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Awesome blog, rotinegg! I've managed my way through most of these opponents and find myself sitting comfortably in the master's league. 순대국 with the liver added in has been my mortal enemy ever since I tried it, though. I'm surprised 보쌈 isn't on here.
+ Show Spoiler [Baylife] +The greater San Jose area is pretty safe - you'll naturally avoid the less than admirable neighborhoods. Traffic waxes and wanes, is generally poor around rush hour mornings and afternoons, but otherwise good assuming you're not trying to drive downtown before a Sharks game or something. Public transportation is better than most places in the US from what I can tell but still sucks - get something with good city and highway MPG and you're good to go. Nobody will scoff at a Prius or similar hybrid around here.
Weather is always mild to warm, Mediterannean style. Typical startup dudes wear khakis and dress shirts with rolled up sleeves and go tie-less. You'll have to go around and see what the style is because it's not my area.
If you go down the main strip, El Camino Real, there's a decently sized K-area between Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Several grocery stores, lots of restaurants, some bars and whatnot. I was once told there's a 찜질방 analogue out there but I've never been. San Francisco is also an hour's drive away with plenty of good Korean restaurants if you grow tired of Palace BBQ.
A friend of mine is an avid snowboarder. He goes to Heavenly, Kirkwood, and Northstar. These are all around Lake Tahoe and will take you somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 hours to drive to.
Hope this helps! BAYLIFE YO
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All these foods that are available tend to be ridiculously expensive in New York City. I mean even the banchan besides the typical kimchi is relatively pricey in markets, though I've gotten some dishes from Korean friends that their family made. Maybe I should attempt to make some myself.
I've also noticed that many Koreans here in NYC seem to be relatively well off, not only referring to the small contingent in Herald Square.
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On May 30 2012 12:35 Kiett wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 03:14 OpticalShot wrote:
Such a huge post man, I skipped over all the images and videos but I do agree Dynamic Duo is awesome. In the 순대 blurb you can maybe expand it into 순대국 because man I love that shit and I eat it at least like twice a month (and that's a lot for anything non-poultry that I eat). Speaking of chicken, 양념치킨 has to be somewhere because I don't think they dress the chicken the same way anywhere else in the world and that shit is sooo good I just had a some in the past weekend with some 단무 and man add some cold beer and it's heaven I tell you it's HEAVEN.
Also speaking of chicken I believe 불닭 and 파닭 deserve a mention. Both are quite distinctively "Korean" ways of enjoying chicken. It's good that you have at least 닭갈비 in your original post. Can you tell that I love chicken?
I love you more now because you love chicken. You know, there's this fantastic chicken buffet in 이대, where they have all-you-can-eat, 8 types of chicken, including 양념치킨 and lots more, for only 6 bucks a person. If ever you and I happen to be in Korea at the same time, we must go!
Aw yeah <3 CHICKEN
6 bucks for a chicken buffet sounds like a sick deal, I'd probably go there for lunch everyday if I worked nearby.
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hahahahahah APOLLOOO
THAT STUFF IS SO GOOOOOOOOODDDDDD
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토종(야채)순대 is quite possibly the best kind of soondae you will ever ever eat.
after trying them for the first time about five years ago, i have not eaten a regular soondae since, even when i go to eat ddeokbokki.
also, i don't eat any soondaeguk with regular soondaes anymore. the broth makes the 당면 all 불어 (lol struggling to find an english expression for this) and the texture becomes horrible, in addition to filling your stomach more than it should (leaving less room for more yummy things).
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not my blog, just some random one i found while searching for pics
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My dad loves 청국장 so my mom makes that shit couple times a week in the morning. Dat smell when I go back home...cannot unsmell... I didn't know it's healthier than 된장찌게, which I heart so much.
Lots of useful info even for Koreans, GJ!
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This is fucking amazing. I've been living in Korea for three months and have been living on galbi, dak galbi, bulgogi, sul eung tang and my favorite, gamjatang. Thanks for potentially expanding my palette.
Also, gamjatang where I eat it is fucking dank, there's plenty of meat on the spine bones, they always restock you on potatoes and the kimchi is bitchin. I live in Incheon though, I've heard it's better here than most places.
I forgot to mention, bibimbab and kimbab are great too! But I usually will pick something with substantial a substantial amount of meat in it over anything else out here 
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On May 30 2012 20:44 Disregard wrote:
All these foods that are available tend to be ridiculously expensive in New York City. I mean even the banchan besides the typical kimchi is relatively pricey in markets, though I've gotten some dishes from Korean friends that their family made. Maybe I should attempt to make some myself.
I've also noticed that many Koreans here in NYC seem to be relatively well off, not only referring to the small contingent in Herald Square.
NYC Korean food is considered fairly mediocre. It's just the limited amount of space and the exorbitant rental costs that prevents traditional mom and pops from opening. There's also Momofuku bossam bar, but their version of bossam is fusion cuisine.
Flushing, New York has really great Korean food.
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On May 31 2012 02:30 broz0rs wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 20:44 Disregard wrote:
All these foods that are available tend to be ridiculously expensive in New York City. I mean even the banchan besides the typical kimchi is relatively pricey in markets, though I've gotten some dishes from Korean friends that their family made. Maybe I should attempt to make some myself.
I've also noticed that many Koreans here in NYC seem to be relatively well off, not only referring to the small contingent in Herald Square. NYC Korean food is considered fairly mediocre. It's just the limited amount of space and the exorbitant rental costs that prevents traditional mom and pops from opening. There's also Momofuku bossam bar, but their version of bossam is fusion cuisine. Flushing, New York has really great Korean food. + Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuDrCawVyI
Yep. Manhattan Korean food is mediocre and overpriced (as just about everything in Manhattan is) but Flushing has some real good food.
Best Korean food is cooked at home, though. No doubt about it.
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Finally got a chance to read through this, awesome blog.
I have to say though I would not be afraid to try most of this, a lot of it sounds really good even the "stranger" stuff. The only things I wouldn't eat are the live octopus/seafood and the dog soup, maybe skip the blowfish too. Other than that, I would try anything on the list.
But I'm a fatty who will eat just about anything so...
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I've had dog meat before but smoked (I think) not in soup form. Am I top 16 GM?
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On May 31 2012 02:35 jpak wrote:Show nested quote +On May 31 2012 02:30 broz0rs wrote:On May 30 2012 20:44 Disregard wrote:
All these foods that are available tend to be ridiculously expensive in New York City. I mean even the banchan besides the typical kimchi is relatively pricey in markets, though I've gotten some dishes from Korean friends that their family made. Maybe I should attempt to make some myself.
I've also noticed that many Koreans here in NYC seem to be relatively well off, not only referring to the small contingent in Herald Square. NYC Korean food is considered fairly mediocre. It's just the limited amount of space and the exorbitant rental costs that prevents traditional mom and pops from opening. There's also Momofuku bossam bar, but their version of bossam is fusion cuisine. Flushing, New York has really great Korean food. + Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuDrCawVyI Yep. Manhattan Korean food is mediocre and overpriced (as just about everything in Manhattan is) but Flushing has some real good food. Best Korean food is cooked at home, though. No doubt about it.
agreed, i'm in harlem atm but when i go down to ktown the food is mediocre and overpriced. i went to undergrad near ktown in LA and the food there was a million times better for about 2/3 of the price.
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I made 불닭 and 닭볶음탕 tonight although so far I've only ate the Buldak. I used White Wine Vinegar instead of Rice Wine/Sake because I'm a chobo westerner and had ran out of both ages ago. It was really nice however I think it would have tasted a little less sharp with the Rice Wine.
The Dakbokkumtang smells really similar to Hot Shim Ramyun however when I tried the broth it blew my mouth up D: I'm not sure if I used too much Gochujang because I never used a proper tablespoon measurement. It's in the fridge overnight so I'll heat some up and see how hot it is tomorrow.
Because I never went to the Asian market I wasn't able to get Gochugaru and used the standard Hot Chili Powder you get in UK supermarkets, is there a difference in heat between the two?
Need to get some good quality beef and make some Bulgogi next time :D
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I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!! growing up as a half korean women in america makes me feel special!! because korean food is amazing.
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dunno why u put some of the foods in the leagues u put them lol
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On May 31 2012 02:35 jpak wrote:
Best Korean food is cooked at home, though. No doubt about it.
Oh man. So true. If you know any Korean mothers, make sure you're super polite so you get invited for dinners. Such a big difference between restaurants and home cooked meals.
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On May 30 2012 13:39 OptimusYale wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 13:27 Baobab wrote:Some Korean food is good, but I gotta say, after having lived here a year and a half, I am sooooo sick of it. I'm grumpy as hell for half an hour every day at lunch while I contemplate eating more goddamn rice and kimchi. And the vegetables, ugh. Always either the spicy sauce or the sesame sauce. Fuck that shit. Anyways, sorry for this mini-rant, just got back from lunch so I'm in the aforementioned bad mood. Actually your blog cheered me up a little, reminded me of all the Korean stuff that's actually good thanks mr. egg But it's special wednesday.....SPECIAL WEDNESDAY....all English teachers love wednesdays... I mean I got sausage, quail eggs fish and rice. I mean......I've been here 2 years just started the third and I still love korean food..
I lived in Korea for over 4 years and I still take frequent vacations there (because wife is Korean).
I love the food. I must be crazy because I don't know too many black people that truly enjoy Korean food. Korean food is delicious, I just can't handle the really spicy shit. Like literally my heart will explode if I have too much spicy food because I get heart burn quickly after eating too much spices.
I wish I could eat as much spicy food as possible because it's so good, but I can't eat too much or I'd have a killer heartburn attack. My wife obviously goes "balls to the wall" with spicy food because she's been eating since she came out of the womb.
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Pretty thorough list. Nice blog. It's strange cuz some foods that are easy to ate I really disliked, but others that are advanced I loved without even trying it. 육회, 조개구이, 곱창/막창, 갈비살 are the clear favorites for me. I think my best memory of a korean meal is 조개구이 on the beach during a sunset.
I'm biased against Korean food even though I'm Korean. I usually only ate it when I was sick, so it reminds me of bad times. Also my mom is a maknae of 7 children so she is terrible at cooking. As I grew up and learned to cook on my own as a necessity I never had a longing to eat home korean food. Some of my aunts/uncles owned restaurants but I rarely got to eat because I live in the US and visit seldomly. There's a big korean population in Atlanta, but since its pretty much landlocked nothing outstanding. Lots of boring places, lots of average places, no high-end places.
Compared to world cuisine I would rate korea on the lower end of top 8.
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