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Jacob

Just down the block from the Sejong Center (I was visiting the Steve McCurry photo exhibit) is a little Italian place that goes by the name Jacob.

 

Great interior. European, country chic. Is that a design type? I don't know.

 

The menu had a selection of probably 15 pasta dishes, 6 or so pizzas, and various soups and appetizers.

 

This was a fantastically rich 4 cheese pizza. Don't ask me to name the cheeses.

 

I think Camembert and Gorgonzola were a part of it though. It was served along with a little bowl of honey for dipping. YUM. 

Pizza was $16,000KRW and is easily split between two people.

Gwanghwamun Plaza area

It's the little things

My pizza looks better than your pizza.

In Korea, presentation is everything.

Pizza (at least take out) is often tied with a fancy ribbon. Maybe it is to help make it easier for Koreans to carry home, but I like to think the ribbon is meant to make me smile.

Mr. Pizza

We ordered pizza (for the first time) from Mr. Pizza and had it delivered Saturday night.

Jason did the ordering, and although the phone person's English wasnt great, we got our pizza, just as we wanted it, and in about 25 minutes!

I loved the crust- a little on the thin side and chewy like I prefer. The cheese was great, thick and little chunky even. The sauce was very different. It was tangy and a little on the sweet side. Jason (my husband) loved it, I think I will try out a different pizza place next time.

I large cheese and 1 regular pepperoni was $28,000KRW (or around $20 USD)

Italian food in Korea? Why yes!

Last week, we went out on a Sunday night after the kids went to bed. It was a short date night, we were only gone about 2 hours. We walked across the street to a little neighborhood of alley ways filled with shops and restuarants.

We found this pizza parlor called Pizza Hand that advertised using organic flour and an Italian spaghetti dish (quite rare for Korea). The place was run by Koreans and not Italians, so we werent sure what the tastes would be like, but the owner seemed so nice, so we decided to dine with him.

I wanted to try their vegetarian cheese stuffed crust pizza.

And we share the Italian spaghetti (with no meat) too.

Yes, that is a corn kernel on my plate. Corn is a regular vegetable seen on pizza here. Crazy huh?

The pizza was great. I would have preferred it a little crisper, instead of soft, but I loved the cheese stuffed crust. Koreans dont usually use cheese in their dishes, so I was happy to taste a good pizza made by a Korean chef. 

And the spaghetti? GREAT. Very much a comfort food dish.

After dinner, we wandered the alleys and saw some fruit vendors.

Korean fruit is gorgeous and BIG. But in my experience thus far, not very cheap.

We found a gelato shop and decided to get some dessert.

Oh yum.

Then we rolled our very full bellies home.