the picture is of a kimchi pancake bought from a street vendor along side dongdaemun stadium.i'm not going to lie, i've eaten beef by accident once (possibly more), fish cake soup by accident (pretty much exactly like thin tofu and with no fishy taste at all), and fish oil is in pretty much everything including kimchi. korea is the exact opposite of a veggie-friendly place. bibimbap is the main dish here and basically it's a little hot pot. inside they stick rice, a couple root vegetables, cucumber, shredded carrots and an egg. you can ask for it without the beef but they look all confused as to why not.
they also have kimbap, which is a sushi-type roll but they don't give you soya sauce with it. that's for the japanese and they're evil. you have to ask for it without the little ham thing though or just pick it out on your own.
this is a pretty helpful and accurate korean food guide that goes over everything on a typical korean menu: http://maryeats.com/category
i'm still really struggling here in that department. a lot of soups and not a whole lot of variety. i'm right downtown so there are TONS of places to eat but not a whole lot of variety. if you like seafood and beef you're in heaven, otherwise you have to improvise. even if you ask for it without meat you'll probably find small chunks of ham or seafood in it. no joke. they don't get it. but whatever, there are other vegetarians that i know here that i'm suffering with.
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