It’s almost the end of the semester, and I still have straight A’s. I’m really happy about this. I still have finals though, so keep your fingers crossed. I think I mentioned in the last post that I was on my way to a performance. I experienced more culture “shock” in the V.I.P. of the venue that my sig. other performed at. First, let me see, that I learned in my developmental psych class last week that South Korea is the only country with an average BMI of 0! I Aside from the billions of subway steps, I think I may know why. Koreans party often- just like we, in America do. However, almost all of their clubs don’t close until 4am or 6am. In clubs in America, typical food served is chicken wings, peanuts, pretzels, nachos, etc. In the V.I.P. of Club Answer, we were served the following:
Endless Fruit Plates
We were served an unlimited amount of fruit plates and little bowls of Granola. It was too dark to capture the granola. Now, obviously, I was exaggerating when I attributed the difference in avg. BMI (America has the highest) to the different food served in the club. However, I do feel that it speaks about their culture. Even in the club, they promote good health!
Another thing I must introduce you to is the Korean BBQ! You will absolutely love this! After most events and parties, friends in Korea sit around a huge table with a grill pit in the middle. Then, everyone cooks the food and eats. Not only is it a great way to mingle in an easy environment, the food taste wonderful!
Sam Gip Sal aka Korean BBQ
Here you see the grill. You can order beef or pork (or both) to grill. It comes to you in slabs and you cut into sizes of your own choosing, and then place the pieces on the grill. It cost about 7,000 to 9,000 WON per person. For all of the food you get, it’s worth it.
The veggies. Taste wonderful. Usually, you use those leaves (oops I mean lettuce haha) and put the meat, veggies, and sauce of your choice on the lettuce; wrap it up; and eat it. This is my FAVORITE meal in Korea. They usually are open 24/7.
Here’s an example of what I mentioned before. This wrap isn’t finished but you get the point.
You might have missed this in the above picture. Kim-Chi!!
Kim chi in Korea is like bread is in America. They serve this healthy dish with EVERYTHING. It is spicy radish or fermented cabbage, and if you can handle the spice (which I could) it tastes great and is very good for you. It’s best eaten with chop sticks, so learn how to use them (lol).You get an unlimited amount of this at the Korean BBQ.
Korean word(s) of the day: tay jee go gee = Pork. So go gee = Beef.
Peace and Love All, enjoy your weekends!