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Favorite foods: Korean, Indian, Italian, Thai, Ethiopian, Polish, Anything and Everything!

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The Ten Most Recent Comments By Young

From Required Eating

In Videos: I Love Egg

Nice! This is actually the English version of a web animation produced by a Korean company (Donghwasa Ltd). The English version of their site can be found here. The original Korean version can be seen here.

Poke around the iloveegg website, you may be overwhelmed by over the top cute Engrish ;)

From A Hamburger Today

Korean Fusion Burger: The Bulgoki Burger

While, I wouldn't call this a burger either. In in its defense, bulgogi on a bun, roll or whatever kind of bread, can make for a great meal. Of course to conform to the traditional notion of a burger, the same exact marinate used for bulgogi can be used on ground beef as well, with great results.

As previously mentioned this was already done way back by fast food chains in Korea such as McDonald's and Lotteria.

From Serious Eats: New York

Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting

Okonomiyaki, with beer or liquor.

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters

Once again... Mysore Masala Dosa with Sambar from the Dosa Hutt in Flushing.... and also with an order of the Iddly Vada Combo ;)

From Required Eating

Pork: It's the Meat of Kings

So weird, this totally reminds me of the Korean Flash animations that I've seen. These include 'odes' to all sorts food and drink items, among which also feature pork. Check it out here: Korean Pork Song :)

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters

Mysore Masala Dosa with Sambar from the Dosa Hutt in Flushing.

From Talk

Chopsticks vs Fork

I grew up in a Korean household, and I cannot recall how I learned to use chopsticks, in much the same way as I can't remember learning how to walk or talk. I would think this would be the same for nearly every Korean, as not being able to use chopsticks would be akin to having an aversion to KimChee and Red Pepper.

I do think it odd however that non-Asians feel obligated to always eat Asian cuisine with chopsticks. In Korea I've seen the inverse where people often make a point to eat Western food like Pizza with a fork and knife.

From Talk

Vegan recommendations in NYC. Please. Thanks.

Check out the site SuperVegan, and be sure to use their Vegan Restaurant Finder. I am sure you'll find this to be a most incredible resource.

From Talk

Question of the Day: It's hot! What foods do you eat to stay cool?

PotPingSu! Korean shaved ice topped with red beans, little rice cakes, a variety of fruits, a bit of condensed milk, and ice cream! A perfect summer treat...

You can see what it looks like here.

From Required Eating

Ratatouille Makes It to the Op-Ed Page

It is certainly disconcerting to think that Mr. Bruni may be celebrating the validation of snobbery. Perhaps he just used a poor choice of words. When I saw Ratatouille, particularly the scenes where Remi’s taste sensations were so thoughtfully rendered both visually and audibly, I immediately thought of the Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who spoke of the practice of "mindful eating" in his book Anger where he said:


Eating is a deep practice. When I eat, I enjoy every morsel of my food. I am aware of the food, aware that I am eating. We can practice mindfulness of eating—we know what we are chewing. We chew our food very carefully and with a lot of joy. From time to time , we stop chewing and get in touch with the friends, family or sangha—community of practitioners—around us. We appreciate that is wonderful to be sitting here chewing like this, not worrying about anything.

When we eat mindfully, we are not eating or chewing our anger, our anxiety, or our projects. We are chewing the food, prepared lovingly by others. It is very pleasant.

Responses to Comments by Young

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I keep tellin you guys...Jif, Hellman's, Romaine lettuce on rye. Someone once dared me to try it and I've never been the same.

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I miss Fluffernutters! It was a college staple of mine.

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Crunchy PB (preferably all-natural with no hydrogenated oils), sliced banana and honey between slices of seven-grain or whole wheat bread.
Has anyone ever tried/made/know where to purchase peanut butter-banana ice cream?

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Deep-fried, y'all.

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Peanut butter and butter is good.

Peanut butter and honey is best with a sprinkle of wheat germ, especially when toasted in a skillet like grilled cheese.

Peanut butter and cream cheese is good too.

Peanut butter and Nutella...oooohhhh...

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Even with "scientific ratios", we all have our favorite ways of doing PBJ! To toast or not to toast? ... depends on my mood. Rye bread is my favorite with apricot preserves. Ooohhhh! I had forgotten all about using marshmallow fluff. Yum. I never understood the use of butter with peanut butter. For those of you who did, or still do, eat PB accompanied by butter, I hope there is a cardiologist in your family!

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I'm shocked no one has mentioned peanut butter and fluff! What could be better than cheap-o wonder bread, crunchy Skippy, and an equally thick layer of marshmallow fluff? My favorite!

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

I do not like PB&J or J or PB or bread with anything but butter (if it is toasted otherwise plain). The combination of textures and flavors just grosses me out...
I also don't like cake and ice cream together.

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

sunflower seed butter for me!

From Required Eating

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Serious Eats Special Report

Personally, I could never do the toasting...all around texture should be mushy (no crunchy PB), so that I could eat it if I had just lost my two front baby teeth.
And I'll take mine with the crusts cut off, please.