#surely it isn’t just a huge chunk of meat on its own and u call it a day (or night)?

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out of all the research rabbit holes i fall into for fics, food is perhaps the most mundane & fascinating of them all. i’m the furthest from british cuisine and a vegetarian on top of that, so i have no frame of reference for meat-heavy breakfast/lunch/dinner, especially with cultural/geographical mores added onto it. it makes no sense to me, especially without rice/roti. the spices are a completely different game. cooking preparation methods? poles apart. it’s fun, to be sure, just…different.

#like i can name dishes off the top of my head #can probably give a vague recipe for it too bc i watch so many cooking shows #but i don’t know *how* they work ykno? #like i had to look up what u eat a roast dinner with lol #surely it isn’t just a huge chunk of meat on its own and u call it a day (or night)? #i remember doing research for aer like ‘aphrodisiac foods’ bc it was a scene of seduction 💀 #but that’s an outlier #just finding casual everyday foods is so tricky #bc i’m used to how we eat but that’s obv not things r done #so now i look up ‘average dinner’ #what is ur main carb? main protein? where do u get roughage from britty brits? 🤔🤔 #just the weirdest rabbit hole #then i find weird food facts that i’ve never seen before #which is another Trip #pen’s writing

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Trench Town Caribbean Restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul, Korea

Opened on April 28, Caribbean BBQ arrived in Seoul at Trench Town restaurant in Itaewon.  They claim to “serve the best pimento smoked jerk chicken, ribs, lamb chops and massive tiger shrimp”.  Coming from Toronto (home of “The Real Jerk”), I had been missing these flavours.  Yaman in Busan was fine the first time, but the rest of our visits the dishes were pretty savage.  We went to Trench Town in Seoul on Sunday night dinner to see if their jerk could work (work, work, work, work).

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The Trench Town Vibe

Trench Town is a little bit out of the way which is why it’s such a great date spot.  We went around 7:30 PM on Sunday night and had the one primo patio table all to ourselves.  Granted, the view isn’t much, but the ambiance of the green light and tiki bar was pretty cool.  We weren’t bothered much throughout our meal, which I appreciated.  If we needed anything it was easy to just wave through the window to our server and bartender directly behind the bar keeping a watchful eye on our table.  Trench Town only had a few patrons at the bar and nobody in the dining room.  I’ve only visited once (thus far) but wanted to make sure the word got around quickly as it’s a great place for date night or for larger parties to share platters.

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The Trench Town Food

We shared the Trench Town Platter with Jerk Chicken, Curry Goat, Coconut Rice + Beans, Pickled Veggies, Coleslaw, Sweet Potato Fries (yes! In Korea!) and Fried Bread (Festival). ￦36,000 for 2 people.  The jerk chicken was quality meat, but the jerk sauce could have been a little more robust.  I expect something with a little more tang or zing.  The coconut rice already had lots of flavour and was cooked to a nice texture with a few kidney beans throughout.  While it was tasty on its own, I loved the gravy smothered on top.  The pickled veggies (cucumber, onion, and red cabbage) gave great balance to the rich flavours of the meat (and all the starches in our carb-loaded platter).  I wish there had been more of them!  There were enough sweet potato fries for us to be happy.  They were pretty standard and likely from Costco, but we were happy.

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Trench Town Menu Favourites

The curry goat was a huge standout for us.  The meat fell off the bone (watch out for those bones, by the way!), the curry was rich and loaded with seasonings and spices, and the potato chunks were just big and soft enough to comfortably slice with a fork.  I found myself mopping up the curry with the tasty fried bread, which my dining companion compared to a much less oily hushpuppy.  We both agreed that the generous portion of coleslaw was a winner, too, with wider slices of peeled carrot and a sauce that wasn’t too full of mayo.  We will definitely be back to try the cocktail menu and the ribs!

Directions to Trench Town Caribbean Restaurant in Itaewon:

Take Exit 4 of Itaewon Station.  Pull an immediate u-turn as you exit the station.  Continue walking along the street opposite Taco Bell and on the same side at Gecko’s and Quizno’s.  You’ll pass a couple of taco places, a sushi joint, an impressively fragrant Thai noodle shop I’m now desperate to try.  Trench Town is located on your right on what appears to be the 2nd floor of a residential building at 105, Bogwang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Contact Trench Town Caribbean Restaurant in Seoul:

Call 02-794-9992

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/trenchtownkorea/

instagram: @trenchtownkorea

[email protected]

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Seoul Food: Trench Town Caribbean Restaurant in Itaewon Trench Town Caribbean Restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul, Korea Opened on April 28, Caribbean BBQ arrived in Seoul at Trench Town restaurant in Itaewon.  

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