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Mr. BlackCat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Location: Insert witty remark HERE
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 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: Dreaming of food at home |
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I realize this topic has probably been done to death. I don't care. I'm done soon and will be heading to Australia, the US, and finally Canada. Thoughts of Western (and some other) food done right are dancing in my head.
When I went home for a break the first thing I stopped at was a greasy spoon all day breakfast hole. Got the standard 'Hungry Man Breakfast' with real squeezed before my eyes orange juice. Had seconds.
I also crave (North) American chinese food. I don't care if the real stuff is different. I want my General Toa Chicken and pork fried rice! Others include: falafels, gyros, shish taouks, tatziki sauce, feta, anything related from the East Mediterranean. Heart-stopping poutine. Deli sandwhiches (did someone say Montreal smoked meat?), Bagels, veggie burgers, good corn on the cob, backyard BBQs. I've been spoiled with Mexican this year and I've had some passable pizza, so I'm not dying or anything.
The irony is once I'm back in Canada I'll be dreaming of kalbi, jayuk bokem, duk galbi, bul duk, yum yang chicken among others. Oh the cruelty.
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Dreaming of food at home |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
I realize this topic has probably been done to death. I don't care. I'm done soon and will be heading to Australia, the US, and finally Canada. Thoughts of Western (and some other) food done right are dancing in my head.
When I went home for a break the first thing I stopped at was a greasy spoon all day breakfast hole. Got the standard 'Hungry Man Breakfast' with real squeezed before my eyes orange juice. Had seconds.
I also crave (North) American chinese food. I don't care if the real stuff is different. I want my General Toa Chicken and pork fried rice! Others include: falafels, gyros, shish taouks, tatziki sauce, feta, anything related from the East Mediterranean. Heart-stopping poutine. Deli sandwhiches (did someone say Montreal smoked meat?), Bagels, veggie burgers, good corn on the cob, backyard BBQs. I've been spoiled with Mexican this year and I've had some passable pizza, so I'm not dying or anything.
The irony is once I'm back in Canada I'll be dreaming of kalbi, jayuk bokem, duk galbi, bul duk, yum yang chicken among others. Oh the cruelty.
What are you looking forward to? |
You know what, you can get all of that and then some in Bangkok, Thailand. Same goes for Dubai. The only exception is real authentic Mexican cuisine prepared BY Mexicans complete with a live mariachi band. |
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Mr. BlackCat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| You know what, you can get all of that and then some in Bangkok, Thailand. Same goes for Dubai. The only exception is real authentic Mexican cuisine prepared BY Mexicans complete with a live mariachi band. |
Even if that were true, I don't live in Bangkok or Dubai do I? I'm talking about leaving Korea for Canada (or any other home country). Second, you're wrong. I've been to Bangkok and you're just wrong. It's like comparing your mother's cooking. I've got my little dives and holes in the wall that give me what I want. No one the world over will ever match it. My mom makes the perfect mashed potatoes, Francois makes the perfect poutine. I can 'get' Korean food in Toronto, that doesn't mean its any good. That's the way it is.
Finally, don't rain on my parade! |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| I definitely won't be dreaming of Korean food. Not to say it isn't good, but...it lacks diversity. |
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bijjy
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| The irony is once I'm back in Canada I'll be dreaming of kalbi, jayuk bokem, duk galbi, bul duk, yum yang chicken among others. Oh the cruelty. |
You shoulda seen the gluttony when I came back here. I have pics to document it somewhere. Anyway, don't worry cuz if you live near a big city (Toronto, Vancouver?) you should be able to find tonnnsss of Korean restaurants. and supermarkets. Hooray for multi-cultural food. |
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hellakitty
Joined: 15 Sep 2007
Location: Variable
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| I too spent many days dreaming of Western food and spending vast amounts of cashola at Bennigans ... but when I finally got to Hong Kong (the first semblence of normalcy after leaving Korea) all I wanted was salad. Greek Salad, Caesar Salad, Taco Salad ... I spent my first week there do a Salad tour of the local restaurants ... with one really wicked falafel kebab thrown in for good measure. The only thing I miss about Korea is the plum wine ... does that count? |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I feel you on the salad bit.
I was at the local supermarket, buying some lettuce. The woman there was saying, "Oh, you're making galbi!". |
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
Vicissitude wrote:
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| You know what, you can get all of that and then some in Bangkok, Thailand. Same goes for Dubai. The only exception is real authentic Mexican cuisine prepared BY Mexicans complete with a live mariachi band. |
Even if that were true, I don't live in Bangkok or Dubai do I? I'm talking about leaving Korea for Canada (or any other home country). Second, you're wrong. I've been to Bangkok and you're just wrong. It's like comparing your mother's cooking. I've got my little dives and holes in the wall that give me what I want. No one the world over will ever match it. My mom makes the perfect mashed potatoes, Francois makes the perfect poutine. I can 'get' Korean food in Toronto, that doesn't mean its any good. That's the way it is.
Finally, don't rain on my parade! |
Everything you mentioned in your OP you can find in Bangkok and I'll throw in Pattaya for good measure because they have so many ethnic restuarants you are bound to find anything and everything (Swedish, French German, Scottish you name it). You just have to know where to look. As for your mother's cooking, perhaps you should ask her how to make your favorite meals and make them yourself. And I'm not raining on your parade. You might take things WAY to defensively. Get a grip! |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Dreaming of food at home |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
I realize this topic has probably been done to death. I don't care. I'm done soon and will be heading to Australia, the US, and finally Canada. Thoughts of Western (and some other) food done right are dancing in my head.
When I went home for a break the first thing I stopped at was a greasy spoon all day breakfast hole. Got the standard 'Hungry Man Breakfast' with real squeezed before my eyes orange juice. Had seconds.
I also crave (North) American chinese food. I don't care if the real stuff is different. I want my General Toa Chicken and pork fried rice! Others include: falafels, gyros, shish taouks, tatziki sauce, feta, anything related from the East Mediterranean. Heart-stopping poutine. Deli sandwhiches (did someone say Montreal smoked meat?), Bagels, veggie burgers, good corn on the cob, backyard BBQs. I've been spoiled with Mexican this year and I've had some passable pizza, so I'm not dying or anything.
The irony is once I'm back in Canada I'll be dreaming of kalbi, jayuk bokem, duk galbi, bul duk, yum yang chicken among others. Oh the cruelty.
What are you looking forward to? |
I'll type it again: WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Sorry, eh, Jizzo.)
I am,
The One-and-Only,
Roch |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: |
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sometimes i feel guilty thinking more about all the different types of food i'll be eating and getting back to driving a car than i do reuiniting with my family.
then again, the tummy can often be more persuasive than the heart. |
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