It has been our tradition to eat sashimi whenever we come to Kangwondo, and surely, a visit to one of the restaurants that thrive in the area seems fine, but what's even better is a visit to a Harbor where fishing boats dock, carrying their day's catch. It's a place where you could get the freshest, most delicious seafood at a fraction of the price.
To fulfill our own simple tradition of eating sashimi for dinner while we're at the scenic province of Kangwondo, Chris brought me to Mukho Harbor. We came off the noisy road jammed with pedestrians towards an even more bustling place filled with tourists and locals ogling at buckets and buckets of alive, squirming, and wriggling fish. Apron-clad and boots-wearing vendors warmly call to them in hopes that they would in return, purchase the day's catch.
Sea creatures both alive and carefully preserved on ice are on display. Autumn is the time where the produce is at it's most bountiful, and prices are relatively cheaper compared to other season. One of the biggest seller there is octopus. Koreans love this steamed, as an ingredient for soup, or simply eaten raw. You can't get octopus fresher than these anywhere!
In the distance, we could see the sunlight glint from the sea. Boats were nosily running their motor, slowly heading towards the fishing ground.
Other boats remained stationed at the dock, and fishermen are busy prepping them.
Weather is unpredicatable in this side of the province. The skies could turn from clear blue to gray in a matter of few, short minutes.
We left at sundown carrying the fish and the squid we bought. An ajumma cleaned and sliced it nicely for us, ready to be eaten. We stopped at a local store and bought ssamjang, wrapping lettuce, garlic, and liquor, and we brought everything to the hotel where we spent the night.
Dinner lasted for almost three hours! Of course it included a movie running in the flatscreen, interesting conversation in between mouthfuls of food, and shots of nice cold liquor on the side.
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