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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
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 Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: It's not a meal without kimchi and rice |
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So I'm making scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast (something I rarely do...or at least so I think) and the wife walks over and says "Ah mashita...now put some rice and kimchi with it."
"Why!?"
"It's not a meal without rice or kimchi, it's a snack."
Silly Koreans, it's simple, take a peice of meat, or some other product of an animal, fry it or bbq it, put it on a plate, add some potateos (probably fried in the animal's fats left in your pan), toss a couple of vegetables on the side for colour (if you want...but it's really not needed)...and voila, a meal. A little salt and pepper and you are a goddamned French chef. |
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Epicurus
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: It's not a meal without kimchi and rice |
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| earthbound14 wrote: |
So I'm making scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast (something I rarely do...or at least so I think) and the wife walks over and says "Ah mashita...now put some rice and kimchi with it."
"Why!?"
"It's not a meal without rice or kimchi, it's a snack."
Silly Koreans, it's simple, take a peice of meat, or some other product of an animal, fry it or bbq it, put it on a plate, add some potateos (probably fried in the animal's fats left in your pan), toss a couple of vegetables on the side for colour (if you want...but it's really not needed)...and voila, a meal. A little salt and pepper and you are a goddamned French chef. |
she's right.. at least in their culture/way of thinking.
everything revolves around rice and kimchi. Those are main courses. Everything else is a sidedish.
Now you know why they don't get enough protein in their diets. |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: It's not a meal without kimchi and rice |
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| Epicurus wrote: |
| earthbound14 wrote: |
So I'm making scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast (something I rarely do...or at least so I think) and the wife walks over and says "Ah mashita...now put some rice and kimchi with it."
"Why!?"
"It's not a meal without rice or kimchi, it's a snack."
Silly Koreans, it's simple, take a peice of meat, or some other product of an animal, fry it or bbq it, put it on a plate, add some potateos (probably fried in the animal's fats left in your pan), toss a couple of vegetables on the side for colour (if you want...but it's really not needed)...and voila, a meal. A little salt and pepper and you are a goddamned French chef. |
she's right.. at least in their culture/way of thinking.
everything revolves around rice and kimchi. Those are main courses. Everything else is a sidedish.
Now you know why they don't get enough protein in their diets. |
Exactly. Ask your students what they ate for breakfast and 99% will say rice. I don't know how the hell a simple starch could become the center of the meal. Koreans will even leave behind meat or vegetables to finish off the rice. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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It's always fun when my Korean in-laws come around for a western meal cooked by me.....
.....they seem to really enjoy what I've cooked. Big pieces of meat. Chunky vegetables, lots of bread and potatoes..........but, inevitably, about half way through, they start looking around at each other a little pensively.....then whispering......'bap obseo?'.......then my brother-in-laws wife will be sent to the kitchen to put on rice and kimchi chiggae!! Which they will then tuck into like mad, as if my meal never even happened!! |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
It's always fun when my Korean in-laws come around for a western meal cooked by me.....
.....they seem to really enjoy what I've cooked. Big pieces of meat. Chunky vegetables, lots of bread and potatoes..........but, inevitably, about half way through, they start looking around at each other a little pensively.....then whispering......'bap obseo?'.......then my brother-in-laws wife will be sent to the kitchen to put on rice and kimchi chiggae!! Which they will then tuck into like mad, as if my meal never even happened!! |
I made a killer spread of Texmex for my girlfriend and her friend, filled with spicy pinto beans, mexican rice, taco meat, tortillas, taco shells, fresh pineapple salsa, guacamole, salsa verde, veggies, sour cream..the whole works. And what did they insist on putting into the tacos? KIMCHI |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Come on guys, how long have we all been in this country?
"It's not a meal without rice and kimchi" is Korea 101. |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
Come on guys, how long have we all been in this country?
"It's not a meal without rice and kimchi" is Korea 101. |
Actually, they can eat noodles in substitution of rice. But every meal MUST have kimchi. Even if it's Costco ketchup/mustard/onion kimchi. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| roadwork wrote: |
| redaxe wrote: |
Come on guys, how long have we all been in this country?
"It's not a meal without rice and kimchi" is Korea 101. |
Actually, they can eat noodles in substitution of rice. But every meal MUST have kimchi. Even if it's Costco ketchup/mustard/onion kimchi. |
I've found that sweet pickles and pickled radish are often an acceptable alternative to kimchi. See: Italian restaurants in Korea |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Ah, I forgot about that one. I've always heard from Koreans that "pickles help cut the oil/grease in pasta/pizza" |
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The evil penguin
Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: It's not a meal without kimchi and rice |
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| roadwork wrote: |
| Epicurus wrote: |
| earthbound14 wrote: |
So I'm making scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast (something I rarely do...or at least so I think) and the wife walks over and says "Ah mashita...now put some rice and kimchi with it."
"Why!?"
"It's not a meal without rice or kimchi, it's a snack."
Silly Koreans, it's simple, take a peice of meat, or some other product of an animal, fry it or bbq it, put it on a plate, add some potateos (probably fried in the animal's fats left in your pan), toss a couple of vegetables on the side for colour (if you want...but it's really not needed)...and voila, a meal. A little salt and pepper and you are a goddamned French chef. |
she's right.. at least in their culture/way of thinking.
everything revolves around rice and kimchi. Those are main courses. Everything else is a sidedish.
Now you know why they don't get enough protein in their diets. |
Exactly. Ask your students what they ate for breakfast and 99% will say rice. I don't know how the hell a simple starch could become the center of the meal. Koreans will even leave behind meat or vegetables to finish off the rice. |
Thats what i liked about china..... the host of a dinner/banquet would be offended if you asked for rice because it meant the meal wasn't substantial enough.....
I've always wondered how the majority of chinese (especially in the south) are so small because they sure as hell can eat!!! |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| roadwork wrote: |
| Ah, I forgot about that one. I've always heard from Koreans that "pickles help cut the oil/grease in pasta/pizza" |
Yeah I agree, having something sour/crunchy refreshes the palate between bites of oily/cheesy/creamy pasta/pizza. I didn't used to eat the pickles when I first got here, but now I do. +10 WAP |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: It's not a meal without kimchi and rice |
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| The evil penguin wrote: |
Thats what i liked about china..... the host of a dinner/banquet would be offended if you asked for rice because it meant the meal wasn't substantial enough.....
I've always wondered how the majority of chinese (especially in the south) are so small because they sure as hell can eat!!! |
I think the Chinese banquet is more like a statement of "Hey, look at us, we're not starving anymore, and we'll prove it to you by showing how much food we can waste!!" At a typical Chinese banquet there is enough leftover food to feed a Ugandan village for a month. |
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MissSeoul
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Somewhere in America
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
It's always fun when my Korean in-laws come around for a western meal cooked by me.....
.....they seem to really enjoy what I've cooked. Big pieces of meat. Chunky vegetables, lots of bread and potatoes..........but, inevitably, about half way through, they start looking around at each other a little pensively.....then whispering......'bap obseo?'.......then my brother-in-laws wife will be sent to the kitchen to put on rice and kimchi chiggae!! Which they will then tuck into like mad, as if my meal never even happened!! |
My friend and I have traveled America for 3 months ( Visited 24 States ) and if we miss kimchi so much, we used to stop at American supermarket and buy pickles and eat a full bottle of pickle while we drive. We found out pickles can be an alternative of kimchi in emergency case  |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| MissSeoul wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
It's always fun when my Korean in-laws come around for a western meal cooked by me.....
.....they seem to really enjoy what I've cooked. Big pieces of meat. Chunky vegetables, lots of bread and potatoes..........but, inevitably, about half way through, they start looking around at each other a little pensively.....then whispering......'bap obseo?'.......then my brother-in-laws wife will be sent to the kitchen to put on rice and kimchi chiggae!! Which they will then tuck into like mad, as if my meal never even happened!! |
My friend and I have traveled America for 3 months ( Visited 24 States ) and if we miss kimchi so much, we used to stop at American supermarket and buy pickles and eat a full bottle of pickle while we drive. We found out pickles can be an alternative of kimchi in emergency case |
I bet they were sweet pickles too. Blech. Sounds disgusting. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I dislike rice and kimchi. Yes, you heard right. I like neither rice nor kimchi... yet I am Chinese and I have lived in Korea for 9 years.
My ex and I used to fight over this a lot because I would cook him something and I would make something else for myself... he'd get mad with me for wanting to eat different things and demanded we ate the same thing. So i told him to pretend we were in a restaurant and we ordered different food. |
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