Guilty Pleasure at Euljiro OB Bear's Dried Pollock Alley

20201227, This year's #GuiltyPleasure is ____________. After working late, around 9:30 pm, it's better not to eat dinner yet. On the way home, I change direction at Euljiro 3(sam)-ga station and head for #EuljiroOBBear. You have to grab a seat in that tiny, two-or-three-pyeong room. In this neighborhood's #NogariAlley, the #unwrittenrule is a draft beer and dried pollock as the default, but I order a draft beer with sausage and halfbeak instead. The old proprietor always follows up with, 'Didn't eat dinner, did you?' I put in my AirPods and pull out a book. Classical music with no lyrics is best. One page per sip of draft beer poured without any rapid-chill gadget, and a bite of sausage or halfbeak. If I have a second glass, it's dried filefish instead of halfbeak. But never more than two glasses. It's perfect alone, though if I have a dear friend along, two of us works too. Never three. Since the place closes at 11, I get up around 10:30 with last orders in mind. Stepping out the door, I always check my shadow under the streetlight. #2020YearEndReview #EuljiroOBBear This year's guilty pleasure is drinking alone at Euljiro OB Bear. I dropped by especially often early in the year — these days, who knows when I'll get to go back. Following up on yesterday, here's another oven breakfast that's impossible on weekdays: #WholeRoastedZucchini -Score the world's prettiest zucchini lengthwise, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roast in a 200°C oven for 20 minutes. -Serve with Greek yogurt and enjoy. Roasting for about 30 minutes might be even better. Slice it into pieces and top each with #GreekYogurt for something almost like a canapé.