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karri
Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Location: south korea
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:09 am Post subject: |
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for sour cream...
If you can get a hold of cream cheese, ideally the blocks of it, not the spreadable.
Put cream cheese in a bowl, add a little bit of boiling water (really only a tablespoon or so at first). Mix until its smooth. You may need to add more water in it as well.
It still isn't sour cream but does make a decent substitute and u can usually find it at the bakeries.
If you also add in a slice of velevta cheese and some taco type seasons it makes a killer cheese dip. |
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madowlspeaks
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Location: Somewhere in time and space
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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This lot of posts is as bad as the Koreans who can't live without Kimchi  |
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esetters21

Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:19 am Post subject: |
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This lot of posts is as bad as the Koreans who can't live without Kimchi  |
back at you. If you love your kimchi and rice 24-7 then that is great for you. Nobody said they can't live without anything. It is merely a recipe exchange for when you, god forbid, want to eat something else. |
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hugekebab

Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:53 am Post subject: |
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This lot of posts is as bad as the Koreans who can't live without Kimchi  |
I call bullshit that you never crave or never eat Western food whilst in Korea. |
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madowlspeaks
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Location: Somewhere in time and space
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
| madowlspeaks wrote: |
This lot of posts is as bad as the Koreans who can't live without Kimchi  |
I call bullshit that you never crave or never eat Western food whilst in Korea. |
Craving something and NEEDING something are different. Like sour cream. Who needs the fat anyway?
I can't stand it when expats come to Korea and bitch about how there is a lack of western food availability, too much rice or that the food is too spicy. It's NOT the west!! It goes the same for immigrants in North America. I mean, how many different varieties of GOYA rice do the Spanish need anyway?
Deal and adjust. Go to the supermarket. Buy a Korean cookbook (oh wow!!! different!!??) and learn something new. Time should be better spent learning and eating the (oh wow!!! different!!??) food rather than seeking out what is familiar.
ex. McDonalds.
Everytime I pass by a Mc Donalds it is always loaded with expats stuffing fries in their faces getting their fat fix on.
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prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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I don't like name-calling, but you're a tosser. Who cares what other people want to eat. I, for one, like all kinds of food, and I like to cook...and, I eat k food for lunchee.
Cherry tomato and pesto pasta
Boil pasta (as much as you need)
When pasta is boiled, add:
-cherry tomatoes (whole)
-Pesto (as much as you like)
-grated parmesan
cover pot with a lid for a few moments. This will cook the tomatoes ever so slightly. If you become a ninja and add the ingredients to the cooked pasta ASAP, the tomatoes will be nice and cooked and juicy.
Delicious with a simple salad. I like to make my own dressing. 2 parts olive oil to one part balsamic. Then add whatever you like. My favourites are garlic, seed mustard, salt and pepper. (or...chili flakes, capers, anything you like...)
yummmmmmmmmmm. This was a great idea and I'm pleased to see it's made its way to sticky status. |
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Xuanzang

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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ex. McDonalds.
Everytime I pass by a Mc Donalds it is always loaded with expats stuffing fries in their faces getting their fat fix on.
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Actually I see the natives doing that and the expats are the ones eating ramyeon and tuna at home |
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djmarcus

Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Simple Turkey Sandwich
Ok, everyone knows how to make one, but maybe they don't know where to find the ingredients.
+ Real slices of turkey: Hyundai Dept Store (Next to Coex) or Jamshil Lotte Deparment store) For about 3,500 you get about 6-8 slices. I think that's plenty for one sandwhich.
+ Bread: I think some really good fresh bread can be found at Hannam Market. I haven't had a chance to taste them, but I've seen them for sale there. I usually go to Paris Baguet and buy the French baguet and ask them to cut it once in the middle, sideways (to add meat in between the slices. You might have to visually show them because everytime I ask someone to cut it, they look at me like I just asked them to get on spaceship and go to jupiter...anyways..next
+ Fresh lettuce: Lotte or Hyundai department store has a section of fresh greens where you can just pick out the leafs that you want. it's usually under 1,000won.
+ Sauce: Hyundai Department store (the one near coex) seems to have the most variety of sauces for all kinds of dishes.
I usually have some soup with this which is also available at one of the deparment stores I mentioned. |
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djmarcus

Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| madowlspeaks wrote: |
| hugekebab wrote: |
| madowlspeaks wrote: |
This lot of posts is as bad as the Koreans who can't live without Kimchi  |
I call bullshit that you never crave or never eat Western food whilst in Korea. |
Craving something and NEEDING something are different. Like sour cream. Who needs the fat anyway?
I can't stand it when expats come to Korea and bitch about how there is a lack of western food availability, too much rice or that the food is too spicy. It's NOT the west!! It goes the same for immigrants in North America. I mean, how many different varieties of GOYA rice do the Spanish need anyway?
Deal and adjust. Go to the supermarket. Buy a Korean cookbook (oh wow!!! different!!??) and learn something new. Time should be better spent learning and eating the (oh wow!!! different!!??) food rather than seeking out what is familiar.
ex. McDonalds.
Everytime I pass by a Mc Donalds it is always loaded with expats stuffing fries in their faces getting their fat fix on.
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I think the point here is that we want a variety of food. Me and other Americans especially are use to eating a wide variety of foods. Korean food is great, but not all the time. And as far as korean food goes, there are not that many varieties. Me being Korean, having been brought up by korean food, still enjoy korean food. But it's gotta be made well. And I don't want it all the time.
Unfortunately I think most foreigners have not had a home cooked korean meal. So it would be hard to buy a cook book and make something you never tried. Even Ajumas have a hard time making certain meals. That being said, to ask a foreigner to cook korean food, when koreans have difficulty making korean food, seems unfair.
And I wonder why Quiznos, Kraze Burger, Outback, VIPS, TGIF is always packed with Koreans, cause Koreans don't want to eat Korean food all the time either.
"Deal and Adjust" We aren't in prison. We have choices and means to get things. If we want to cook different kinds of food, what's the big deal?
"Spicy Food" I love spicy foods, but some of the food here is off my charts...ouch
I'm all about nutrition too, but heck, I'll eat Mickie D's once in awhile. |
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