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Beeston27



Joined: 03 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:59 am    Post subject: Breakfast time Reply with quote

What do people generally eat for breakfast in Korea? I am flying out from the UK soon and while I like breakfast cereals I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal....

Toast perhaps? Or just a bowl of rice?
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the ireland



Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rice and kimchi Smile

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I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal....

are you serious?? you can get most cereals in korea that you get back home, there is a tesco (called homeplus), sells tesco and kellogs cornflakes etc etc.


trust me, you can get as much milk as you can possibly stomach!!
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Straphanger



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: Breakfast time Reply with quote

Beeston27 wrote:
What do people generally eat for breakfast in Korea? I am flying out from the UK soon and while I like breakfast cereals I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal....

Toast perhaps? Or just a bowl of rice?

What does the average hanguk eat for breakfast, is your question. It has a lot to do with rice and kimchi. Your main dish would be some kind of dubu...chiggae. Whatever that is. Or dwenjang chiggae. Oftentimes, fried eggs.

Or you can eat cereal. It's up to you.
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Beeston27



Joined: 03 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the ireland wrote:
rice and kimchi Smile

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I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal....

are you serious?? you can get most cereals in korea that you get back home, there is a tesco (called homeplus), sells tesco and kellogs cornflakes etc etc.


trust me, you can get as much milk as you can possibly stomach!!


Sweet as a nut! I am glad about that.
I think it is a fair question, having been to S.E. Asia, where I didn't see a grain of cereal at all if I remember correctly....
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Ruthdes



Joined: 16 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I eat bagels (from Emart or Costco) or Quaker Instant Oatmeal (from Costco or you can also get it from the Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon but it's substantially more expensive), and coffee. Milk galore is available in many different forms. The only one I have trouble finding is skim milk. 2% is in (almost) every mart.
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agoodmouse



Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Anyang

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just ate Tesco's Honey Roasted flakes Smile
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ChinaBoy



Joined: 17 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just what kind of education system do they have in the UK where people think there are only cows in Britain?
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PeteJB



Joined: 06 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The UK education system is probably worse than Koreas. Oh and OP, there is more milk available here than in my hometown back in UK so you'll have no problem.
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Beeston27



Joined: 03 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ChinaBoy wrote:
Just what kind of education system do they have in the UK where people think there are only cows in Britain?


Probably one superior to China's where you're taught to learn everything parrot fashion then regurgitate it. So so many Chinese failed on my course at uni because of this so called "system."
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Breakfast time Reply with quote

Koreans traditionally eat soup and rice for breakfast but times are a changing with younger generations.

Beeston27 wrote:
...I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal...

no milk, no beef... and oh yeah, no AA batteries, pack some extra Duracells.
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the ireland



Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Breakfast time Reply with quote

VanIslander wrote:
Koreans traditionally eat soup and rice for breakfast but times are a changing with younger generations.

Beeston27 wrote:
...I don't imagine there will be any cows to provide milk for cereal...

no milk, no beef... and oh yeah, no AA batteries, pack some extra Duracells.


don't forget the lack of air pollution too, so if you could take some over with you it would be greatly appreciated
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Beeston27



Joined: 03 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it an unreasonable assertion to make that:
Thailand has a similar climate to Korea
Thailand has no milk and cereal (in my experience) presumably due to a lack of cattle
ergo
Korea had no milk due to a lack of cattle

Yes clearly imports make the above argument redundant, so how much do cereals cost, say fruit and fibre from Tesco in korea? Are they prohibitively expensive?
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the ireland



Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

homeplus - which is 88% owned by tesco - sell their fruit and fibre for 6,000 if i remember correctly, i'm a branflakes or cornflakes fan myself!!!

koreas climate is not the same as thailand, the rainy season in korea is not really that rainy is comparison to the monsoon season in thailand, plus 8-10 degrees is prob the coldest thailand gets during the day at a normal altitude...whereas korea can get to minus those figures!!!


****Edit: how could i forget...korea is very unique in that is has four seasons.....you will find out about this greatness when your students keep telling you about it
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FMPJ



Joined: 03 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beeston27 wrote:
Is it an unreasonable assertion to make that:
Thailand has a similar climate to Korea


Yes.
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Tiberious aka Sparkles



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beeston27 wrote:

Thailand has a similar climate to Korea


LOL
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