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John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies
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dirving



Joined: 19 Nov 2009
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:36 pm    Post subject: John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies Reply with quote

Have any of you ever tried Cook's deli meats and/or Gavin's sausages and pies? If so, what's the verdict?
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smithy



Joined: 17 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought a pack of the original sausages from myong-dong and they lasted about 5 mins. Fantastic. A little pricey, but fantastic. Couple them with the hash browns you can get around here and the 1/4 decent bacon at my corner shop and you've got a semi-decent fry-up.
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AussieGav



Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Uijeongbu

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have bought Gavin's sausages a number of times, they are the best I have found here, although a little pricey. The pies are also good but too expensive to eat often.

i would be interestedto learn more about Cook's deli meats.
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jdog2050



Joined: 17 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:46 pm    Post subject: Re: John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies Reply with quote

dirving wrote:
Have any of you ever tried Cook's deli meats and/or Gavin's sausages and pies? If so, what's the verdict?


...I demand directions.
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Murakano



Joined: 10 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:09 pm    Post subject: Re: John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies Reply with quote

jdog2050 wrote:
dirving wrote:
Have any of you ever tried Cook's deli meats and/or Gavin's sausages and pies? If so, what's the verdict?


...I demand directions.


Here's his website for anyone interested.

http://www.gavin.co.kr/

K-TV clip
http://www.gavin.co.kr/msshop/ez/mov.php

Haven't ordered from him but I know many of the expat community (Engineers at Ulsan/Okpo shipyards) order from him. They buy in bulk so can be reasonably priced in that sense.
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dirving



Joined: 19 Nov 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am wondering if any of his products would go well in a red sauce. Italian sausage is good in a tomato sauce.
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wylies99



Joined: 13 May 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:31 am    Post subject: Re: John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies Reply with quote

jdog2050 wrote:
dirving wrote:
Have any of you ever tried Cook's deli meats and/or Gavin's sausages and pies? If so, what's the verdict?


...I demand directions.


Yes, directions please.
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Paul Ajosshi



Joined: 02 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can sometimes find Gavin's sausages at Hannam Supermarket just down from the harley Davidson shop near Hangangjin station and last I heard there was a department store in Myeong-dong selling them, though the name escapes me at this time.

Gavin's sausages are fantastic, but I'd also recommend Chef Meili's toulouse and merguez (Next to Gecko's Terrace at Itaewon station). He doesn't make them that often, but they're worth snatching up if he has some on offer. His toulouse sausages go very well in a tomato sauce...
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Gaber



Joined: 23 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Am I reading correctly from the site - It looks like it's 12,500 for two standard sized mince pies. I know we're a long way from the commonwealth, but still, steep.
Suspect I'll buckle eventually.

EDIT: After looking again I think these are meal sized pies rather than dairy (convenience store) sized pies. Seems the 'hand pies' are 5 for 12,500. Pretty good.
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lsrupert



Joined: 27 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess that for those who didn't bring spices with them, this is what has to be done. Every time I went back home though, I would stock up on spices. I make my own ground Italian sausage. It's actually quite easy! Much better than just using the ground pork straight.
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Murakano



Joined: 10 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:08 am    Post subject: Re: John Cook Deli Meats and Gavin's Sausages and Pies Reply with quote

Gaber wrote:
Am I reading correctly from the site - It looks like it's 12,500 for two standard sized mince pies. I know we're a long way from the commonwealth, but still, steep.
Suspect I'll buckle eventually.

EDIT: After looking again I think these are meal sized pies rather than dairy (convenience store) sized pies. Seems the 'hand pies' are 5 for 12,500. Pretty good.



wylies99 wrote:
jdog2050 wrote:
dirving wrote:
Have any of you ever tried Cook's deli meats and/or Gavin's sausages and pies? If so, what's the verdict?


...I demand directions.


Yes, directions please.


I posted a link to his website for those that wanted to know more but it got deleted Rolling Eyes ....

EDIT: back up it seems


Last edited by Murakano on Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:25 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Lynns



Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haddon House supermarket near Oksu Station has Gavin's sausages in their freezer case. I've seen John Cook lunch meat at Sinsegae Dept stores, but they don't always have it, and EMart at I-Park Mall has John Cook beef hot dogs intermittently.
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dirving



Joined: 19 Nov 2009
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks!
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gaber wrote:
Am I reading correctly from the site - It looks like it's 12,500 for two standard sized mince pies. I know we're a long way from the commonwealth, but still, steep.
Suspect I'll buckle eventually.

EDIT: After looking again I think these are meal sized pies rather than dairy (convenience store) sized pies. Seems the 'hand pies' are 5 for 12,500. Pretty good.


there is a guy selling pies in hongdae,, he has a pie shop!
A korean/Australia guy.. across from the UNI GATE..
Uncle bobs pies!
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AussieGav



Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

there is a guy selling pies in hongdae,, he has a pie shop!
A korean/Australia guy.. across from the UNI GATE..
Uncle bobs pies![/quote]

This also sounds very interesting. What sort of price/quality are we talking here? Very Happy
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