Korean Food that you start eating after watching K-Drama!

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

speaking of JAMJANGYUM, i had it yesterday coz i'm really curious how it taste, I ordered it with mandoo (pot sticker), the taste was fine but its too heavy thats why i don't know how EC (from Coffee Prince) manage to ate about 4 bowl salut

. Becoz of this KDRAMA, korean food became my favorite, my fridge now is full of different kimchi esp the cabbage kimchi coz i found out that the korean instant noodle will taste better if you put cabbage kimchi, green onion & egg. I love korean bbq too but for me the best korean cuisine is their Soft Tofu Soup w/ diff kimchi on the side, oh its so yummy if you put the steamed rice in the hot pot soup and then put some anchovies. Laugh

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Yesterday I discovered another Korean dish that promptly made my favourite's list! (okay, this is sort of off-topic as I discovered it since I live in Korea, not because of any Korean drama, but bear with me, please. Let me make a food recommendation! pinch

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I tried something called pattpingsu (or however you want to romanize it), which is frozen ice with red beans and rice cakes. You spill milk over it to dissolve the ice and eat it like you would ice cream! It's tastes VERY Korean (the red beans do it) but it's the only solution I've found to the swelteringly hot Korean summer and it's delicious to boot! And it's not as fattening as most other ice cream as it's basically fat-free milk, ice, red beans and rice cakes, none of which is particularily high in calories to my knowledge.

Pattpingsu! Wub

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I haven't tried everything but my favorite ddeok is sool ddeok and yok pop.

Yok pop is that brown-colored rice ddeok with chestnuts and raisins, made with brown sugar, etc..

Sool ddeok is basically a rice cake. As I understand, it's made or somehow baked with sool (alcohol). The reason why I like it so much is that it's soooo soft. The texture is like a baby's butt and has a very nice fragrance. Laugh

I'm glad people here eat kimchi. I love kimchi. I never liked it as a kid. But nowadays I wouldn't eat my ramen without it. And of course it goes great with bulgogi and lettuce. Or in kimpop. Or in mandoo (dumplings). Or nengmyun. Or just about anything.

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

You can get all kinds of pattpingsu variations, but you need to go to a coffee shop for that. I usually get the (plain) Lotte one from the supermarket. It is healthier and cheaper. Smile

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Does anyone here know what kinda rice they use at Korean restaurants and how they cook it? Chinese restaurants usually use long-grain rice and tend to cook it very dry, which I don't really enjoy. Korean rice just suits me perfectly. It's almost as if it was custom made to my tastes. Either that or I was a Korean in my previous life. Probably the latter Smile

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I've just completed episode 1 of Coffee Prince and I must say, I probably will never eat Jjajangmyun again. Ever.

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I definitely started eating choco-pie after seeing Thank You

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:39 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

omg i had kim bap when i went on holiday...

it was gorge!!!

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i've only tried kimchi..but not the fried rice one..i crave for it especially after Coffee prince..wanna eat a mouth full straight from the pot..haha..
really wanna try some ramen too..walking at night and have ramen at a stall by d road side (just like PSH n lee wan in Tree of Heaven..so romantic!) =)
by d way i can't drink soju.. i'm not interested either ;p

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

if anyone here from malaysia, could u suggest places that serve korean food here? plzzzz..it's so difficult to find. tq so much! =)

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i love to watch KDRama n mostly the food they eat..huh..it look delicious..but i dont know where can i get all the things in Malaysia esp in home town...if i have chance to do that, i want to try Jjajangmyun and kimchi... Smile

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

here's my list:

kimchi - from k-restaurant and by me
kimchi stew - from k-restaurant and by myself
Bulggogi - from k-restaurant
Jjajangmyun - at home

my husband doesn't like korean food so i have to resort to making it myself. the best place is on youtube with Maangchi. i've tried making her kimchi and jjajangmyun. OMG, it turned out good and yummy. i just need to get myself to the k-store and buy some more ingredients to make her other stuff.

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I still can't get myself to like kimchi no matter how hard I try. Is it an acquired taste? Like, do you need to eat it for 2 years before you can appreciate it? Anyone like it instantly? Love at first bite....