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...and in the states, no less!

The husb and I went to Seattle the other day and found this uh-MAY-sing Korean supermarket, H-Mart.

Got some kimchi, got some da-moo-ji, got some stuff to make jja jang, some single-serve kim, some metal chopsticks, some 2% peach-flavored beverage...

anyhoo, it's Christmas here in the states today and we're having a turkey and mashed potatoes and wine and KIMCHI BOKKUM BAP.

Lordy, lordy, I miss Korean cuisine.

Am I insane? We've been home for 19 months and I'd give my first-born child for some quality kalbi...probably give the first joint of my pinky finger for some good chi-gae....

It's rough out here in the land of bland.

[sojourner1]

No, you're not insane, you just need variety for it is the spice of life. I have a new acquired taste for Gamjatang and will cook that at home as it is good. It's the meal with pork backbone, kimchee, and potatoes in red chili flavored broth and then you fry the rice with onions and red broth as the second part of the meal. I like jigae too. Really, the Korea food is simple to make, you start with the red chili paste, salt, and gimchee and then work from there in a hot pot on a burner. I am getting bored with Korean cuisine as it's extremely limited, but some of it is very tasty so I will continue to eat it on occasion. I sure miss having oven baked dinner like lasagna as well as a wider variety of food choices like you have in the USA.

I told my brother in law in Missouri, USA tonight about this and he said he used to be a sushi chef during college who sometimes cooked Korean food using red chili pepper paste and kimchee. He loves spicy food and will enjoy my new Korean culinary knowledge as I really know how the Koreans do it up. He said he sometimes buys kimchee and asian rice at a store. I already knew you could get anything in the USA, but my Korean friend who wants to travel there is afraid that Korean food will not be available. After explaining to him countless times that it is available, he is still too scared of the food and drink issues to travel since it won't be Korean enough for him. I told him it's the only way to get fluent in English since this is what he really wants to do, but is scared. I told him to get online and connect with Korean communities abroad using Google, not Naver.

He was shocked to eat American food for the 1st time today and be in a room full of Americans at a Christmas dinner. He went for the cookies since they were the only thing that looked Korean while I went for the turkey, ham, yams, and pumpkin pie. I told him to get a plate of hot food, but he would only nibble the meat and said he didn't like American food. He liked going to have an interesting time observing a room full of westerners and even said our women are more beautiful than Korean women to my surprise when he seen young 25 year old female English teachers.

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[sojourner1]

[cbclark4]

Oh! Is this another essay contest.

Grammar gestapo back at work.

It's the internet stooopid.

[nobbyken]

Toast and peanut butter and real coffee for Christmas lunch here.
In Korea.

[OiGirl]

Thank you so much for the recommendation for tonight's dinner. I almost forgot I know how to cook that... yum!

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[sojourner1]

Yes, the OP is in the states getting Korean food. This was the most interesting part of the post. Yes, I was inebriated last night. You're right, it's the holidays and Winter vacation so we should be more tolerant, but I can't be when people are just unfriendly, lying, cheating, scamming, and downright mean as I am experiencing in Korea. I think Korea draws many idiot trolls as they often act like the lowest quality of college student at a frat house party; those who just say you are stupid when you have something intelligent to say. This country has the lowest standards for what is a teacher and that's why it receives many low quality foreigners. I knew I was taking a year to act like a teacher without training and qualifications and that it was not Japan, but the expat community is ridiculously unfriendly with no camaraderie present. Time to go! Anyong! (uh, I won't let the door swing too hard into my arse if I can help it)


I think we are crazy for going to this dirty arse rude and uncivilized country impostering westerners that scams parents with pseudo schools in the first place. I enjoyed the Korean mountains, the temples, some of the food, and some of the people, but it's corrupt and draws corrupt minded foreigners, uh, I mean trolls.


I was floored that someone from the Midwest is telling me I am not American, when I am from the Midwest, USA. What a dummy she is. She can stay in her boring bank telling job in Midwest, USA. Sounds like your typical narrow minded Midwesterner who makes judgment calls (assaults) on anyone who is different than her/himself.

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

It's always nice to see a nervous breakdown on Dave's. Bravo your life.