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[kimiki]

generally i make do in terms of groceries but nights like this i furiously lament the terrible pickins in terms of late night snacks available at convenience stores here. sometimes i feel i might seriously give my right arm for a bag of ruffles sour cream and onion potato chips (with ridges of course!) or some twinkies or strawberry twizzlers or for the love of god, frito scoops! or.... well the list goes on....

when you have a late night snack attack, what do you go for given the fare that's available here? (how many fish-flavored or sugar-laced snacky treats can one take???)

[sadguy]

the triangle kimbabs are good, pringles, choco diget is good if u dip it in milk and get it semi soggy. they have nacho chips too.

[oldtactics]

Those 3-pack of mini soy sauce hard boiled eggs are pretty much my favourite convenience store food ever. I think I could probably live off them.

[Steelrails]

I enjoy the fact that I don't eat such foods anymore for my late night jones and that those aren't the choices available.

If I want late night food I go for gooksu or kimbap or kamjatang with a side of some eggs.

I will confess that I had a friend bring me back 12 taco bell burritos which I froze. Those nuked up something nice and were great late night treats. Not a good regular thing to eat though...

[DorkothyParker]

I permit "dangerous" eating one night a week. My sweet tooth yearns for chocolate digets with some hot tea or maybe coffee. The cookie dough icecream cone is awesome as well if I really want to do it up right. If I am feeling timid, a milk bar is nice.

If I've been drinking, I've been known to eat "real food" like those boneless spicy chicken wing things.

I'm not a fan of chips, really. I like hot, greasy, kill you foods or sweets. Om nom nom!

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

My exiting coteacher gave me a big bag of brown rice ddeok (the cooking kind, not the dessert kind) as a gift, because she knows that I prefer brown to white rice. She bought the rice and brought it to a mill to have it made for me!

I just cook up a small batch of odeng-less ddeokboki for a not-too-unhealthy snack.

If I'm bad, though, I buy a pack of shrimp chips or a vanilla iced cream.

[UknowsI]

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Dude, vanilla iced cream can be mixed with with all manner of awesome toppings. Besides, the mart in my building has a bunch of flavors that I've tried, but the vanilla is best. Now, if I went to Baskin Robbins, that's a different story.

[rumdiary]

The pouches of ice cream that you have to squeeze out like toothpaste, the ice cream that looks like a fish and has red bean, soy eggs dipped in hot sauce, tuna triangle kimbap dipped in Sri Racha and Hi Chew.

[eamo]

Sam-ga kimbap (those triangles) might be the perfect snack food.

They come with endlessly changing fillings so you never get bored.......they don't need any heating or preparation......they aren't all that unhealthy.......and they're 800won!!!

[matthews_world]

The selection of convenience store snacks in Korea are total garbage, chawk full of carbs and sugars, and overly expensive.

The Family Mart's in Japan have products which are nutritionally better with a wider selection.

The only thing I buy in such stores is Vitamin Water.

However, a good rule is to buy your snack or beverage at the supermarket where you'll save 20-50%.

And OP, please be a representative English teacher and use caps on this board.

[carpetdope]

1. Donut burger with cheese.
2. Party-sized bucket of flan.

[Caffeinated]

I credit the crap selection at convenience stores here for my weight loss.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

[jrwhite82]