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daeguowl
Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| The only thing I've not been able to find is lemon curd, and it's probably the only food I'll bring back next time I visit home. The jam selection here's pretty good, but I've not seen lemon curd anywhere and miss it a lot. Kind of surprised that Homeplus don't carry it. If anyone can point me in the direction of a place that sells it, I'll love you forever! |
Lemon curd is actually pretty easy to make. Have done it a few times... |
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K1020
Joined: 20 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I have hot cereal and a food thermos in my desk at work. Add hot water and I have a healthy hearty breakfast in five minutes. A life saver on days when I just rushed out the door. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Anywhere I can find grits? |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| It took a couple of months to discover every single cereal in the local mart was really sweetened. Disgusting. Sweet bran flakes in the morning is probably almost as bad a breakfast as kimchi |
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soomin
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| metalhead wrote: |
No need to pull the bigot card out, pretty sure you and your white-man hating gals on Tumblr do enough of that already - in fact, seeing as how a person gets called a racist and a bigot these days for saying pretty much anything, from now on I'm going to tell people upfront that I am a racist and a bigot, it would most certainly spare everyone involved the effort of scrutinising every single thing that I say.
As for your other comments, it seems that you are incapable of trying to better yourself, that is, of trying to at least seem smarter, so I won't be bothering with those because it appears that a lot of things just go over your head, especially logic and reason.
Tertiary education at the university level, I'm afraid, has become an utter joke. Truly this is the epoch of the degree-wielding non-thinker. |
I'm glad you're comfortable with who you are~ But... that would mean you are also a "degree-wielding non-thinker"~ I mean, after all, I'm not changing my personal style because some random racist/bigot on the internet told me to... *shrugs*
Steelrails~ yes to everything you said~ If you look at my posts on serious matters, you'll notice that I don't really use emoticons... but since this debate is about how much people hate them, how infantile they are/I am, how much of a wannabe loser they make people... how could I not use them ^.~ |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| You don't have it, you aren't Korean, no matter what you do or how much you might wish to be. This in comparison to, say, America, where anyone regardless of color, creed, religion, gender identity or emoticon use, can be considered an American if they want to be one. |
Sorry, but she wasn't considered American based on her emoticon use.
And didn't we just have that thread where an All-Asian volleyball team was subjected to chants of "USA USA" despite being American citizens- They weren't considered American for no other reason THAN race.
And sorry, but you see it in how Gyopo's opinions on Dave's are considered "less valid" if they defend Korea. They aren't true Westerners.
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| Yes, we have racists and bigots and those who claim only white Christian people are Americans, but those are a small fringe of all of us. |
Uh, you've led a pretty sheltered life haven't you?
When the term "All-American Kid" is thrown out do you think any one of that non-fringe is picturing some kid named Abdullah who goes to Mosque on Friday? Do they picture anyone who isn't white?
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| On the other hand, just about every Korean in the world would openly agree that Korean blood is or should be a precondition for Korean nationality. In this way, yes, America and places like it are demonstrably superior to places like here. |
You are comparing a national identity founded on immigration to one founded before the discovery of the number zero (which is just about every other country on Earth as well). I don't think that that is a very apt comparison.
All of "Progressive" Europe seems to be rejecting its flirtation with multi-culturalism and that anyone can be considered "French" simply by being a French citizen.
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| If soomin and her ilk would devote themselves to a place that will always in ways small and large reject them, despite their best efforts to integrate, that is their choice. I find it rather sad, personally. |
Yeah, you know, all those Chinese and Irish and Italians and Germans that came over to America, they should have listened to your advice and not even bothered. Because if their first generations had followed your view, America would not be that place where they are all accepted like you say they are.
What you think the Irish were welcomed off the boat into a bunch of Americans hugging them and proclaiming them as American as everyone else?
In order to make things better one has to try.
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| All this derision for Pop Tarts is baffling. |
I just find it silly that someone who rips on someone for being immature and using emoticons then goes out and eats a processed sugar mass for breakfast. Again, a pop-tart is an emoticon in food form.
The other side of it is saying a pop-tart is a "good breakfast" but Korean breakfast is "bad". Korean breakfast isn't the best but if someone showed a bowl of cod stew, some fruit, some rice (brown please), and some soybeaned spinach as Breakfast A and a pack of Pop-Tarts as Breakfast B, you bet I'd choose Breakfast A. It's not even close. Now if you were to replace Pop Tarts with Mueslix or some non-sugared porridge and fresh fruit or some cucumbers then I'd go with breakfast B.
Again, no problem with the healthy types on here who are eating good food, but the Pop Tarts and Frosted Mini Wheats or French Toast and Sausage crowd? Good grief, get some perspective... |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| Anywhere I can find grits? |
Itaewon has instant grits as well as regular cornmeal. They also have polenta, which works in a pinch.
Also, I got my package from ezshopkorea today, and now have a freezer full of whole-wheat English muffins. I see some tasty breakfast and lunch sandwiches (marmite and cottage cheese or cheddar, cheddar and pickle, an egg and salsa, brie and apple, peanut butter and banana, fish with sour cream and Shiracha sauce, baked falafel with tzatziki, mashed bean dip with salsa and veggies, and many more) in the near future. Horray for variety! |
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trish91198
Joined: 21 Dec 2008
Location: Jukjeon
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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I would usually pop 2 slices of Paris Baguette bread into my toaster oven and have PB&J toast with tea. I brought my own tea from home though. I'm super pick about it. If I didn't do that, it was usually a bagel and coffee from Angel-In-Us while walking to work.
Friends always popped in for breakfast on the weekends, and we would do eggs, homefries, and the like. |
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thatkidpercy
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| daeguowl wrote: |
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| The only thing I've not been able to find is lemon curd, and it's probably the only food I'll bring back next time I visit home. The jam selection here's pretty good, but I've not seen lemon curd anywhere and miss it a lot. Kind of surprised that Homeplus don't carry it. If anyone can point me in the direction of a place that sells it, I'll love you forever! |
Lemon curd is actually pretty easy to make. Have done it a few times... |
Missed this reply before - not sure why it never occurred to me to just make it myself 
Anyway, sorry to bump an old thread but I just found lemon curd this weekend in Seoul and remembered making this post earlier in the year.
If anyone else is interested, Shinsegae department store in Myeongdong has an aisle dedicated to Waitrose products in their food court and I was very pleased to find lemon curd there among some other jams and spreads! |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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I miss English muffins, in fact we were only talking about them yesterday. Love them toasted with plenty of butter or the base for scrambled eggs with smoked salmon or eggs Benedict. This would be a treat at the weekend if I didn't want a full English or steak and eggs.
Here, during the week, I try to keep the larder well stocked with cereal - usually muesli or crunchy oats from Home Plus - and have started adding dried fruit to it. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| JustinC, I order a 24-pack of whole-grain English muffins from ezshopkorea for about 9,000 won every month. Shipping is usually about 10k, but I order several things, so it's worth it to get it all delivered. They come in 6 sealed packs of 4, so I just freeze most of them. |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Its stayed mostly the same. Usually 3 eggs, turkey bacon or chorizo sausage, sourdough bread and some fresh fruit. |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Some Paris Baquettes sell english muffins. It's really a hit and miss. A big one will more likely have them. 4 pieces for 2,000Krw.
As for the original question: For a while I ate simple breakfast with toast and butter or just cereal. These days I eat a big hearty breakfast around 9:30 am since I don't have time to eat lunch so I only eat 2 meals a day.
Either a thick sandwich or a home-made burger or eggs+bacon. Now I eat burritos untill my tortillas last. Sometimes I top these with a slice of toast and jam on it. I have 4 different types of home-made jams right now. Also, a big cup of cappucino brewed on my semi-decent espresso machine to warm up my soul. |
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