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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Eating in Korea - why don't I feel satisfied? |
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I've eaten everything under the sun, except dog, but for some reason I never seem to feel satisfied. I feel like I'm going to the same canteen every day eating pretty much the same thing.
What is wrong with me??? |
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Nemo
Joined: 28 May 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| Mix it up. Try the buffets. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| Cook your own food. Then you can eat what you like and how you like it. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:21 am Post subject: |
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| I have been cooking my own stuff, just missing a lot of the spices that I would normally use to make curry chicken and tom yam stuff. I make pasta too but I'd love to know where to get stuff to make alfredo/creamy pasta. I miss stuff like lasagna, meat pies, souvalaki etc. I think I also miss SE Asian food a lot. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:25 am Post subject: |
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Vary your diet.
My girlfriend has always understood that I can't pleasantly live strictly off a Korean diet, just as she can't go completely without it.
She often makes rice with whole grains and beans mixed in, different combinations of food, and we have occasional trips to different restaurants.
In turn, I cook up Italian food, sausages, burgers, chicken, etc... |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Tonight I had pizza for dinner, then ramen. My diet needs immediate attention  |
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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| rocklee wrote: |
| I have been cooking my own stuff, just missing a lot of the spices that I would normally use to make curry chicken and tom yam stuff. I make pasta too but I'd love to know where to get stuff to make alfredo/creamy pasta. I miss stuff like lasagna, meat pies, souvalaki etc. I think I also miss SE Asian food a lot. |
Rocklee,
You can make a fairly decent creamy pasta using the Ottogi powdered soups. I use the powdered cream of mushroom soup. It's 800 won at a local convenience store.
Make the soup according to the directions. Pretty much put it in water and stir consistently until it thickens up.
Make your pasta.
In a big frying pan, I put the soup, some diced chicken, broccoli, onions, herbs, salt and pepper. When the chicken is cooked through, add the cooked pasta. Cook it all up for a minute, then serve.
Easy and delicious. Can also be accomplished with Campbell's cream of mushroom or cream of broccoli condensed soups, which I'm finding at more and more places these days.
Enjoy! |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Is this one of those soup in a packet that cost about 900 won?
That's a great idea! I will do that for my pastas! Any other tips? |
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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you can get all the ingredients for homemade alfredo sauce in korea
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
heat butter and cream until butter is melted, turn off heat add parmesan, sal and pepper
makes about 2 cups |
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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| rocklee wrote: |
| Is this one of those soup in a packet that cost about 900 won? |
Yes. 
Just buy yourself a nice wok, a steamer, and a good frying pan. You need the tools to create good food. With the steamer you can create healthy things like steamed veggies, shrimp, chicken etc, which you can then put into a stir fry in your wok.
An excellent, pretty standard sauce for stir frys is sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, lemon juice, and just a touch of honey. The honey cuts down on the saltiness of the soy sauce, while leaving the flavor behind. Also, lots of sesame seeds.  I like to use this as a marinade for chicken or tofu before I throw them in the pan.
I really found my satisfaction with food goes up and down depending on how much I cook for myself. I'm not even all that skilled, but I know what I like. As long as you know that, just experiment. Even if it doesn't turn out the way you planned, it will be fun and probably more satisfying then another night of ramen. ^^ |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Buffets? Is there a Korean word for buffets? |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Rice based foods always make me feel like i haven't eaten. And, spicy foods will raise your metabolism. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| Buffets? Is there a Korean word for buffets? |
부페 |
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Skaborough
Joined: 03 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto, ON
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| rocklee wrote: |
| I have been cooking my own stuff, just missing a lot of the spices that I would normally use to make curry chicken and tom yam stuff. I make pasta too but I'd love to know where to get stuff to make alfredo/creamy pasta. I miss stuff like lasagna, meat pies, souvalaki etc. I think I also miss SE Asian food a lot. |
Alfredo is just cream and parmesean (sp?). Thats it. Go to like foodnetwork.ca / .com, or google the sauce. Its probably the easiest thing on the planet to make. Then toss some fish, or even sliced smoked ham in. dead easy.
Enjoy |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Eating in Korea - why don't I feel satisfied? |
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| rocklee wrote: |
I've eaten everything under the sun, except dog, but for some reason I never seem to feel satisfied. I feel like I'm going to the same canteen every day eating pretty much the same thing.
What is wrong with me??? |
one hell of a lot. I find most Korean food very satisifying. THe best of course is either 갈비 or 삼겹살, but for home cooked food there is nothing quite like 닭도리탕. |
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