Korean Job Discussion Forums

[mslaoshi]

I am very fond of Korean food in the US, but recently I was told that Korean food in Korea is very different. I know that I don't have the same enzymes as Koreans. What food agreed with you when you first arrived/what did not?

I know about the water. I love Korean food in the US. I am hoping I can continue to love it in Korea. I am going in 6 days, with little preparation.

Please let me know,

mslaoshi

[osangrl]

when i first arrived i lived off of:

Ramyeon
Kim Bab (but u shouldn't eat this in the summer, as its left out for a long time at most restaurants)
Mandu
and Nangmeon (cold noodles)

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

You should be fine, as long as you stay away from signs reading "discount sushi".

Seriously, you should be fine.

Sparkles*_*

[just because]

As soon as you get here ask for bondegi.

Best meal you could have here.

[dutchman]

Don't buy food from street vendors and don't buy anything with ham or cream in it from a bakery.

If you love Korean food there you'll be in heaven here. Far cheaper and tastier.

I second the bundiggi. Don't let the smell fool you. Good stuff.

[ryleeys]

Get some �߶��� (dalk ddong jip)... deep fried if they have it (Ƣ��)...

[mindmetoo]

[wylde]

mcdonalds is a great place to eat.. it beats the shits outta eating bark, twigs, leaves, water soup, animal fat, bugs, chicken feet and dog...

[ryleeys]

I've had food poisoning from the street vendor near my school... but that's just me. I haven't eaten at one since... but it's not like the restaurants follow the strictest food safety procedures...

[justagirl]

You guys are horrid!....but funny.

try some things like:

kalbi tang (beef broth soup with beef and a few veggies in it)

yook-jae-jang (spicy pork soup in a red pepper sauce)

jae-yook-dok-bop (spicy pork fried rice)

boggum-bop (Chinese/Korean: fried rice with an egg and black sauce)

if you get kimbap, order it fresh, not the "ya-chae" kimbap that they make at the front of the store. Get kimchi kimbap or cham-chee (tuna) kimbap, and they'll make it fresh.

kalbi (meat you cook on the grill at the restaurant)
bulgoggi (marinated meat you cook in front of you over hot coals)

You can also do quite well just going to the grocery store and getting some food that looks good. Fresh fruits and veggies are pretty easy to prepare. If you get meat at the store, make SURE you use it in 1 or 2 days....it spoils very quickly.

If you liked Korean food at home, you'll love it here. Nothing to worry about.

justagirl

[little mixed girl]

i'd say use the same types of precautions in korea that u use in the US.

if something doesn't seem to sit well with you, don't eat it.

i think that you'll probably get some stomach sickness anyways (if u know what i mean). i got it last yr when i came & again this year (but then again my stomach is not the most cooperative in the states either).

i haven't eaten off the street, i know friends that have and so far they seem fine.

when u get to korea u can canvas your area and look for good places.
for kimbap(which i've never eaten), i'd say that if u see them preparing it then it's probably OK to eat (meaning that it hasn't been sitting there 4hrs waiting for you), same goes for wraped sammiches.

[Zenpickle]

I had bad acid reflux disease and was taking pills every day to treat it. I was worried about finding stomach pills here in time, so I stocked up.

Since I've been on a Korean diet, I've only had three flare-ups in six months, and all those came from Outback.

[crazylemongirl]

mandu - dumplings
samgyetang (chicken soup)
bokumbap
tangsuyuk not strictly korean but all good. Fried pork that you did in a sweet and sour sauce.
omu rice omlette rice
donggus
chapje - noodles

I eat 50/50 western/korean. I eat western breakfasts but my lunches and dinners tend to be korean. Get a rice cooker and just make up something to go with it

[osangrl]

[Homer]

mslaoshi,

I suggest you stick to bread and bottled water...you should be safe with that.

As for me, it took a month or so back in 1997 before I started eating wherever I wanted.
Now, I eat at street stalls about 2-3 times a week and pretty much eat whatever is on the korean menu at restaurants.

Got sick once a couple of years ago and that was from a five start hotel buffet!

Go figure.