Back in my day they used Ondol, which was a round charcoal briquette with holes running through it which they also used to heat and cook in the average home.
Posted on 06/17/2018 5:41:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Does Subway there have a bulgogi or seafood sandwich?
or billiards. In Ktown here, they are like Starbucks...there’a always a pool/internet cafe. And people dont believe me when I say there are places here where they are openly hostile and racist towards whites in their restaurants. One of my best buds is a Filipino dude and I bring him along sometimes to show they I’m no racist cracka..
I’ve been going to Korean restaurants since my last tour in 1982. Never run into trouble, but I look like the fat guy in a biker movie.
So the Shepherd’s Pie might really be shepherd?
Of course they like you. Fat guys means you will eat more, and spend more..
And I did. I’ll double-check the bill at McDonald’s but put me in a Korean or Chinese restaurant and all bets are off.
It’s also considered polite to slurp loudly when sipping soup or noodles.
Been to Korea four times, IIRC. Had my first taste of Korean BBQ in a small restaurant in Suwon, near Samsung’s factory. They were giving us a tour and a quick introduction to Korean culture. Cooked the meat over glowing red bricks, not the gas fed flames you’ll find in local So Cal restaurants. Loved it. Kimchi is okay, but it takes a bit of getting used to.
Back in my day they used Ondol, which was a round charcoal briquette with holes running through it which they also used to heat and cook in the average home.
Replacement depot at Casey (the colonel would steal the real school-trained chefs as they came in), 8th Army Religious Retreat in Seoul (no longer exists) and the food at Osan AFB.
IIRC these were smaller bricks, maybe 2 inches in diameter and about 3 or 4 long. Hollow in the center. May have been octagonal. This was in 1987.
I grew up eating kimchee so I love the stuff, and there are all sorts of different varieties. My favorite dish is kimchee chigae (kim chee stew, although it is closer to a soup), it has kimchee with various types of vegetables and meat also thrown in, depending on what’s available. It can be extremely hot (spicy) though. I also think kimchee is good for you, although now there are “studies” saying it causes stomach cancer. I don’t believe that, I think it is drinking too much soju (or any soju in my opinion) that will do you in. Makgeolli (a type of milky low alcohol rice wine) is fine though.
Yep - loved it during my stint - never learned enough Korean to order like the article but being near American bases has it’s benefits - the locals know enough English to fill in the gaps - even if Mom and Pop need to ask their kids to help interpret.
There is a Korean grocer near me that sells the bulgogi beef by the pound already marinaded and ready to cook. All I have to do is add green onions and fry it up. I buy bibimbab vegetables to go with it, without the rice, for a lower carb dinner. They also sell chap-chae already prepared sometimes, which I’ll get as an occasional indulgence. Oh, and kimchee and anchovies, always.
I thought Jackson was better than the Turtle Farm. Jackson served non- army menu and had civilian cooks. The “Jackson burger” was huge! I did a religious retreat in Seoul but didn’t know if it was the one you’re talking about. Never ate at Osan.
Veal is calf (beef) not pork...
Those were two separate questions.
Ah, OK...never mind then!
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