Chow Mein with Beef and Vegetables

Chow Mein with Beef and Vegetables, a photo by raise my voice on Flickr.

Our meal at Won Jung Gak continued with our first shared main: the show mein with beef and vegetables.

The noodles were piled high with beef and veggies - and very long noodles at that! Dividing the dish between us proved to be a bit awkward and a bonding experience in an awkward way. We thought that perhaps a knife would make getting the noodles from the main plate to our mini-plates easier, until our server informed us that there were no knives for the tables. Instead, she brought us scissors. Yes, scissors. She explained that in Korean dining, food is cut with scissors instead of knives. I had a hard time picturing scissors going through the dishwasher, but was thankful for the assistance nonetheless.