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Name 2 Korean foods you would never eat (or drink)
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agentX



Joined: 12 Oct 2007
Location: Jeolla province

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:04 pm    Post subject: Name 2 Korean foods you would never eat (or drink) Reply with quote

I am planning a lesson on food, so I could use a baseline to match up with my students' potential answers.

So, mine first.

1) Boshintang. Need I say more?
2) Baby mice wine. It's so bad it got #2 on Cracked.com's list of worst foods. In fact, I have only seen it once in a museum. I have never seen it elsewhere in all of Korea. Must be a custom-model sort of thing. Either that or it's only popular in the North.
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Banana_Man



Joined: 01 Mar 2010
Location: Busan

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1) Anything from Lotteria
2) thise silkworm larvae thangs.

I love most Korean food, everything except the bugs. Fast food from any country is the same and equally disgusting.
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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1) Bibimbap
2) Silk worm larvae

I would include hong-oh (fermented sea skate), but you could argue that that isn't really food.
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air76



Joined: 13 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. Dongas at a Family Restaurant for 15 bucks.

2. 50% of the "vegetable" side dishes served at the cafeteria.
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morrisonhotel



Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Senior wrote:

I would include hong-oh (fermented sea skate), but you could argue that that isn't really food.


I had this once. That's the only thing I've tried so far that I wouldn't eat again. Horrid, horrid stuff.
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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

morrisonhotel wrote:
Senior wrote:

I would include hong-oh (fermented sea skate), but you could argue that that isn't really food.


I had this once. That's the only thing I've tried so far that I wouldn't eat again. Horrid, horrid stuff.


I ate it by accident once. It was part of a seafood platter type deal. Not that fun.
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Fishead soup



Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Senior wrote:
morrisonhotel wrote:
Senior wrote:

I would include hong-oh (fermented sea skate), but you could argue that that isn't really food.


I had this once. That's the only thing I've tried so far that I wouldn't eat again. Horrid, horrid stuff.


I ate it by accident once. It was part of a seafood platter type deal. Not that fun.


I thought it was a kind of Sashimi revolting Don't eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another one is Kalchi- Jim- A long scabbard fish soup a smell that will knock you on your butt.
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UknowsI



Joined: 16 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I eat most of the food here without too much problem. I don't mind the "live" octopus tentacles or a couple of silk worms, but I am pretty sure I'll never eat a Lotteria hamburger again. I have tried them 3 times, each time hoping that I had just encountered some bad luck and that they weren't as bad as I remembered, but each time I've been disappointed. Bulgogi, shrimp and chicken burger, they are all horrible (I would still of course eat one if I'm challenged to it, it's not _that_ bad). I enjoy the tender chicken and ice cream at Lotteria though. I'll probably not eat a whole live octopus like they did in Oldboy either. I'm sure there are some other dishes I haven't heard of I wouldn't eat, but I can't come up with any more.

The funny thing is that I used to be a quite picky eater, but now the tables have turned when I eat with my family, and I'm the one who has to push them to finish their plates.

Fishead soup wrote:
Senior wrote:
morrisonhotel wrote:
Senior wrote:

I would include hong-oh (fermented sea skate), but you could argue that that isn't really food.


I had this once. That's the only thing I've tried so far that I wouldn't eat again. Horrid, horrid stuff.


I ate it by accident once. It was part of a seafood platter type deal. Not that fun.


I thought it was a kind of Sashimi revolting Don't eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another one is Kalchi- Jim- A long scabbard fish soup a smell that will knock you on your butt.

After eating this kind of food I started to think that Korean food can taste like anything. Soon after I had Hong-oh I got a sandwich that had turned bad, but I assumed it was just another type of Korean food like Hong-oh and kept eating. When my Korean friends tasted/smelled it, they told me it's not supposed to be like that, and the taste was very very strong, so I had my suspicions. Luckily my tummy is strong so I didn't get food poisoning.


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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A normal Korean would never eat a whole live octopus like he did in Oldboy. It's just cut up and mixed with gochujang and shallots. Poor wee fella. Quite fun to eat though.
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Solarian



Joined: 12 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like Lotteria Smile
I wouldn't eat Sundae, pork intestine = no thanks.
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Bloopity Bloop



Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. Boshintang
2. Silkworms

I can't even stand the smell of silkworms. That one guy w