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Skriven 2007-08-26 22:21:37 av Carol Shenkenberger (3:800/201)
  Kommentar till text 19530 av Hap Newsom (1:123/1011)
Ärende: Re: Korean eats
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*** Quoting Hap Newsom from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***


HN> What is it priced like in Korea? Here most of the Korean restaurant's
HN> are pretty pricey including my favorite one which I took Michael to on
HN> his last visit out this way. Here most Korean places (other than happy
HN> teriaki) seem to cater to only Koreans with the occaisional round eyes

Well, I can try to translate WON to dollars but I'm only fairly decent at that
when I'm there and it's in my mind.  I can make a reasonable guess though. 
About 10$ but food there is cheaper.  Some places with a much smaller list of
stuff (and you order by the weight) can be as little as 2$ for a meal.  Only
rarely do they have one price for meat, and a lower one for the other stuff.

For the rest, this is pretty much like mongolian BBQ  but you cook your own at
the table and it has Korean spiced things there.  Kyushu Japan also uses that
table brazier in a few places but it's because we are so close to Korea, we
got influanced by them.  Not a normal Japan thing to see outside Kyushu. 
(Kyushu is the island i live on, southern Japan but north of Okinawa).

The price of the foods in the USA, makes the price of the meal that you can get
there.  Real Korea, I recall from a place where we and another adventurous
soul went to with low tables (sit on floor on mats) and ordered by pointing at
a wall with a price and no clue of english anywheres on what we were getting. 
3 hours later and stuffed to the gills, we waddled out, leaving food we just
couldnt eat all of.  I think it was about 8$ for both of us.  Little of it was
meat but it was all great stuff.

HN> venturing in. Most Menus are in Korean and only some of them have engl
HN> listings included.

Eat there.  Thats a good sign actually.  They do not have to cater to round
eyes if they can stay open that way, so you are getting the real thing.

I've eaten at places where you just close your eyes and point at a menu and
make sure your buddies do the same but point at something else <g>.  No
english at all sort of places.  They generally giggle and feed us well.  It's
fun and my only 'Korean' is to be able to say 'Kimchee'. I do note that as a
round eye I suprise them as i almost always want seconds of kimchee.

As far as i am considered, there are 5 food groups.  Meat, fruits and veggies,
bread, cheese, and Kimchee <g>. If you absolutely must separate them, it
becomes 6 as you separate fruits from veggies.

Should Ruth or Steve get up your way, take them to the Korean BBQ place as it
will be either a bit of home, or a place they will be familiar with and love.

>> of it was labled! There was a spicy fish cake that I thought was flat
>> tofu...but Anne said NO ! it's FISHY tasting! So I loaded up on that!
>> It was delish!

> Slightly green looking with dark speckles?  Yes, great stuff!  The g
>probably there but not noticed.  To cook the garlic, you thread it wi
> fatty pork (or whatever) on really thin skewers and set over the grill.  Whe
> both are browned to your liking, pull off and eat a piece of each together
> (wrapped in cabbage to make a sort of taco like you say).

HN> the fish cake was tan colored (which made me think of tofu) and flat c
HN> into small ribbons about an inch wide and less than 1/4 inch thick.

Ah, ok.  A bit gelatinous and made of bone fish scrap'd to make a paste then
formed with egg or tofu to a paste that then holds it's form.  It's brushed
with various sauces then grilled.  I like the hot oil and bits of garlic with
that one. The hot oil may be one of the things you looked at and didnt know
what it was.  A red oil (very distinctly red) and quite hot, as if you pressed
it from chiles.  It may have floating bits of garlic and other things in it.
Apt to have been at the table too. Much like we have a salt and pepper shaker,
they have that.

>> If you show up we'll go! The biggest trouble for me is that there's so
>> much neat stuff to try I get full before I get to much of the meat! I
>> loved exploring the different kimchee's and such! chat with you soon
>> hap
> Heheh I'd be in heaven!  To me, eating in Korea comes in little noshes just
>like that.  Tea smoked chicken with whole garlic cloves and kimchee!
> of the red-hot oil <g>.  I skip the rice to make room for other stuff.
> xxcarol

HN> I made such a pig out of myself I was uncomfortable afterwards (grin)!
HN> I don't usually do that, but there was SO much to explore! chat with y

I know the feeling!  I'd wear a loose elastic waist skirt to such a dinner, but
then, I can get away with that <g>.
                                       xxcarol

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