The image captures a Korean meal served on a dark-brown, textured table inside a restaurant in Mapo-gu, South Korea

The image captures a Korean meal served on a dark-brown, textured table inside a restaurant in Mapo-gu, South Korea. Dominating the lower-right is a brass-colored metal bowl filled with buckwheat noodles (likely *makguksu* or *memil-guksu*), garnished with shredded yellow egg (jidan), chopped green onions, dark seaweed flakes, and sesame seeds. To the left, a smaller, matching metal bowl contains a light amber-colored broth. In the upper-left, a rectangular gold-toned tray holds five pieces of pan-fried meat jeon (*yukjeon*), each featuring a yellowish egg coating and arranged on white parchment paper. A traditional metallic Korean spoon is partially visible at the bottom-right of the frame. A red container or bottle is partially obscured on the far-left edge of the table.