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Gregski
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I also miss turkey subs, or really any kind of sub. I never imagined that the food I'd miss most of all is a basic club sandwich. I've only managed to find deli ham in Korea, and it's pretty bad.
In a country that's supposedly as health conscious as Korea, I can get nasty McDonald's delivered for free 24/7, there's a pizza shop on every corner, but turkey on wheat is apparently just not gonna happen.  |
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Mo7684
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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I miss British crisps. Korean crisps are rubbish. I also miss home made soup and chippies.
When I leave Korea I don't imagine I will miss too much. Maybe the jjigaes and banchan. But there is a good Korea restaurant near where I live back home that adapts many of their dishes to suit vegetarians. So I'll probably be able to eat a better selection of Korean food there than I do here.
I have to say, I agree with the previous posts that say Korean Indian restaurants cannot compare to curry houses in the UK. I'm not sure if they are truly authentic or not, but my home town of Glasgow has been voted curry capital of the UK several times and the Indian restaurants there are miles better than what is offered here. I've also had some amazing curries in London. |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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Going home in the summer to the UK (Glasgow and Edinburgh) and will be sampling black pudding, good Indian and Chinese food, my local chippy's fish supper while drinking Irn-bru and a wide selection of ales.
Will pick me up some good Scotch in Duty Free on the way back ^^
I will miss Korean BBQ in that week but not enough to upset me when I'll be home to some great food. |
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allan of asia
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Here, there, everywhere
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:12 am Post subject: |
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I missed English tea until I found where to buy it. Otherwise I've never really missed anything that much. It's not as if I really like Korean food- I think it's so-so at best. Just that I'm not really into food. It's usually just a means to refuel to me
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Where did you find English tea?!?!?! Are you just meaning the Lipton, or have you found some secret source of something better?? I am fed up of having to cart back an enormous bag of Tetley from home every time. But then I haven't set foot in a foreign food market in Korea in absolutely ages, as the only thing I crave is mature cheddar cheese and I now can get that in my local Emart. ^^ |
You can buy a few different types of Twinnings tea in Emart, and in also Shinsegae they have a couple of different brands, not sure about Tetley though  |
Ah yes, thank you. Oops. I actually meant Twinnings. I always get those two mixed up for some reason. Tetley in Korea would be awesome, but I somehow doubt of its existence. |
Actually you can get Tesco Finest teabags at any Homeplus -and in the really large stores, I have sen YORKSHIRE TEA - that store is a treasure trove for Brits! I even found sandwich pickle and Weetabix the other day, and Alpen muesli bars! |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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I missed English tea until I found where to buy it. Otherwise I've never really missed anything that much. It's not as if I really like Korean food- I think it's so-so at best. Just that I'm not really into food. It's usually just a means to refuel to me
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Where did you find English tea?!?!?! Are you just meaning the Lipton, or have you found some secret source of something better?? I am fed up of having to cart back an enormous bag of Tetley from home every time. But then I haven't set foot in a foreign food market in Korea in absolutely ages, as the only thing I crave is mature cheddar cheese and I now can get that in my local Emart. ^^ |
I used to do runs to Homeplus in Suncheon but a month ago I noticed English tea in the regular tea section of Emart. It doesn't occupy much space on the shelf so look carefully! |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Gregski wrote: |
In a country that's supposedly as health conscious as Korea, I can get nasty McDonald's delivered for free 24/7, there's a pizza shop on every corner, but turkey on wheat is apparently just not gonna happen. |
Probably because Koreans thing Korean food is the healthiest in the world |
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