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The Sultan of Seoul
Joined: 17 Apr 2012
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 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:37 am Post subject: What's your favorite Korean food? |
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Mine are
Samgyetang
Sundooboo chiggae
Galbi Chim
Pig's ear soup
Chanjil gooksoo
Kalgooksoo
And of course, the world famous 'Korean Barbeque!' My faveorite meats for this are: eel; Samgyupsal; galbi.
Foriegners supposedly all love bulgogi, but I find it just so-so.
Spell 'em how you like and don't feel pressured into writing in Hangul.
Who knows, we all might discover something new from this mouth- watering and hearty cuisine through the dishes we all share! |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:06 am Post subject: |
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"Pig's ear soup"--do you know the Korean name for that?
As far as grilled beef goes (barbecue) I'd recommend trying deungshim and anshim--they're cuts that come unmarinated and can be great over the grill and with a bit of salt and sesame oil.
I agree that the perception that "Westerners love bulgogi" is a bit off. I don't know many carnivores who dislike bulgogi, but I know of few for whom it is their favorite they've been exposed to other grilled meat dishes. |
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The Sultan of Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| Pig's ear soup"--do you know the Korean name for that? |
Nope, but I'd make an awful guess at dwedgi plus the word for ear then ttang or guk. I don't know the Korean word for ear. |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:24 am Post subject: |
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The only word for "ear" that I know if 귀 --"kwi" or "gwi", something like that depending upon your transliteration.
I don't know of any "pig's ear soup" I'm wondering if you might have misinterpreted the name of the food that you were eating? No offense intended. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:27 am Post subject: |
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Korea is actually great for vegetarians. Let me rephrase that: Korea is great for vegetarians that are diligent enough to learn how to cook Korean food (which in my case is a byproduct of living here for a long time).
My favourite foods to make at home these days:
청국장
뒨장찌개
쌈밥
Sometimes I think 쌈밥 is one of the best things I've ever eaten in my entire life--I absolutely love it! I use 애호박, 고추, 버섯, 두부 or 계란두부 plus a few other things and I usually fry them with garlic and basil (basil and 쌈밥 were meant to be together). For the sauce, I take 고추장 add some 참기름 and some 소금 and mix with the right ratios.
콩나물국밥
부데찌개
현미김치볶음밥 (흰쌀이 없다)
This is my best invention. I make it with 현미밥 and instead of just using 고추가루 for seasoning, I add some basil (yes, basil) and a small spoon of 고추장. Not to mention sliced 양파, 애호박, 버섯 and 고추. It's better if you fry it first and fry an egg in a separate pan.
현미비빔밥
돌솥비빔밥
현미김밥 (It is possible)
계란말이김밥 (unhealthy but good)
떡볶이 (see above)
순두부찌개
유부초밥
There is more but I can't think of them right now. Sometimes I eat at 김밥천국 but I really don't recommend overdoing it as even as half-***ed English teacher can make significantly better Korean food at home at a surprisingly low cost. |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:46 am Post subject: |
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When you say 계란두부, are you referring to a special kind of tofu or are you just coating tofu slices with an egg?
Also, how do you make vegetarian 부대찌개? It's generally pretty meat heavy--do you just leave out the meat products? |
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edwardcatflap
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| Isn't there a special sticky on here where people can write in hangul and wax lyrical about doenjang chigae? If not, there should be as there's definitely a big demand. |
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Hyeon In
Joined: 16 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| tardisrider wrote: |
When you say 계란두부, are you referring to a special kind of tofu or are you just coating tofu slices with an egg?
Also, how do you make vegetarian 부대찌개? It's generally pretty meat heavy--do you just leave out the meat products? |
I'm guessing the former is indeed the egg fried version of tofu. As a tofu-hater, it's about the most appealing form for me. In fact, I quite like it.
Vegetarian budaejiggae though sounds.. untraditional. And the tradition isn't even that long. The key ingredients are spam, hotdogs and ramyeon, no? So I'm guessing vegetarian is vegetarian ramyeon. With some chopped up vegetables. Unappealing. |
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Hyeon In
Joined: 16 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| Isn't there a special sticky on here where people can write in hangul and wax lyrical about doenjang chigae? If not, there should be as there's definitely a big demand. |
This is a message board for living and working in Korea, and this specific topic is about Korean food.
I think you got confused and thought you were on the Daily Mail Online comment section. Top tip: Always check the website address before making a snarky comment.
-Mildly Disappointed, Tunbridge Wells |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| Hyeon In wrote: |
Vegetarian budaejiggae though sounds.. untraditional. And the tradition isn't even that long. The key ingredients are spam, hotdogs and ramyeon, no? So I'm guessing vegetarian is vegetarian ramyeon. With some chopped up vegetables. Unappealing. |
Agree with this. Vegetarian budaejiggae kinda defeats the purpose and shouldn't be called that. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:29 am Post subject: |
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This is a message board for living and working in Korea, and this specific topic is about Korean food.
I think you got confused and thought you were on the Daily Mail Online comment section. Top tip: Always check the website address before making a snarky comment.
-Mildly Disappointed, Tunbridge Wells |
Ok you win, so when you're making 전 복 죽 should you add 내 장 or not? |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| Hyeon In wrote: |
| tardisrider wrote: |
When you say 계란두부, are you referring to a special kind of tofu or are you just coating tofu slices with an egg?
Also, how do you make vegetarian 부대찌개? It's generally pretty meat heavy--do you just leave out the meat products? |
I'm guessing the former is indeed the egg fried version of tofu. As a tofu-hater, it's about the most appealing form for me. In fact, I quite like it.
Vegetarian budaejiggae though sounds.. untraditional. And the tradition isn't even that long. The key ingredients are spam, hotdogs and ramyeon, no? So I'm guessing vegetarian is vegetarian ramyeon. With some chopped up vegetables. Unappealing. |
I wrote 부대찌게 but I meant 콩비지찌개. Sorry, I am tired.
As for 계란두부, you just batter an egg, dip the tofu in it and fry it on a pan. I usually sprinkle some salt on it too.
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| Isn't there a special sticky on here where people can write in hangul and wax lyrical about doenjang chigae? If not, there should be as there's definitely a big demand. |
Probably but it isn't hurting anyone. That and if you don't like hearing about Korean food or seeing hangul, you're in the wrong forum. Frankly, I hate romanized Korean food names, especially when they translate them. Just looks strange I guess. Besides, anyone who has been here for more than three months should be able to read hangul... |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I wrote 부대찌게 but I meant 콩비지찌개. Sorry, I am tired. |
Understood; that makes much more sense.
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| As for 계란두부, you just batter an egg, dip the tofu in it and fry it on a pan. I usually sprinkle some salt on it too. |
That's what I figured you were talking about, but I just wasn't sure. I like that, but I generally like tofu. You know the trick about freezing it, right? If you freeze tofu and then thaw it and squeeze the water out of it, the texture becomes spongy and it's good for frying with eggs (like you're talking about) or light batter and it can be good in some dishes. |
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laynamarya
Joined: 01 Jan 2010
Location: Gwangjin-gu
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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My favorite things to make:
~제육볶음
~콩나물국
~쑥버무리 (though mugwort season is almost over, alas)
~계란마리
My favorite things that other people make:
~갈비찜
~잡재
~육개장
~보리밥
~닭도리탕
~들깨 수제비
~팥빙수
myenglishisno, your food sounds amazing. If only my husband would eat 현미 in a greater ratio than 1:10. |
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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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I eat almost all Korean food but these are my favorites, in no particular order:
~Late Spring/Summer/Early fall:
Drink:
옥수수차
Snacks:
호떡 (yummy) 
찹쌀떡
오뎅
Food:
김치
우동
두부김치
초밥
냉면
순두부찌개
참치김밥
~Late fall/Winter/Early Spring:
Drink:
생강차
Snacks:
떡볶이
호떡
오뎅
Food:
김치
짬뽕 (Korean Chinese)
두부김치
알탕
초밥
순두부찌개
삼겹살
된장찌개
At all times, I eat practically anything that comes out of the sea except sea squirt. I will not eat 골뱅이무침 unless I'm extremely hungry and it's the only option.
Last edited by pegasus64128 on Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:23 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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