5 posts tagged “food”
Not going to apologise about being lazy with the blog. Currently juggling too many things and stuff...
Anyway, here's a long photo essay kind of thing about spring.
One thing I highly approve of is the fact that they are being lit up at night and it makes for a lovely stroll around the uni.
A new food place in front of the uni, a closer look inside it reveals...
The al fresco edition (as in bought OUTSIDE the uni).
This review we review two of Korea's favourite snacks, sun-dae (pronounced like "soon" but with a short 'oo', as in 'u-mlaut', and "dae" as in the 'de' in "Descarte") and tok-bok-gi (pronounced "dock" - "borg" - ki)
You can buy these at most snack stores, and in tents set up on street corners all over the country. There isn't a bus ride where you don't see at least 5 of these.
For this review, I went to a tent set up right in front of the university entrance:
They're almost always operated by middle-aged women, and they typically sell two things, sun-dae, and tok-bok-gi.
First up, sun-dae.
You're right. This is blood and guts, literally. The stuff on the left is pig intestine stuffed with blood, ground beef, spices and rice noodles. The black colour comes from oxidised blood. Mind you, all of the ingredients in sun-dae (except maybe for the rice noodles) are found in a beef pie, so I wouldn't turn my nose up at any of this and it's not like the Europeans don't have their own version of this food - black pudding. In fact, it's almost identical say for the rice noodles.
(Personally, I don't see anything disgusting about eating cooked blood or internal organs. If we kill a cow, it'd be almost disrespectful if we didn't use or eat all of it. And going off-topic, I think anyone eating meat or wearing leather should SEE a cow being slaughtered so they'd be mindful of where their food/clothing came from, and if they don't then they shouldn't consume animals of any kind)
he stuff on the right is liver, spiced then steamed. The red stuff you see on the bottom left is salt with chilli flakes, and you can 'dip' your food in the salt to season it.
It doesn't taste like blood and it's rather filling, think of it as a sausage with a noodle filling and you're on the right track. I admit steamed liver might not be to everyone's taste, but I like the texture and the slight bitterness of the meat.
Overall, recommended, for carnivores.
Next, tok-bok-gi.
You'll find the food is kind of a start orange-red. The reason for that is simple. Chilli. Tok-bok-gi is ㅡ made with glutinous rice cakes called tok, which is then bathed in a soup of chilli paste, water, garlic and sugar, plus whatever the cook thinks is tasty.
Fishcakes are added, along with boiled eggs (sometimes) and onion.
The final result is... hot. And sticky and seafood-y, kind of like a bowl of really, REALLY chunky seafood noodles.
My rating: Gotta try if you are in Korea or are curious about Korean food.
One last food related thing before I sign off for today:
What is the taste of regret.
The taste of good chocolate in your mouth as you brush your teeth.
sniff.
daisung
Been kinda working on and off every day and not really anything interesting is happening at the moment.
I'm getting very tired of the crappy food at the dorm restaurant so I bought some flour, eggs and plan to make pancakes in the morning.
Oh. My just made up thing is Blog of the Week.
This week, it's Slashfood.
You can find all of your food related news and they feature food porn as below.
Seriously, when I see that after eating dorm food/instant stuff available at the local shop, I don't just think
"I want to eat that."
I think,
"I f+cken gotta have that now."
Right now, I'm having my first bowl of mash in like 4 months.
And, yes, it's rather glorious.
(by the way, the most trouble free way of making mash is to peel, then dice, then to microwave in a bowl of water with plastic wrap over it for about 5 minutes, then drain and mash).
Right now, I'm having peanut butter mash - mash with peanut butter mixed in (did I need to say that?)
You should seriously try it.
Anyhoo, back to the food review.
This time, I'll be reviewing two products, both of which are quite ok.
Now, one of my favourite foods of all time is udon. That warm fuzzy feel of a bowl of udon in your belly is some thing only the Japanese can deliver and I rarely miss an opportunity to sample some.
Which was why I was so taken by the concept of instant udon - I mean, it's pretty cheap (1500 won, about $2) and if it's half decent, I can go to the dormitory shop and treat myself every time there almost isn't nearly a nuclear war. On to some pictures.
The packaging is cost-cutting thin plastic, which is alarming, because this thing is going to be filled with hot water and, well, you've all had tea or coffee in one of those thin plastic cups. My fear was that it was going to taste like sucking on a rain-soaked Barbie. Gross.
Cooking method - "Open noodle packet and put into bowl with steaming water for 2:30 and drain. Add sauce, flake and chilli flakes to taste and hot water to fill line. Stand for 1:00 and eat."
Taste - It wasn't actually that unpleasant. Not that it was pleasant, but tolerable. I mean, when I'm grumpy and don't want to do anything for dinner, I could happily eat away (probably two because the portion is a bit small) without fearing an episode of wet and wild barbie in my mouth.
Recommended.
The second review comes courtesy of a super secret agent. The agent in question obtained it for me and that's all the detail that can be given away before the
From the back of the box - "KKUL TAREA (sic) (honey skein) is a court cake made of ripened honey and malt, which was once presented to the king and valuable guests. It is brewed with the artisan spirit to make 16,000 strands suggesting the prayer for logevity, health, good fortune and wish-fulfillment. It is not much sweet, not sticky to teeth, but enjoyable with various tastes according to garnishings. It can taste better with teas as it is cold and frozen."
huh?
More photos anyone?
It's actually quite indescribable. But very pleasant.
I followed the engrish and tried it with a cup of tea and found it to stick to my teeth despite the box's testimony. I also tried dipping it in tea donut and coffee style and it turns out this thing has a melting point lower than Paris Hilton's standards. It turned into a goop of brown and melted all over my hands. I'll make a video of it next time.
Recommended.
