Korea Trip 2011 Tosokchon Samgyetang

Incase youre wondering what am I typing on top, Tosokchon is the name of a restaurant that is very famous for Samgyetang (Chicken stuffed with ginseng and rice soup) It is located near Gyeongbokgung Palace, infact just probably about 10 minutes walk away. So if youre just around the corner (or near Insadong) you can come over to this place and have some awesome chicken ginseng soup.

Regular Samgyetang; 15,000 KRW (approximately RM43)

This is the main dish of Tosokchon. Its made by boiling more than 30 medicinal and food ingredients such as whole young chicken, ginseng, chestnuts, pine nuts, gingko nuts, punpkin seeds, garlic, black sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, brown rice, barley, black beans, walnuts, jujubes and others in the soup. You can say its a very healthy dish considering the chicken is boiled in a milky broth of such nutritious ingredients. There are other types of chicken, such as fried ones; where they poke holes prior to serving and you pour a shot of ginseng over the chicken to have the ginseng taste.

Tea (bigger cup), ginseng liqueur shot(smaller glass) to be drank, or to be poured into the samgyetang

Ogolgye Samgyetang 20,000 KRW (RM 57)

Ogolgye Samgyetang is an! other di sh on the menu. Its actually black chicken. Ogolgye promotes blood circulation and improves a healthier stamina. In days of old, ogolgye has come down as a royal food. All young chicken are stuffed with plump ginseng, rice and other healthy ingredients. The ogolgye is slightly smaller compared to the regular chicken but the meat is so tender and juicy that it was literally just falling off the bones. The size of the chicken was probably about 5-6 inches in length. Really, one bowl can be shared by 2 but we went ahead and got 1 each. Not kidding.

Now, so how to get to this place?

I went there after touring Gyeongbokgung Palace, just about during lunch time. So from Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 2, walk 120m towards Hyoja-dong direction, then you will see GS25 (a convenient store) on your left. Make a left turn and walk straight till you see Tosokchon. It should be quite visible as theres always a queue if its lunch time.

But dont worry about the queue. Its a very huge hanok restaurant with a maximum capacity of 420 seats. So all in all, it took us just 5-10 minutes of queuing into the restaurant, then just about another 5-10 minutes for the food to place an order and for the food! to arri ve.

There are long communal tables seated on the floor. Kimchi and radish bowls are passed along the table, or just by the person sitting next to you. The ajushi passed us the banchan ensuring we have our portion of kimchi and radish before our samgyetang arrives.

Thats for 1 !!! The ginseng shot was much needed, we made a mistake later in the day and had to walk so high uphill to get to the Namsan Cable Car departure point. ppfff.. Save that story for another day.

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I get comments like How do you eat so much & stay slim? everyday, at every meal with almost anyone.

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My usual answer is simple controlled portions, eat only when Im hungry, less intake at night & burn what you put in, so meaning exercise!

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However, Im not without faults (or rather faults I see in myself), though most people tell me otherwise. I would like to have spot reduction done on some areas if possible, & luckily enough for me, the opportunity presented itself when I was contacted by Bizzy Body Malaysia for a Bloggers Day Out at their Sunway Pyramid outlet.

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Below: The outlet at Sunway Pyramid just next to the Bowling Alley.

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The first treatment I had was the Preso Therapy, which involves being slathered with oil & cling-wrapped up like some lunch sandwichicon wink CHEVROLET: TRANSFORMERS 3 SCREENING

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Step by step Preso Treatment by Bizzy Body Malaysia.

Getting ready..

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Rubbed with oil & whole body cling-wrapped ..

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The special machine for the Preso treatment it massages your whole body gently with the air pockets in these sleeves that youll have to wear during the 40 min treatment.

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See? Arms & legs in those sleeves & body wrapped in another jacket.

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After much consultation, I was put on the most ideal package according to the therapist Ann Yap.

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Since I am under-weight, I was given the MDS treatment instead. MDS is sort of a spot reduction slimming treatment, and mine was targeted at my arms.

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How it works:
Stretches the fibers that is attached to the fat cell. The fibers will be shorten after the stretch, hence giving elastic skin.
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I had a ginger wrap as well, prior to the Heat Blanket treatment.

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Benefits of Ginger Wrap:
Stimulated circulation, reduces easy bloating, wind problem and firming effects.

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- Solve water retention problems

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Me, nicely wrapped up & falling into a peaceful slumber

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The after effects of the MDS treatment can be ugly though; heres my arm the day after. There were slight bruises here & there, but it disappeared quickly after ONE day so I was fine with that.

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Measurements were taken prior to treatment & immediately after. The decline in the numbers were encouraging! I had an average decrease of 0-5 1.0 cm in the thighs & arms area. :P

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Day 2 (2nd Half) Acitivities @ Club Med Cherating

Warning sign & the danger of swimming at East Coast of Malaysia
Heading to the beach area for sailing, kayaking & beach volley.
G.O. from Africa he got 6 packs and I got one single pack only hehehe...
The fun and thrill at the beautiful beach of Cherating.
Yeo An Thai out to the sea for another exciting experience.
At the Monkey bar for drink and Watersports bar for assistance.
My lunch & my drinks after a strenuous work out at Cherating.
Wifi is weak @ Club Med Cherating, my 3G is even faster. Don't even think of the strength level at the rooms. An issue for Club Med to ponder.
Dinner time again.
What a good spread of food!
Eat, eat and eat drink, drink and drink. What a wonderful time in Club Med Cherating. Absolutely no stress at all, no high blood tension and so bloody relaxing.....

Time for a Lion Dance performance by a troupe from Kuantan. A night for Independence Day celebration... 54 years of independence. Merdaka, Merdeka! Merdeka!!!
Party time with wonderful music, company & drinks. Boom Boom Boom.