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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo
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| Corporal wrote: |
| Hater Depot wrote: |
| Don't eat bread or you will become very sick and have to go to the hospital. So I was informed by the dietectic expert Mr. Park last year. |
Well, the kind of bread they make here, he might have a point there. |
He does. The Koreans have a fetish about dropping a lot of white sugar into even non-dessert breads at all the bakeries. It's a real challenge to get away from white sugar in any western bread here. |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Last week, a co-teacher spoke to me about an appalling scene that she had just witnessed. Apparently, she had seen a boy eating a roll of kimbap without soup (or any hot food) to accompany it. She was concerned, as eating [nothing but] a roll of cold kimbap during winter would result in the food becoming lodged in the poor boy's throat.
I then asked my co-teacher if she had done anything to dissuade the lad from his dangerous pursuit. She replied that she hadn't, because it 'wasn't her business.'
First: I've never heard this from another Korean before, so I'm going to presume (until proven otherwise) that she's alone in her insanity.
Second: Today, I'm going to eat a roll of cold kimbap within her sight, and I may, or may not, pretend to choke. I have not yet decided. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Second: Today, I'm going to eat a roll of cold kimbap within her sight, and I may, or may not, pretend to choke. I have not yet decided. |
Hahaha, that's golden. Please pretend to do it. |
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Poor Lazarus
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Andong
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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I love when I'm being lectured to about Korean "wellbeing" foods by some guy with soju breath and a pack of cigarettes bulging out of his breast pocket.
Don't forget that "pondaegi" is very high in protein!
And as healthy as Korean food is, maybe everyone dipping their spoons in the same bowl of Doenjang Jiggae isn't helping their winter colds to go away. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: |
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they always tell me that western food is bad and makes you fat...
unfortunately my blood pressure went up since i've lived here in korea, eating salty korean foods... so now i'm back eating the food i used to eat back home... western and native
one good advice i get from koreans... exercise everyday! |
I think we should start asking for proof. Legit proof. Not the "My grandmother told me" bull.
Ilsanman- where did your MIL hear that about mushrooms? Maybe she should work in a cancer ward and see how many people are being helped by mushrooms. 
The "western food is bad and makes you fat" is such an ignorant statement. So how do you explain the thin people who live in the west? Are they all starving? Try that comeback. If you eat anything in excess, of course you will put the pounds on. My mother made dinners like this 6 nights a week: salad, lean meat (grilled or baked), starch (usually a baked potato or a rice dish), and a veggie side (steamed broccoli, honey-glazed carrots, etc.). |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman- where did your MIL hear that about mushrooms? Maybe she should work in a cancer ward and see how many people are being helped by mushrooms. |
Of course noshing on mushrooms is not going to make one's cancer magically disappear, but it might be helpful to do a little research before sounding off on something. Google is your friend.
"The shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) has been prized by people in China, Japan, and Korea for at least 2,000 years. Valued not only for its culinary contributions, the shiitake is also consumed for its medicinal properties. One of the world's most cultivated edible mushrooms, shiitakes are a good source of nutrients and they contain eight essential amino acids as well as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and dietary fiber and enzymes. Shiitake mushrooms also contains ergosterol, which can be converted by sunlight into vitamin D.
Ancient Chinese physicians knew the power of this dark, meaty, capped woodland mushroom and they prescribed it as an important food to activate qi, which is roughly translated as "life force." Shiitake was also promoted by ancient healers as a food that promotes longevity, protects the immune system, and as a preventative against gastrointestinal distress, liver disease, colds, flu, and circulatory problems. Scientists today are discovering that the ancient healers of China indeed knew their medicine and that shiitake may be instrumental in helping to combat a host of serious ailments including heart disease, cancer, and life-threatening viral conditions.
Of interest to scientists is a substance extracted from shiitake known as lentinan. A polysaccharide, lentinan is currently under investigation for potential anti-tumor effects, blood pressure-lowering effects, and cholesterol-lowering effects. Lentinan is currently being studied for its ability to inhibit cancer, primarily by stimulating certain types of white blood cells important in immune function rather than by directly attacking cancer cells. Shiitake extracts have been tested in recent years in Japan as an adjunct to chemotherapy, and a highly purified form of lentinan is currently used in Japan in conjunction with standard chemotherapy agents in the treatment of cancer. Another compound in shiitake, lentinula edodes mycelium (LEM), may prove to be helpful in treating and preventing cancer, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, infectious disease, and hepatitis. Eritadenine, another substance in shiitake, may be responsible for helping to reduce blood levels of cholesterol and fats by promoting their excretion."
Then there's the Maitake mushroom: "Although Maitake isn't believed to kill cancer cells directly, it does protect the body from cancer by stimulating the immune cells that, in turn, fight off cancerous cells. Some experts believe that Maitake may help inhibit tumors that are already growing, prevent the initiation of new cancers, and stop (or at least slow down) the severe secondary symptoms associated with cancer."
But by all means! Cling to your notion that major ailments can only be effectively treated by expensive medicines. The drug companies love people who believe that. |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| Poor Lazarus wrote: |
I love when I'm being lectured to about Korean "wellbeing" foods by some guy with soju breath and a pack of cigarettes bulging out of his breast pocket.
Don't forget that "pondaegi" is very high in protein!
And as healthy as Korean food is, maybe everyone dipping their spoons in the same bowl of Doenjang Jiggae isn't helping their winter colds to go away. |
Lazarus, your name doesn't ring a bell. But your fez is familiar. 
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I once had Korean professors tell me, with a straight face, that smoking prevents colds. |
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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Leslie Cheswyck"]
| Poor Lazarus wrote: |
| I once had Korean professors tell me, with a straight face, that smoking prevents colds. |
I think that was more of a global-international lie, because an uncle who grew up on a European tobacco farm tried to tell me the same thing. Same s**t different continent. |
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stumptown
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Paju: Wife beating capital of Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| Maserial that is an awesome avatar! That cat's eye's look like mine used to back in my substance abusing days at uni. |
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Wishmaster
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Health advice from Koreans? Coming from a country that believes in "fan death"...well, I must have died and been resurrected thousands of time because I always keep that fan on and the windows closed. Also, people that believe that kimchi prevents AIDS. No thanks. I'll follow my heart... |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| vox wrote: |
| Corporal wrote: |
| Hater Depot wrote: |
| Don't eat bread or you will become very sick and have to go to the hospital. So I was informed by the dietectic expert Mr. Park last year. |
Well, the kind of bread they make here, he might have a point there. |
He does. The Koreans have a fetish about dropping a lot of white sugar into even non-dessert breads at all the bakeries. It's a real challenge to get away from white sugar in any western bread here. |
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| The Koreans have a fetish about dropping a lot of white sugar |
They put sugar in a lot of their almost everyday foods. It is hard to find food without sugar added. The same is said about the west too. |
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hojucandy
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Location: In a better place
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Health advice from Koreans |
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| vox wrote: |
But you're flat out wrong about the white rice. Here's why:
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that is nonsense.
western white rice is hulled, not bleached.
white rice is pretty much starch and a little incomplete protein. leaving the hull on it gives yu a bit more fibre so it is digested more slowly, helping your digestion in general.
sugar !! its in everything here. i have seen the ladies in the "sandpresso" cafe in seochodong sprinkle sugar liberally on a salad and turkey roll... |
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