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Pizza's Origins Traced to Korea

Actually I ordered their New York Special last night. Out of the big Korean chains I like their sauce the best. Koreans are much bigger cheese, milk, and yogurt consumers these days, especially drinkable yogurt, mozzarella, and (surprisingly enough) Gorgonzola.

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Sam Sifton Leaving 'New York Times' Restaurant Critic Position

My votes are for Matt Gross or Julia Moskin. Both are fairly well versed in Asian cuisines, which is becoming more important now.

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Flushing: Pork Belly at Tong Samgyeop Gui

Looks like a good joint, but that looks like a pig on a diet. That's some skinny ass samgyeopsal. Do you know if they have hangjeongsal?

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From Slice

Pizza's Origins Traced to Korea

Actually I ordered their New York Special last night. Out of the big Korean chains I like their sauce the best. Koreans are much bigger cheese, milk, and yogurt consumers these days, especially drinkable yogurt, mozzarella, and (surprisingly enough) Gorgonzola.

From Serious Eats: New York

Sam Sifton Leaving 'New York Times' Restaurant Critic Position

My votes are for Matt Gross or Julia Moskin. Both are fairly well versed in Asian cuisines, which is becoming more important now.

From Serious Eats: New York

Flushing: Pork Belly at Tong Samgyeop Gui

Looks like a good joint, but that looks like a pig on a diet. That's some skinny ass samgyeopsal. Do you know if they have hangjeongsal?

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Fast Food International: Kyedong

This is very much like order-in bossam in Korea. Awesome!

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A Sandwich a Day: Koagie at Myung Ga in Cherry Hill, NJ

That sandwich looks a thing of beauty. I could only wish we could get sandwiches even close to that in KOREA itself.

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Dinner Tonight: Roasted Rice Cake

I agree with you. Ddeokbokki that's served as street food, especially to kids, is like chewing raw dough in spicy Spaghettios sauce. I've since learned to love ddeok grilled over stones with honey for dipping, and I like this special kind that's stir-fried with gochugaru that's crispy on the outside and meltingly soft in the middle. Ask Robyn Lee--she and I ate that together.

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Dinner Tonight: Kimchi Jigae (Kimchi Stew)

Even the same household has different Kimchi Jjigae recipes. Mine has changed quite a bit over the years. The version you did last time was the one I made as a bachelor. Now I use butter and Spanish smoked paprika as a garnish as well as kimchi juice. It's like a chili recipe. Just screw around with it as much as you want. I really like Marc's version. Never thought of adding doenjang to it.

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food podcasts

I'm also a podcast junkie (and podcaster--SeoulPodcast). I enjoy Splendid Table, too. I used to be into Munchcast, but I haven't had the desire to listen to it lately. Occasional NPR: Food Podcast has something interesting. My Life as a Foodie is also interesting. Food Network Humor Podcast--the foodie version of The View with naughty words. The Restaurant Guys is my favorite. And then there's Tiki Bar TV for video podcasts. May I also suggest individual episodes of The Bowery Boys (New York history): #87 The Kings of New York Pizza, #58 Delmonico's Restaurant, #51 McSorley's Old Ale House and #34 Katz Delicatessen. We've had a new podcast in the works focusing on Asian food that should premiere in the next month or so.

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What Foods Do You Miss Most as an Expat?

Robyn, you know what I miss the most in Korea: CHEESE!! That and a good Italian sub. Roast beef--ah... But then again, I think I could not be happy returning to America, where I can't get good kimchi, samgyeopsal and makkoli. I think it's a fair trade.

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Dinner Tonight: Bacon and Kimchi Fried Rice

We'll take your Bacon Kimchi Fried Rice and add to it--cheese. http://bit.ly/9fSqU8

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Battle for the Seas: McDonald's Filet-O-Fish vs. Wendy's Fish Fillet

Speaking of cheese on fish, my co-worker from Newfoundland recently educated me on his favorite comfort food--Cod Gratin. Looked it up. It's basically macaroni and cheese with fish instead of macaroni. Now I want to try it!

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Soft-Serve Ice Cream Stands in Upstate New York

I lived in Rochester, the Southern Tier and Albany for short times, but the food cultures of these distinct regions left an impression on me. I hope you do more posts about upstate New York.

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Grilling: Daeji Bulgogi

As someone who has been eating Korean food because there isn't much else in Korea but Korean food--I find myself going more for the pure pork cuts, especially hangjeongsal (strips from the neck), galmaeggisal (below the armpit) and samgyeopsal. Galbi is more tourist food. But I do enjoy a gochujang-slathered samgyeopsal or dwaeji bulgogi. Gochujang itself is a great barbecue sauce.

But really, pork is but a means to transport ssamjang to the mouth.

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Poll: What's Your Stance on Sidewalk Seating?

In Korea, I like outdoor seating as just a passerby. Take in that bbq smell!

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An Introduction to Karē-Raisu, Japanese Curry Rice

And for anyone who thinks it's an exotic name, it's just "curry rice" pronounced with a Japanese accent. I understand people's love for the Japanese-Korean curry, but I'm not twitterpated. It looks and feels like snot. Too bad I work down the street from the Ottogi curry plant, where it perfumes the air.

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Healthy & Delicious: Potato Salad with Green and White Beans

And to all you kids back in elementary school who said I was weird for mixing my green beans with my mashed potatoes... HAAAA!!

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Market Scene: Marietta Square Farmers' Market in Marietta, Georgia (with Recipes!)

That's right near where Alton Brown tapes "Good Eats." I know he's used a Roswell farmer's market close by for some shows. I wonder if he's used this one too.

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Serious Heat: Obsessed with Gochujang, the Korean Chile Sauce

There are different brands but not different types of gochujang, generally. But there is ssamjang, which is gochujang mixed with doenjang, garlic and other stuff. I ate it like peanut butter straight out of the carton in my bachelor days.

From Slice

Pizza Girl: What Pizza Delivery Drivers Listen To While on Duty

When I delivered pizza in college, that's when I really discovered NPR and got caught up on audio books from the library. Some of us need intellectual stimulation on top of aural stimulation ;)

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Stir-Fried Squid (Ojinguh Bokkeum)

I'd add a tablespoon of gochujang, too. Looks good! Maangchi is always good.

Note: Ojingeo Bokkeum's cousin, Nakji Bokkeum, is competing against Bulgogi in ZK's March Madness. Voting ends tonight, Seoul time.

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Pizza Girl: Scary Delivery Situations

I used to deliver pizzas because that was basically the only job available for my college schedule. I've had a brick thrown through my car window, and one of my fellow drivers got an aluminum baseball bat whacked upside his head. On top of this, drivers have to purchase commercial drivers insurance, which they usually don't but get dropped from their insurance providers when they find out. And the pizza corporations just go along as business as usual, dressing their drivers in colorful clown suits that really do stand out in the trailer parks.

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The Momofuku Cookbook's Kimchi Stew with Rice Cakes

Yes, rice cakes in kimchi jjigae can be found in many Kimbap Cheonguks in Korea. It's because they taste good. And I'm still an afficianado of rank ripe old kimchi for my bowl of KJ.

Soju's a good addition, too.

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'Seven Tropes of Objectionable Food Writing'

There was a former writer of another major group food blog that started almost every single one of her posts with "When I was growing up..."

I'm not much into memoirs of people who aren't even famous yet.

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ZenKimchi answered "Hash browns!" to Hash browns or home fries?

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