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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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 Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: 78 year old Korean grandfather eats burrito, lives |
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No, this is not a Yangpa submission-
So I was just about to sit down to a nice two-hand burrito when my Korean father-in-law comes over. My wife is just starting to prepare a Korean lunch for him and her, and I thought, "What the heck, I'll make him a burrito so I don't look rude eating alone." I set him up with one mean burrito, complete with rice and beans, marinated steak, lettuce, onion, olives, salsa, sharp cheddar cheese, and sour cream. I figured he'd eat an obligatory bite and then hold off for his kimchi, fish soup and rice.
So he takes a bite, after getting instructions on where to hold it and such. I play the role of hovering ajuma, asking, "Is it delicious?" before he's finished chewing. Then he takes another, and another. Anyway, he finishes off the whole thing, claiming it was delicious. But does he stop there? No, he goes on to eat his "real" lunch, asking for only half a bowl of rice instead of the standard full one.
Fun to turn the tables on cultural experimentation every once and awhile. |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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Shame on you dude! Introducing Mexican food to a Korean. Next thing you know they'll ruin burritos like they've ruined pizza! "Try the new Sweet Potato Mayo Corn Burrito (make with sticky short grain Korean rice of course!) at El Kimo's Mexican Fiesta!"  |
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justagirl
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Cheonan/Portland
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| Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Very cute story! I have such a great mental image in my mind of your father-in-law! I hope it doesn't give him indigestion!  It's so neat that he's willing to try new things like this! |
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DanielInKorea
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Not a small village
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| Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| coffeeman wrote: |
| Shame on you dude! Introducing Mexican food to a Korean. Next thing you know they'll ruin burritos like they've ruined pizza! "Try the new Sweet Potato Mayo Corn Burrito (make with sticky short grain Korean rice of course!) at El Kimo's Mexican Fiesta!" |
haha! Too true!  |
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below00
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: Re: 78 year old Korean grandfather eats burrito, lives |
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| HapKi wrote: |
No, this is not a Yangpa submission-
So I was just about to sit down to a nice two-hand burrito when my Korean father-in-law comes over. My wife is just starting to prepare a Korean lunch for him and her, and I thought, "What the heck, I'll make him a burrito so I don't look rude eating alone." I set him up with one mean burrito, complete with rice and beans, marinated steak, lettuce, onion, olives, salsa, sharp cheddar cheese, and sour cream. I figured he'd eat an obligatory bite and then hold off for his kimchi, fish soup and rice.
So he takes a bite, after getting instructions on where to hold it and such. I play the role of hovering ajuma, asking, "Is it delicious?" before he's finished chewing. Then he takes another, and another. Anyway, he finishes off the whole thing, claiming it was delicious. But does he stop there? No, he goes on to eat his "real" lunch, asking for only half a bowl of rice instead of the standard full one.
Fun to turn the tables on cultural experimentation every once and awhile. |
I had a similar thing happen with my 83 year old Korean father in law.
The whole family came over for some good ole southern Barbecue ribs and my father in law was chowing down when all the sudden, he stopped, put his hand to his mouth made a strange face and spit his 77 year old front tooth into his hand. I felt terrible!! That tooth made it through the "occupation", Korean War, and who knows what else but it was good ole Southern barbecue that finally brought it out. He has lost several more since then (not from my cooking) and now has a sturdy pair of dentures. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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I was out for dinner with one of my co-worker's families at TGI Friday's and, in Korean fashion, we ordered five dishes to share amongst us. Our daring, weird, Western plate this time was quesadillas. It was one of the last things left and someone passed it to my co-worker's husband to finish. He took a bite and had this expression as he was chewing that something wasn't quite right. Then he put it back down on the plate, opened it up, stuffed it with kimchi, and resumed eating with a much more satisfied expression.
I could see a wave of Mexicorean cuisine catching on here some day. |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I was out for dinner with one of my co-worker's families at TGI Friday's and, in Korean fashion, we ordered five dishes to share amongst us. Our daring, weird, Western plate this time was quesadillas. It was one of the last things left and someone passed it to my co-worker's husband to finish. He took a bite and had this expression as he was chewing that something wasn't quite right. Then he put it back down on the plate, opened it up, stuffed it with kimchi, and resumed eating with a much more satisfied expression.
I could see a wave of Mexicorean cuisine catching on here some day. |
Ah, I hate food sharing. Like I have to give away half of my delicious juicy steak for some pieces of grilled fish. I loathe going to family restaurants with Koreans.  |
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