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eamo
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This reads almost like a comedic pastiche of a restaurant review....
"succulent kimchi"...........???......many words could describe good kimchi, but succulent?
"cellophane noodles".........you know cellophane is a plastic? Describing a food as being like a plastic doesn't 'wet my palate'.......
Weird phrasing and cliches abound. |
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cdninkorea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| No link? What reads like a restaurant review? |
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Sector7G
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fermentation
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| Korean ads and reviews tend to do that. Every movie poster/ad always says it's gonna be a "big" blockbuster with "big" action scenes and always makes references to a similar movie in the past. |
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thegadfly
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
This reads almost like a comedic pastiche of a restaurant review....
"succulent kimchi"...........???......many words could describe good kimchi, but succulent?
"cellophane noodles".........you know cellophane is a plastic? Describing a food as being like a plastic doesn't 'wet my palate'.......
Weird phrasing and cliches abound. |
Cellophane noodles are a type of noodle -- it is actually a thing, like angel hair pasta, which isn't actually made from the locks of the seraphim....
Cellophane noodles are named because of their clarity -- you can see through them! Much like the plastic! And yet they aren't ACTUALLY the plastic!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane_noodles
I'm with you on the "succulent kimchi" bit, though.... |
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sirsparks1
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Good heavens that looks good...
that makes me want to get over there even faster! |
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Bibbitybop
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Wellbeing hotdog |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| thegadfly wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
This reads almost like a comedic pastiche of a restaurant review....
"succulent kimchi"...........???......many words could describe good kimchi, but succulent?
"cellophane noodles".........you know cellophane is a plastic? Describing a food as being like a plastic doesn't 'wet my palate'.......
Weird phrasing and cliches abound. |
Cellophane noodles are a type of noodle -- it is actually a thing, like angel hair pasta, which isn't actually made from the locks of the seraphim....
Cellophane noodles are named because of their clarity -- you can see through them! Much like the plastic! And yet they aren't ACTUALLY the plastic!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane_noodles
I'm with you on the "succulent kimchi" bit, though.... |
Right. OK. But I still think 'cellophane noodles' is a horrible name. I've always heard them called 'glass noodles'. |
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shifter2009
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Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| thegadfly wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
This reads almost like a comedic pastiche of a restaurant review....
"succulent kimchi"...........???......many words could describe good kimchi, but succulent?
"cellophane noodles".........you know cellophane is a plastic? Describing a food as being like a plastic doesn't 'wet my palate'.......
Weird phrasing and cliches abound. |
Cellophane noodles are a type of noodle -- it is actually a thing, like angel hair pasta, which isn't actually made from the locks of the seraphim....
Cellophane noodles are named because of their clarity -- you can see through them! Much like the plastic! And yet they aren't ACTUALLY the plastic!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane_noodles
I'm with you on the "succulent kimchi" bit, though.... |
Right. OK. But I still think 'cellophane noodles' is a horrible name. I've always heard them called 'glass noodles'. |
I don't think I want to eat glass either. |
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cj1976
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'Glass noodles' sounds like something that you'd get served in prison. The best food in Korea? Tough one. After 6 years here I am sick of pork and barbeque, the seafood is too disgusting to contemplate, the overuse of gochujang has bored me to tears. These days, the only Korean food I actually look forward to eating are of the chicken variety. Jjimdakk, Takdoritang, samgyetang etc. The fried chicken here is quite good too, but I want to keep my arteries in working order for the time being.
I still like kimchi jiggae, but I couldn't eat it everyday. |
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Bloopity Bloop
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Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
'Glass noodles' sounds like something that you'd get served in prison. The best food in Korea? Tough one. After 6 years here I am sick of pork and barbeque, the seafood is too disgusting to contemplate, the overuse of gochujang has bored me to tears. These days, the only Korean food I actually look forward to eating are of the chicken variety. Jjimdakk, Takdoritang, samgyetang etc. The fried chicken here is quite good too, but I want to keep my arteries in working order for the time being.
I still like kimchi jiggae, but I couldn't eat it everyday. |
Are you me? |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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What did we miss out on here?
Cellophane noodles may not be the best name out there, but it certainly beats glass noodles. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Very weird........I've now become the OP of this thread! Where did the OP go? |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| Very weird........I've now become the OP of this thread! Where did the OP go? |
He posted the same piece in multiple forums so his post was deleted. |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Did they all get deleted? I want to know what food he's talking about.
Cellophane noodles, I'm guessing japchae, or jjimdak. |
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