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On May 30 2012 14:06 koecim wrote: Apparently 90% of Korean food smells like shit.
Thanks for the headsup.
The first time I smelled "miso soup" I thought that it was straight up human SHIT.
It tastes good, but the smell is downright horrible... my wife loves it though *shrugs*
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Most Koreans I know of my generation are only Master's level. The parents are *sometimes* Grandmasters, but you reeeaally don't see it often.
I remember when I was a kid, my friend would have a counter with a refrigerator behind it that was filled with Shikhe 90% of the time. We dubbed it the Shikhe Bar ^_^
I always found dukbboggi really spicy, although I have a much stronger tolerance now than when I was a kid (I avoided it so much back then, haha). Kimchi was never a problem, though (partially due to Kimchi not being quite has hot temperature-wise).
Also, people who hate tofu (you know, the ones who've only seen it and haven't actually tried it?) need to take a faceful of dwenjiangjigae (not going to bother trying to spell it phonetically any better than this >.<) with tofu. It's soooo good (if I had to choose between it and bulgogi, I would definitely take the bulgogi - it's still good, though).
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Will be trying to cook some of these this summer. Might as well try Korean food! (It's either that or sandwiches/ramen.) T__T
Nomnomnom, makes me hungry just reading about some of these. :O
...wait, there are people who think miso soup smells bad? o_____O
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This thread made me hungry. Mission accomplished!
Fun read, and as usual your blogging is enlightening and interesting!
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Well now I've got a list of foods to try with my Korean friends when I'm back in school. Awesome blog as always rotinegg!
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Looks like if I ever visit Korea, I'll stick to Korean BBQ, bronze newb reporting.
Most of those things described..oye meng.. no way.
Great read though! 5/5.
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On May 31 2012 08:44 Silentness wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 14:06 koecim wrote: Apparently 90% of Korean food smells like shit.
Thanks for the headsup. The first time I smelled "miso soup" I thought that it was straight up human SHIT. It tastes good, but the smell is downright horrible... my wife loves it though *shrugs* Must be a strange miso.
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That must be some ancient miso because miso soup itself is relatively light.
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On June 01 2012 08:26 Disregard wrote: That must be some ancient miso because miso soup itself is relatively light.
I think the poster meant the Korean version of miso, which is denjang jjigae or its brother from hell, cheonggukjang
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You seem to be missing lots of North Korean food D:
Is it terrible that when I reread my post I felt like "North Korean food" was an oxymoron?
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On June 01 2012 08:53 broz0rs wrote:Show nested quote +On June 01 2012 08:26 Disregard wrote: That must be some ancient miso because miso soup itself is relatively light. I think the poster meant the Korean version of miso, which is denjang jjigae or its brother from hell, cheonggukjang
Doenjang-gguk, doenjang soup, can be very light... generally it is. It CAN be very heavy even to the point of it just becoming a curry like rice topping, but it is generally like miso but richer. A good analogy might be sour cream vs creme fraiche.
Cheonggukjang is DELISH. Usually I have it stewed with lots of ginger and at a relatively low temp for a while to get rid of the majority of the... fragrance xD
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On May 30 2012 14:06 koecim wrote: Apparently 90% of Korean food smells like shit.
Thanks for the headsup.
You OBVIOUSLY have no idea how delicious shit smelling stuff is. xD
But seriously, brie cheese? Shepard's pie? Any country wurst? Cmon, I'm sure you like some terrible smelling food, you just don't think about it because you associate the fragrance, in the moment, with pure goodness!
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yeah one of the tastiest cheeses I've ever had smelled like straight up human shit
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I've only had korean food once, when I was in LA. Me and some friends went to a korean BBQ and they had this little tofu dish that came with the meats. It was SO good, definitely the most tasty thing they had.
I wish all tofu tasted like that, I'd eat it all the time.
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nice food blog
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holy moly.
i thought i heard some strange dishes on running man, but not quite like this lol
also, could you do a blog of korean snacks pleasee?
all i know is melon bar icecream, ppo ppo ro, yogurt, and banana oo you (milk). i feel like i'm missing out on a whole lot of korean snacks
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I got to say, Korean food is in my top 3 ethnic cuisines. I love how they cook the meats. And cochijan (is that how you spell it?) is so delicious.
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On June 01 2012 20:13 Psychobabas wrote: I got to say, Korean food is in my top 3 ethnic cuisines. I love how they cook the meats. And cochijan (is that how you spell it?) is so delicious.
are you referring to the pepper paste? Then it's written 고추장 and it's pronounced "go-chu-jang."
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On June 01 2012 20:53 jpak wrote:Show nested quote +On June 01 2012 20:13 Psychobabas wrote: I got to say, Korean food is in my top 3 ethnic cuisines. I love how they cook the meats. And cochijan (is that how you spell it?) is so delicious. are you referring to the pepper paste? Then it's written 고추장 and it's pronounced "go-chu-jang."
Yes, that's the one. I find it so good with meat and vegetables and it's just spicy enough without ruining the dish. Quite cheap too for the quantity I can buy in Asian shops. Well right now I've got about 700gr of beef marinating in a bowl of soya sauce and gochujang to be fried in about 4 hours ;D
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On May 30 2012 02:48 rotinegg wrote: 순두부찌개(Soon-doo-boo-JJi-ge) - Pretty famous dish even among foreigners, I believe. Spicy ass soft-tofu soup with scallions, eggs, seafood, etc. One of my sister's favorite dishes. Not much else to say here, just try it.
You know, I spent a year in Korea and never had this soup.... until I got back to the states and went to a Korean restaurant. Tastes great though! Really, anything spicy is a win in my book :D
Also, ♥ Kimchi!
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