Delicious flavors

On our last night in Seoul, we went to a fancy Korean restuarant.  Korean meals usually contain many different courses including appetizers, several soups, many side dishes that have spicy and/or pickled vegetables, and then a main course and even a side fish course.  One of the most unusual dishes I had on this trip is the one pictured above.  It was served on a roof tile and was deconstructed, it is up to the diner to put this delicacy together.  The professor who led our trip demonstrated how to combine the ingredients.  Begin with the round radish that was shaved very thin, it is used like a tortilla to hold the remaining ingredients.  Next you add the cabbage and pork belly.  Then, spread on a little bit of the shrimp paste (in the dish).  Finally, you add as much spicy pickled  vegetables as you like.  I added quite a bit of veggies because by this time, I had a high tolerance for spice.  You fold it up like a taco and eat it all in one bite (with chopsticks).  Now, I know many of you are thinking, gross, right?  You can't  judge until you try it.  This was one of the most delicious things I had on the entire trip, it was salty, spicy, rich, and flavorful!