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sojourner1

I bought a tiny package of white powder yesterday, thinking it could be baking soda, but when I translated the Hangul, it said, "fecal coliform," to my surprise.

I have baking powder, but it's not good for baking cookies as you need soda. I'm doing cookies for the students, ct's, and accountant. The internet warned me not to waste my time using baking powder.

Can someone translate baking soda into hangul? Thanks in advance. Is it available?

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

중조 (Jung-Jo). It might very well be available. I see cake mixes and baking pans for sale at quite a few places. I don't know if it's widely available as my apartment doesn't have an oven.

IlIlNine · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo

Right .. I may be mistaken, but I think the little baggies have prominent 소다 on them.

It should cost 300 won or so for a small bag.

scubagecko · Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: Seoul

If you live near Itaewon/Haebongchon I bought a rather large bag from Costco a year ago and would be happy to give you a small baggy of Soda.

David 010-6314-4313 or email [email protected]

debinoxford · Joined: 10 Jan 2008

you should be able to find it in a decent sized grocery store...it'll say cooking soda in english and says soda in korean on it. small bag, pink and clear packaging.

knee-highs · Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Location: yes

sojourner1 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

Great thanks for all the info.

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

If you're unsure about the little baggy things in the baking isle, you can usually find arm & hammer... it's usually either in the cleaning isle or in the produce section.

drcrazy · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

sojourner1 · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:15 am Post subject:

Darn, no store in my area has it. They told me today that the bakeries are using baking powder in their cookies. No wonder why they are not quite right.

Koreans know baking soda as soda, but none is available around here. I will have to go to a large town or city to get that.

*EDIT* I found it! Thanks I[I[Nine. I found it in the smallest supermarket. Funny thing.

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

Korea is strange like that -- you never know who has what.

nolegirl · Joined: 17 Apr 2008

I am really, really jealous you have an oven and can make cookies!!!

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:55 am Post subject:

Now that we solved the baking soda dilemma, how about a place to find yeast?

I'm going to start brewing my own soda again, and need to find champagne or wine yeast (champagne yeast if I had my choice), but have no idea where to look. It's not ideal, but I suppose I could make do with ale yeast. Lager yeast and bread yeast are completely unusable, though.

I've asked around to a few Koreans and they didn't know things like homemade wine clubs existed.

Champagne/wine yeast that I don't have to ship from home anyone?

cmr · Joined: 22 Mar 2006

You can easily find soda at Emart... that's where I get it.
Smile

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: