RE: [CH] Carrots, PBS and Korea
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL)
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:15:52 -0000
> convinced me I really wanna see the Land of Morning Calm.
Korea is a neat place to see. If you go, you'll need a pass-
port, but no visa if you are there less than 15 days. Don't
worry about converting dollars to won, as every store accepts
greenbacks. You may get change in won now and then.
Be sure to see the older parts of town in smaller cities, or
get off the beaten path in the shopping districts. The huge
piles of fresh and dried chiles are a thing of beauty. Veggies
of all types can be had.
> It seems to be a fairly high-meat cuisine
You can find just about any meat content you want, and
darn near any part of the animal you want. A lot of the soups
have little to no meat in them.
One of my favorite experiences was in Seoul where we ordered
Bulgogi (teriaki beef trips) and kimchee. They brought out a big
chunk of burning coal and placed it in a trough in the center of
the table, placed a grate over it and the waitresses cooked the
beef for us. The kimchee was more than just the ubiquitous
fermented cabbage. It had about ten different things: bean sprouts,
carrots, ginger, cucumber, melon, garlic cloves ... and pickled
quail eggs (coulda been pigeon I suppose) which they peeled for
you. Served with a basket of lettuce leaves that you use the same
as tortillas to make your own burrito-rollup-wraps.
Scott... the flight over sucks big time... KCK