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Lunch Box for Noosa Heads

Published March 30th, 2007 in Kitchen Talk. 8 Comments

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I’ve been singing about the BEACH to Michael ever since we arrived in Australia. Not that I can surf or am even good at body surfing, I just wanted it so badly. We prayed for hot sunny weather last night and our prayer got through. Off we go!

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We had a beautiful relaxing day, except that I had an overdose of sodium and non edible sand.

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We also took a home made lunch box consisting of the popular Korean picnic food - Kimbap and Yubu chobap. These foods certainly taste nicer at a picnic.

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Korean Ingredient Finds in Brisbane

Published March 29th, 2007 in Kitchen Talk. 18 Comments

I did some Korean ingredient hunting yesterday in the Sunnybank area, where lots of Asian immigrants live. It is not where I live nor close to where I live. I like to get ingredients there because I used to live close to Sunnybank in the past. I used to shop there most of the time and there are lots of free car parks available compared to the Valley area.

I only visited two Korean grocery shops, one is called Kim’s market and the other one is called Kimchi store.

Kim’s market is fairly big and well organized with a larger variety of Korean ingredients than Kimchi store. However some items such as Gochujang, Kimchi etc in Kimchi store are slightly cheaper than Kim’s market.

Here are some good things and some bad things I found about getting Korean ingredients:

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Yay~!

  • I found some fresh rice cakes, with which I can make yummy ddeokbokki. I believe fresh rice cakes make 10 times better ddeokbokki. Also even better! They are cheaper than in Korea.

Yay? or Nay?

  • My Korean grocery shopping time is very shortened. I don’t need to hesitate anymore to choose a product. They only have one brand per item. If they have two, then I am lucky.
  • Enoki mushrooms, Shiitake mushrooms, King oyster mushrooms are available but those are 4 to 9 times more expensive than Korea, depending on the species. Should I just be happy about that? At least I know that if I really want them I can get them.

Nay~!

  • Both shops sell fish cakes and crab sticks but they were frozen. I’ve never bought frozen fish cakes nor crab sticks in Korea. Have you ever bought frozen crab sticks or fish cakes? I don’t think they are supposed to be frozen. What do you think? Whether they were frozen or not, there were no traces of expiry dates on either item. So I decided to not to buy them unless they show me the expiry date.
  • I haven’t seen any perilla leaves (aka sesame leaves) yet. However Kimchi store even had a label “Precious perilla leaves available” in the fridge, but there weren’t any actual product in it. I asked a lady at Kim’s market if she sells them and she said it is hard to get nowadays because it is out of season. Whaaat? I got them all year around in Korea! I guess the farmer must grow them in an open field not a green house.

With a big disappointment, I came home and made this Dakgalbi. I didn’t have many ingredients so it was really simple but good enough to make me feel comforted.

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Address

  • Kim’s market - 158 Station Rd, Sunnybank, QLD 4109, (07) 3345 1400
  • Kimchi store - 6 Zamiz St, Sunnybank, QLD, 4109, (07) 3423 8989

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Korean Buffet at Milky Way

Published March 25th, 2007 in Restaurants (In Korea). 3 Comments

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If you go to Korea for a short visit and you want to taste authentic Korean cuisine without taking any risk, you can try this “Milky Way” restaurant. The restaurant is called “Eunhasu” in Korean (which means milky way) and I think it is the best place to taste a collection of authentic Korean food. They have over 100 different Korean dishes and of course I didn’t get to try even half of them. Their menus change from time to time as seasons change or if there is a special Korean holiday or something.

The pictures below are what I had. All the food was professionally prepared and cooked. No effort was spared!

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(Japchae, Bulgogi, Shrimp and mushrooms in starch sauce )

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(Mild energy boosting abalone porridge - Jeonbok Juk)

My top pick is by far LA Galbi! Charcoal grilled Galbi cooked at the right temperature for just the right time was marvelous. I reckon that was the best Galbi I have ever had in my life.

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(Tender and mouth melting Galbi, Nutritious glutinous rice in bamboo, and Salmon)

I would love to eat more LA Galbi but I could feel my tummy was getting full. So I moved on to the next dish.

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(Kimbap, Cucumber pickles and Sushi)

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(Korean traditional snacks)

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(Persimmon punch - Sujeonggwa)

I didn’t like the Korean traditional snacks and persimmon punch much, because it was a bit bitter. On the other hand, I thought what they served us might be more authentic and healthier than what I used to buy from the shops.

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(Frozen soft persimmon - A popular dessert since 2005 in Korea)

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(Non Korean menu - Haagen dazs ice cream : Vanila, Chocolate, and Green tea flavour)

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  • Location :Second floor of Sejong Hotel (four star)
  • Address : 61-3, Choongmuro 2 ga, Chungu, Seoul
  • How to get there : Subway line 4, Myongdong station Exit No. 10
  • Open : Lunch - 12:00~14:30 , Dinner - 18:00~21:30
  • Price : Lunch - 37, 000 won (Adult), 21,000 won (Child) /Dinner - 43, 000 won (adult), 23,000 won (Child) (VAT and Service fees are included in the price)
  • Information and reservation : (82) 02-3705-9141
  • Booking is not essential but preferable

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