Winter weather can really get to me sometimes. I would find myself waddling around the apartment in a heavy fleece robe and thick winter socks, and still feeling a little bit chilly. Here's a dish that's perfect for minus degree weather. This recipe is from my roommate. This is a Korean dish that is easy to make and will definitely leave you sweating profusely after consumption.Kimchi Stew (Kimchi jjigae)Ingredients:Kimchi, a whole lot2-3 slices of SPAM, cut into ~2 inch lengths (Optional)Half an onion, sliced3 Scallions, chopped2 tbsp red chili powder2 tbsp minced garlic2 tbsp onion powderSaltDirections:1. In a medium sized pot, add the kimchi and set the stove to a medium heat. The kimchi used here was actually homemade and has been fermented for an extended time. It is preferred to use
My Yoga buddy brought me some homemade kimchi. He asked me if I liked kimchi and I said, "YES!" He asked if I bought it at the grocery store and I told him we only ate it at restaurants. He said he would bring me some made by his wife, who is also in the yoga class but doesn't speak English (as far as I can tell). He said their kimchi was made with shrimp. Recipes for kimchi are vast. Family kimchi recipes are passed down from one generation to the next. I am told that a new wife will be taught how to make kimchi by her mother-in-law. It seems most Korean men like their mama's kimchi the best.This is another type of kimchi that he brought me. They were both delicious! I had a pumpkin bread mix I had brought from home so I made that as a thank you.
I'm not an expert in kimchi world, but I know how some good kimchi tastes. And Seoul Garden's kimchi is faaarrrr... from tasting good. It looks very much like kimchi and it's even tagged 'Korean kimchi'. But for crying out loud, it does not taste like kimchi at all!
So, if you're looking for real kimchi, don't expect to get it from Seoul Garden. They don't live up to the name. Instead, go get
Hello there, my name is Gdog and I currently am teaching English in Korea...errr...umm...wait a minute, that just doesn't sound right anymore! For all you patient people out there, I do apologize for not updating daily anymore. I wish I could, but now that I am busy working I don't have much time. Well, I have time now so tonight I'm going to give you a kimchi update--literally!When I was in Korea, no matter where I went I always thought about "hmm...this could be a potential blog post!" Well, the same thing still comes to mind back home. Just yesterday I was at a local Asian supermarket chain, T&T Supermarket in Richmond. I was roaming down one of the refrigerator aisles and what did I see? You guess right--KIMCHI!I've seen this kimchi/Korean aisle before, but today I decided to snap
Can you believe how fast 2007 has gone by? It's like the older you get, the faster time flies. Anyways, 2007 has been an awesome year for us. Let's see here...we spent the first half of the year in Seoul, South Korea. We were happy to come home in the summer. We got engaged in the fall. I got a job in the winter. What's next?? Anyways, thanks to everyone out there for still kickin' around and reading my blog. Cheers to you for a happy new year!Anyways, let's take a look at the top posts of 2007, shall we? Let's go month by month...this will be a great recap to a fantastic year.JanuaryInside a Korean Pharmacy: VideoUAE: Flying Aboard Emirates Airline--food!UAE: Arriving in Dubai--wow!Starbucks in Ras Al-KhaimahEating a McArabia from McDonald's at Manar MallThe Hilton Beach Club in RAKMy Fam
Shinhwa member Jun Jin and GOD member Son Ho-Young have been named PR envoys for the 2007 Gwangju Kimchi Festival. City officials say they chose four celebrities for the position including the two singers as they are recognized Hallyu stars in Asia. Jun Jin and Son Ho-Young pledged to do their best to promote Korean kimchi to the world. They will participate in kimchi making programs with foreign visitors during the festival. The appointment ceremony and news conference were held Wednesday at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel. In its 14th year, the Gwangju Kimchi Festival will run Oct.17 to 21 at Joongoi Park in the city’s Bukgu district.
Mmmmm speaking of kimchi I want to eat some riiigghhhtt nowww.
Do you remember my lunch at the popular fusion omurice restaurant, Omuto Tomato? Well, I first went there with my friend Paul, who has recently launched his own blog into the Korean blogosphere. It's called Teaching Kimchi dot com and it's one of the up and coming Korean web portals.Paul's site has a very clean layout and has some very interesting posts that would be valuable to those new teachers researching a new job in South Korea. There is also a job board for you to search through the current jobs available in Korea. So if you're looking for a job, be sure to add this blog to your RSS feed for daily updates on topics related to teaching English in Korea. Want to write? He's also looking for writers too!Some interesting posts that may interest you are:Advice on marrying a KoreanMoney saving flight tipsWhen to go to KoreaKorean laptopsThat's a lot of interesting topics covered over at Teaching Kimchi dot com, so if you are serious about teaching English in Korea, I would sugge
Whew--I'm tired. We just moved into our new place (it's great) and just unpacked everything after packing it up for transport this morning. 24 hours from now we'll be on a flight to Dubai from Incheon International Airport. This post will mark the last post until New Year's Eve, when we return from Dubai. Think of it as a "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" from the both of us. I will probably post a few pictures of Dubai when I get there, so stay tuned. Thanks for reading and all the kind comments--until next time!
Merry Christmas (artwork by my cousin Sharon--composed with Paint)!
"Why is it so cold?!" -Devante
About two months ago I bought a bag of kimchi from Homever. A few nights ago we (mainly Gdog) finished off the bag (to Devante's delight since it stunk up our fridge so bad--even though it was stored in a ziplock bag and then put into an airtight container) with some ramyeon noodles, spinach and dumplings. The kimchi got better over time--and the smell got worse in our fridge. It was a wonderful feeling smelling a wave of pungent odor bombard my nostrils--the moment I would grasp onto the door handle and pull.
Kimchi is delicious, but I should've taken ZenKimchi's advice and purchased a real airtight container (I had a plastic Ziplock style container). Oh well, until next time!
My mouth is watering just looking at this picture...mmm...kimchi...
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TEFLLogue has come up with a list of Top 10 TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) blogs and The Daily Kimchi was recognized at the top of their list. It has been fun writing about my experiences in Korea and it's nice that others have appreciated my blogging. Click here to see the rest of the list. There is a plethora of other fantastic Korea blogs out there and I encourage you to check out the links that I have on my blog.To celebrate this mini achievement, I'm going to have a bowl of......green tea flavored cereal! Thanks Post!
Just when you thought you've seen everything, something interesting always pops up. On one of our traditional biweekly trips to Costco, I noticed a rectangular shaped container with a blade inside. I thought to myself, "wow, that's one cool container for rectangular sandwiches"--but, truth be told, when I read closer it was indeed a KIMCHI CUTTER!This handy dandy contraption cuts your spicy and delicious kimchi into perfect bite sized portions--but wait, it also acts as storage too! Right now I can just imagine my boyhood idol, inventor of the almighty Ronco Food Dehydrator and the Showtime Rotisserie Oven, Ron Popeil trying to sell this on a TV infomercial...it probably would go something like this:"If you call now, you can get a second kimchi cutter absolutely free! BUT WAIT...it gets better. We're feeling generous today and if you can convince one friend to buy a kimchi cutter too, we'll throw in another one for FREE. That's right--two kimchi cutters for the price of one. Don'
Wow. This is the 200th post on The Daily Kimchi. Blogging takes dedication and time--I've managed to keep at it and here I am. Anyways, I hope everyone so far has enjoyed our experience of South Korea. We are having a fantastic time here and I think everyone should visit here if they get the chance.Thanks to all my readers and especially those that take the time to leave comments--they are much appreciated. Oh, and by the way, happy belated Chuseok to everyone!Here's a gift we received from our work. Del Monte juice gift sets and scarves! I'll be wearing that beautiful black scarf with butterflies while I'm teaching English. Yikes!But wait, there's more. I have a gift for my readers out there...boxes of Kellogg's "_______ K" cereal with red berries. For some reason, the "Special" was covered on every single box at Costco. What are they trying to hide? That's scary!
I had a reader post a comment recently about wanting to read all of my food posts. Well, I just took a few minutes to go through and label all of my food posts. For those long time readers of my blog, this will be a trip back through time. For new visitors, I would highly recommend checking out these posts (since November)...they are fun, entertaining, educating, and of course they will make you
