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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Have you had "spoiled pickled radishes"?

The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on Thursday disclosed the names of food companies which used stuffing made from spoiled pickled radishes, urging consumers to watch out for five brands which are still left circulating in the market.

The revelation came after the nation was shocked by the food safety scandal involving local dumpling manufacturers discovered to have used rotten ingredients during the last five years, jeopardizing public health.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200406/kt2004061016112611950.htm

syclick · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: Seoul

Yeah, my sister in law advised me not to eat any mandu for the next little while due to this.

lush72 · Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: I am Penalty Kick!

Koreans will do anything for money- so this is no shock at all...

JacktheCat · Joined: 08 May 2004

Huh?

What about kimchee. Kimchee is essentially rotten cabbage and\or vegetables.

Mankind · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I must admit, I've been eating a lot of mandu that the bad companies and have been fine.

However, I'll be steering clear for a bit.

desultude · Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:28 am Post subject:

I don't see any reason why I should trust food "manufacturers". I try to eat as little processed food as possible. Now I am going to strike mandu off my list.

I taught English for a while to the president of a food flavorings company in Mexico City (they sell most of their products to the U.S.) I asked him why they needed to manufacture "ham" flavoring. He told me the cheap stuff is only 10 percent ham, the rest is filler. He said that paper- newsprint and woodpulp-is used in addition to a lot of other things. He seemed totally comfortable with this.

I'm planning to learn how to make mandu when I return. The seem to be the same as Chinese won ton, which I have made.