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Skriven 2014-08-14 21:03:28 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> Looks good; we took some friends to a Korean restaurant for
 NB> lunch  RH>> today. They enjoyed it, even trying a bit of kim chee and
 NB> wasabi.  NB>> So they were fine with the heat level... good sign...
 NB> :)

 RH> In very small amounts, the heat level was OK. He liked a hotter level
 RH> than she did.

 NB> It's a good start... they can build up a heat tolerance, if they wish,
 NB> more'n likely...  :)

I suspect they won't go much hotter than what they had the other day.

 NB>  NB>> What did y'all order...?

 RH> Lunchtime special which started with miso soup, then a sort of bento
 RH> box with the meat, salad, fried squash (and I think sweet potato),
 RH> rice, man do and a mushroom, battered and fried with a very sweet syrup
 RH> poured over it. E had the bulgogi, I had spicy pork, Steve had a spicy
 RH> seafood combo and T had teriyaki chicken.

 NB> Nice selection...  Did you trade tastes for greater exposure...?

Steve and I traded bites, they traded bites but they didn't want to try
any of our spicy meats. We knew what theirs tasted like so didn't try
any.


 NB> Were the kimchee and the wasabi part of the bento box, too...?  Or
 NB> were there still the "little dishes"...?   Sounds like this place has

The wasabi was just a small pea sized bit in the "bento box"; the kim
chee was one of the little dishes. We were given 4, since it was a
lunchtime meal, would have had more had we gone for supper.

 NB> a strong
 NB> Japanese component to it, too...  Similar to what we used to have when

A few Japanese influences but strongly Korean overall.


 NB> Yang's (across the street from the Soeul House where we took you)
 NB> became Japanese/Korean cuisine...  Sadly, they've been closed since
 NB> 2005, and
 NB> Mr. Yang has since passed on...

Sigh!


 NB>  RH>> They're leaving the area soon but intend to try and find a good
 NB>  RH>> Korean place in their new location.
 NB>  NB>> And now they have something to compare to...  :)   I see the
 NB>  NB>> immiment move finally pushed up the urgency level... ;)

 RH> Very much so; they're leaving the area the end of next month. He will
 RH> be commuting for this semester's classes, not sure how he will take
 RH> spring semester classes. He will graduate next spring, if all goes
 RH> well. In and around everything, they have to pack, have medical
 RH> appointments, his classes start on the 18th, etc, etc.

 NB> Pretty busy time for them, to be sure...!  How long a commute is it
 NB> from Charlotte...?  That will be a strain, I'm sure... but hopefully
 NB> not too much of one.  :)

It'll be abotu 160 miles one way so he will come up, stay for 3 days (2
nights), returning home on the 3rd day. It will be a strain but he wants
to finish his degree this coming school year.


 RH> Still, it was a
 RH> fun time to get together and have the long awaited Korean meal.

 NB> Nice that it worked out... and that it didn't end up being a regretted
 NB> lost opportunity...   :)

Only down side is, that we won't be able to do it many more times, if
any.

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Ruth
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