dairy.  Some of you might say, no way would that be delicious, but Sinchon, a restaurant in Insadong in Seoul, has a delicious feast!  We went on Thanksgiving, but everyday of the year you can go for 20 small dishes of the most delicious vegetarian food I can image.

Feast your eyes on this:
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea

It was the most colorful, flavorful meal I could ever imagine.  All the dishes are traditional Buddhist monk food.  I never thought seaweed, roots, and leaves could taste so delicious.  It was an assortment of things like fern bracken, lotus root, kelp, cabbage.  The assortment boggled my mind.
Setting the scene:
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea
Our friend Evan visiting from LA. 

There's also after dinner entertainment.  Dancers come out in traditional silk clothing playing drums. 
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, KoreaSanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea

And they pulled us on stage to bang on drums and gongs too.  Loud noises!!
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea
Sanchon Restaurant, Insadong, Korea
The evening was a feast for all the senses, and definitely one of the top 5 things we've done in Korea.

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