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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:43 am Post subject: This tastes like *bleeeep*! |
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It's my third week in country. I've kept a very open mind about tastes and textures and new things, and it's been a seriously cool culinary experience for me.
Today, between the Coke and Pepsi at the supermarket, I thought I'd grab some McCol. It's dark, it's probably a cola, right? ... This tastes like fish soda. I was going to use it as a mixer for my Scotch (no liquor store nearby) so I was going to mix Ballantine's and soda. I'm drinking the Ballantine's straight because this is TERRIBLE.
Can I ask the denizen waegookin, what is the worst thing you've ever had here? This soda takes the crown for me so far. |
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bakagai4649
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Location: Dongducheon
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:51 am Post subject: |
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you mean other than the kimchi  |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| cow intestine, or woof woof kogi. |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| bakagai4649 wrote: |
| you mean other than the kimchi :o |
Hahhaa.. I've had good Kimchi and bad. The stuff from the E-mart tastes like a bok-choi salad, the stuff at the diner down the road has some real bite to it. I want to get a hold of a jar of the real hommemade stuff. I'm getting chummy with one of the Hangul teachers at the hagwan, I'm going to try to get her to get me some of the real stuff from Busan next time she goes home. |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Lekker wrote: |
| cow intestine, or woof woof kogi. |
And thanks, man, I just threw up in my mouth a little. |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Also, can someone give me the Hangul for "Mayonnaise"? I want a tuna salad sandwich, but I can't find the mayo in the supermarket. |
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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:59 am Post subject: |
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"May-yon-ai-juh."
For some reason mayonnaise and mustard "Moh-suh-tah-duh" are among two of the hardest Koreanized words for me to pronounce. |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| maeil wrote: |
"May-yon-ai-juh."
For some reason mayonnaise and mustard "Moh-suh-tah-duh" are among two of the hardest Koreanized words for me to pronounce. |
Dude, you're like a lifesaver that can't come in five flavours. Thanks a lot for that. Now I can make a wicked potato salad for the soldiers. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| Tarkaan wrote: |
| maeil wrote: |
"May-yon-ai-juh."
For some reason mayonnaise and mustard "Moh-suh-tah-duh" are among two of the hardest Koreanized words for me to pronounce. |
Dude, you're like a lifesaver that can't come in five flavours. Thanks a lot for that. Now I can make a wicked potato salad for the soldiers. |
Make sure you use Heinz. Available from Costco. |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:06 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| Tarkaan wrote: |
| maeil wrote: |
"May-yon-ai-juh."
For some reason mayonnaise and mustard "Moh-suh-tah-duh" are among two of the hardest Koreanized words for me to pronounce. |
Dude, you're like a lifesaver that can't come in five flavours. Thanks a lot for that. Now I can make a wicked potato salad for the soldiers. |
Make sure you use Heinz. Available from Costco. |
That's affirmative. Better to know Heinz mustard than "Where can I find Tumeric?" in Hangul. |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| Tarkaan wrote: |
| bakagai4649 wrote: |
| you mean other than the kimchi |
Hahhaa.. I've had good Kimchi and bad. The stuff from the E-mart tastes like a bok-choi salad, the stuff at the diner down the road has some real bite to it. I want to get a hold of a jar of the real hommemade stuff. I'm getting chummy with one of the Hangul teachers at the hagwan, I'm going to try to get her to get me some of the real stuff from Busan next time she goes home. |
Hangeul is the writing, not the people... |
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Tarkaan
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| samd wrote: |
| Tarkaan wrote: |
| bakagai4649 wrote: |
| you mean other than the kimchi :o |
Hahhaa.. I've had good Kimchi and bad. The stuff from the E-mart tastes like a bok-choi salad, the stuff at the diner down the road has some real bite to it. I want to get a hold of a jar of the real hommemade stuff. I'm getting chummy with one of the Hangul teachers at the hagwan, I'm going to try to get her to get me some of the real stuff from Busan next time she goes home. |
Hangeul is the writing, not the people... |
Sorry, I need to unlearn that... American soldiers use that to refer to everything Korean. |
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Suwon23
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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this might be an appropriate place to ask...
I've been told that silk worm pupae (i.e. the cocoons of the silk worm moth) are occasionally eaten as a bar snack here or sold in cans at the supermarket. I've asked around, but nobody's heard of it. Is it just a rumor? |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Suwon23 wrote: |
this might be an appropriate place to ask...
I've been told that silk worm pupae (i.e. the cocoons of the silk worm moth) are occasionally eaten as a bar snack here or sold in cans at the supermarket. I've asked around, but nobody's heard of it. Is it just a rumor? |
Oh that's a silly rumor. The next time someone offers you a snack at a bar
or tries to sell you something on the street, or you see something in a can
just go ahead and eat with the knowledge that nobody would every eat
insect pupae. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Suwon23 wrote: |
this might be an appropriate place to ask...
I've been told that silk worm pupae (i.e. the cocoons of the silk worm moth) are occasionally eaten as a bar snack here or sold in cans at the supermarket. I've asked around, but nobody's heard of it. Is it just a rumor? |
You're thinking about 번데기 ("bun-dei-gi"). It's a great snack to have with 막거리 (traditional rice wine). Very high in protein, has the consistency of peanut butter. A little bland, though! I'm surprised you haven't seen the street ajummas selling them! Stay away from the canned version in the supermarkets, next to the tuna. |
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