Gourmets from the other world
The popularity of the film Famyo bears witness to people’s renewed interest in occult and shamanism. These days, we, including younger generations are not that religious, and I am not an exception. I am kind of ‘not religious but spiritual’ guy quote-unquote. I lately visited a shaman themed local eatery in Gunpo where you may find out interesting things normally not in an ordinary setting of restaurants. There stand an altar with Dokkebi (fairy or sprite in Korea) and other statues of traditional deities. They serve many Korean dishes that go very well with soju and even Santori highballs. Behind bar, instead of bottles of liquor, there is a portrait of mountain spirit with his lovely pet tiger, incense vase, and two white slander candles. In many spiritual practices in the world, offering of foods to sprits is a common practice. Although it is not as popular as it was in the past, even in this country, offering of foods to worship long gone ancestors has been important elements i