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pattyb
Joined: 29 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject: Ice Cream in South korea |
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Love the stuff. My one big weakness. So my question(s) is: how is the Ice cream in S. Korea? Is it easy to find? I know many Asians, in general, aren't crazy about sweets. But who doesn't like ice cream, right?  |
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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Lots of Baskin Robbins over the place, so you should be okay. Stores will have more Korean-specific ice cream. I saw corn ice cream once. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| My old place had three Baskin Robbins within a five minute walk. Cold Stone is also making inroads. You'll be fine. |
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pattyb
Joined: 29 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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thanks "guys." I appreciate it. Those places will work.
I apologize too for posting on the job forum. My mistake. |
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SMOE NSET
Joined: 25 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Since when have Asians not liked sweets? They love themselves some ice cream or sugar on anything bread related.
You can find ice cream/gelato all over the place in and around Seoul.
-Baskin Robbins
-Haagen-Dazs
-Cold Stone Creamery
-McDonalds
-Lotteria even has their own rip-off of a McFlurry now
-Not to mention the multiple types of ice cream bars/cones at the marts.
-There are also random soft-serve places that give you a huge cone for around 2,000W.
-Then, there are gelato places in many places, too.
You will do fine here for your ice cream urges. |
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Dochas
Joined: 08 Mar 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural, though I don't. Within 3 blocks of me is a Cold Stone, a Baskin Robbins and a Natuur (SK brand that is actually pretty good and reasonably cheap). Ice cream shops are common...
On the other hand, I have had less success with going to the store and finding a good variety of ice cream for my home freezer. Usually I just find Vanilla, Cherry and maybe one other flavor to choose from like Coffee or Walnut. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Let's not forget the awesome ice creams on a stick! I'm not just talking about popsicles, either. Pistachio, almond, candy-covered nougat, chestnut, and more for just W500 a pop. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Dochas wrote: |
| Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural. |
Are you serious? Maybe Seoul people do, but I doubt the rest of the country does. |
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Dochas
Joined: 08 Mar 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural. |
Are you serious? Maybe Seoul people do, but I doubt the rest of the country does. |
I don't know many Seoul people, I just know that 85% of the (Korean) people who live or work in Gimpo that I speak to say or complain that it is rural and/or that people they know from outside Gimpo say it is rural.
Co-workers from my public school, friends, family members of said co-workers and friends (both those that live in Gimpo and those that live in other areas). |
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Beeyee
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Dochas wrote: |
| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural. |
Are you serious? Maybe Seoul people do, but I doubt the rest of the country does. |
I don't know many Seoul people, I just know that 85% of the (Korean) people who live or work in Gimpo that I speak to say or complain that it is rural and/or that people they know from outside Gimpo say it is rural.
Co-workers from my public school, friends, family members of said co-workers and friends (both those that live in Gimpo and those that live in other areas). |
Yeah Gimpo is considered to be rural from what I gather too. |
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sml7285
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Beeyee wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural. |
Are you serious? Maybe Seoul people do, but I doubt the rest of the country does. |
I don't know many Seoul people, I just know that 85% of the (Korean) people who live or work in Gimpo that I speak to say or complain that it is rural and/or that people they know from outside Gimpo say it is rural.
Co-workers from my public school, friends, family members of said co-workers and friends (both those that live in Gimpo and those that live in other areas). |
Yeah Gimpo is considered to be rural from what I gather too. |
Anywhere not Seoul or Busan is considered "rural". My boss sent me an email before my internship at Ulsan that "Ulsan is a small town with a population of only 1.3 million."
Where I live back home has 80,000.... |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Weird... Gimpo is basically in Seoul itself.
As for Ice Cream, the brands mentioned here are all fine (Baskin-Robbins, Cold Stone) but that's because they import their ice cream from America. The ones you need to watch out for are street vendors that sell soft-serve and the unfamiliar Korean brands at Lotte Mart, Homeplus, etc. They all use ice cream with either whey or a fat content that is super low. They end up tasting like what you might imagine a robot would think ice cream taste like, kind of... dry and icey. Almost like shaved ice, but with a mich smoother consistency. |
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soomin
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Dochas wrote: |
Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural, though I don't. Within 3 blocks of me is a Cold Stone, a Baskin Robbins and a Natuur (SK brand that is actually pretty good and reasonably cheap). Ice cream shops are common...
On the other hand, I have had less success with going to the store and finding a good variety of ice cream for my home freezer. Usually I just find Vanilla, Cherry and maybe one other flavor to choose from like Coffee or Walnut. |
Ooh~ I like Natuur too~ (also, it's pronounced na-ddu-ru, which was interesting to find out after many failed attempts, lol >.<). they are the only place I can find sorbet~ ^.^ |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| sml7285 wrote: |
| Beeyee wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| Dochas wrote: |
| Koreans consider Gimpo to be rural. |
Are you serious? Maybe Seoul people do, but I doubt the rest of the country does. |
I don't know many Seoul people, I just know that 85% of the (Korean) people who live or work in Gimpo that I speak to say or complain that it is rural and/or that people they know from outside Gimpo say it is rural.
Co-workers from my public school, friends, family members of said co-workers and friends (both those that live in Gimpo and those that live in other areas). |
Yeah Gimpo is considered to be rural from what I gather too. |
Anywhere not Seoul or Busan is considered "rural". My boss sent me an email before my internship at Ulsan that "Ulsan is a small town with a population of only 1.3 million."
Where I live back home has 80,000.... |
There are some pretty rural stretches of Gimpo. I think their complaints have more to do with the stark contrast between urban and rural with little in the way of suburban. Anyone who has gone to Ganghwa-do has probably seen how Gimpo changes from city to farms, rice paddies, and shacks in the blink of an eye. |
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luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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