One of my favorite websites is this xanga blog about korean cooking. It appears to be a pretty popular blog and why shouldn't it be? The author posts delicious recipes and commentary on Korean food. I never attempt to try any of them out, but reading the blog makes my mouth water and she tends to pick interesting topics.
Like this one-- How long can you go without Korean food? Apparently the author can't stand to go more than 2 days without Korean food. She then posed the question to her audience. So I thought about myself. Well, one of the luxuries at my job is that I get 3 hot gourmet meals a day plus a ton of drinks & snacks (all free). It's actually been quite awhile since I've had Korean food, and while I don't necessarily go crazy without it, I enjoy it much more than I ever did when I get a chance to eat it (especially Mom's cooking!).
The most recent post to this koreancooking xanga was about kimchee. Despite the fact that I love Korean food, grew up with Korean food, and am of Korean heritage, I never really got hooked on kimchee. Don't get me wrong- I don't mind eating it and I find certain kinds of kimchee very tasty. But all in all? Eh. I don't need it.
While I enjoy most Korean foods, here are a few specific things in Korean cuisine that I go crazy for (warning: crappy romanization ahead)--
Kkeht-nip (sesame leaves)
Dduk-mandu guk (soup with sticky ricecakes and dumplings)
Dwen jang chi-gae (fermented soy bean stew, sort of like miso soup but with more meat and vegetables)
Jang Jo-Rim (really salty beef marinated in soy sauce)
Whew.... looking at all those pictures made my mouth water.
Like this one-- How long can you go without Korean food? Apparently the author can't stand to go more than 2 days without Korean food. She then posed the question to her audience. So I thought about myself. Well, one of the luxuries at my job is that I get 3 hot gourmet meals a day plus a ton of drinks & snacks (all free). It's actually been quite awhile since I've had Korean food, and while I don't necessarily go crazy without it, I enjoy it much more than I ever did when I get a chance to eat it (especially Mom's cooking!).
The most recent post to this koreancooking xanga was about kimchee. Despite the fact that I love Korean food, grew up with Korean food, and am of Korean heritage, I never really got hooked on kimchee. Don't get me wrong- I don't mind eating it and I find certain kinds of kimchee very tasty. But all in all? Eh. I don't need it.
While I enjoy most Korean foods, here are a few specific things in Korean cuisine that I go crazy for (warning: crappy romanization ahead)--
Kkeht-nip (sesame leaves)
Dduk-mandu guk (soup with sticky ricecakes and dumplings)
Dwen jang chi-gae (fermented soy bean stew, sort of like miso soup but with more meat and vegetables)
Jang Jo-Rim (really salty beef marinated in soy sauce)
Whew.... looking at all those pictures made my mouth water.
