Vi took us to a traditional Korean teahouse today. We were exploring Insadong and wanted to rest for a bit. That’s when she suggested Ppong Da Bang. I don’t know how she knew about this particular Korean teahouse, but it seemed like she had done her research. After a few turns on a few streets, we stood in front of it. The first task was to take her and then Yin’s picture in front of the teahouse.
Is Ppong Da Bang famous?
Stepping inside the teahouse, we were greeted by everything. This teahouse is hella hectic.
Art, drawings, pictures and all kinds of prints are stuck everywhere, from the ceilings to the furniture. I had never been to a traditional Korean teahouse before, but surely this couldn’t be it, could it?
Soon after, we were given the menu – even the menu was decorated wildly. We each ordered a different kind of Korean tea. While waiting, I walked around the teahouse to take some pictures, with my head bent most of the time as I was worried about hitting the art pasted on the already low ceiling.
I asked the girls what, or rather who is Ppong Da Bang. They also didn’t know – Vi only knew this place was famous even outside Seoul. I could see that with the evidence hanging there – polaroids of people who had been to the teahouse before. Are they famous, though? we don’t know…
Our teas came on a tray, accompanied by a small plate of Yukwa – a traditional Korean snack, fried rice cake coated with sesame seeds. It tasted a little sweet and was a perfect combination with the tea.
Oh, there were also games for the patrons to play, but we didn’t because we didn’t know how to play it, nor to read the instruction.
Instead, we chit-chatted our evening away, with me feeling especially grateful to be there with these two.
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