Not asking for diet advice, I'll follow whatever the clinic tells me. More the practical side: I'll be in a hotel, not very mobile, probably not wanting to sit in a restaurant looking like a hamster. What's easy to get in Seoul that's soft, not spicy, and doesn't need cooking? I'm picturing a week of convenience store yoghurt and I'm already sad.
Juk (rice porridge) is your friend. There are whole juk chains, plenty do takeaway, and convenience stores have microwave ones too. Bananas, soft tofu, steamed egg (gyeran-jjim) and pumpkin porridge are all easy to find. Ask the clinic about salty food and temperature though, some want you to avoid very hot or very salty stuff while swelling goes down.
Delivery apps work fine for hotels, just put the room number in the request notes and meet them in the lobby or ask the front desk. Most hotel staff are used to it. Ordering juk "not spicy" in the notes is a must, some places default to adding chilli.
lobby pickup + juk. ok this is very doable, thank you both
saving this for my sister, she's on food duty for our trip lol
Handy phrase for the notes or in person: "안 맵게 해주세요" (an maepge haejuseyo) = please make it not spicy. "숟가락 주세요" (sutgarak juseyo) = a spoon please, if you can't use chopsticks comfortably.
Seconding juk. Also soft tofu soup can usually be ordered mild, and the convenience store egg custard cups are surprisingly good. Bring a few reusable straws/spoons from home if you're picky, hotel ones run out
following, this thread is making me hungry