Raw Fish and Wine
Yesterday one of the teachers brought to school a very special kind of fresh raw fish; this called, of course for a break in the schedule, and a bit of celebration. All of the school faculty gathered in the dining room, some hot sauce was prepared for dipping, and some Korean wine (quite sweet) and Soju (think watered down vodka) were brought out. 10:00 AM seemed a bit early for the alcohol, but then I discovered that this fish, if served in a restaurant, would run around $500. So it was a special occasion. When I said that I liked the fish the school principal was about ready to adopt me. I didn't actually have my camera with me, so the photos are courtesy of Wikipedia.
Defeated!
You have beaten me to the hoe table---I just found out that I'm having some for dinner tonight. (We're actually going to a restaurant for a special teacher's meeting, so I suspect I'm going to be doing a lot of drink-dodging and listening to Korean speeches by mildly inebriated school officials.) I like sashimi but the Korean variant is a bit different, so I'm keenly anticipating the experience. My co-teacher also stressed how expensive it was.