Thinking of Korean Food

This week I have been thinking of Korean food as I have been watching some Korean dramas.

As characters have meals together at home or go out to eat and order food, I have remembered some of the foods that I have enjoyed in Korea.

One of the things you see a lot of are side dishes. Most group meals come with a large number of side dishes.

Korean BBQ - Small dishes - Korean Food - Charcoal BBQ - Side DishesA very common group meal is BBQ that is cooked at the table.

Korean BBQ - Charcoal Grill - Meat on Grill - Korean FoodIt may be cooked over a large pot of hot charcoal on a grill that is place on top of it.

Korean Gas Stove - Tabletop Stove - Gas Stove - Korean FoodOr, they may use the tabletop stove that is commonly used in cooking of Korean food. The stoves utilize a gas canister for the fuel source. This can be used in a home or in a restaurant. Metal Chopsticks - Long Spoon - South Korean eating utensilsFood is typically eaten with metal chopsticks and a long metal spoon. Metal chopsticks are sometimes a bit harder to use since they do not have as much friction as wooden chopsticks. Some chopsticks are scribed on the end for better friction, but many of them are smooth. I will often use metal chopsticks at home as they are reusable.

Dak Galbi - Korean Food - Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken - Lunch in SeoulThis wonderful dish is called dak galbi and the meal starts by cooking down all these ingredients. Later after most of the meal is eaten, rice is added to soak up all the sauce and little bits of meat and vegetables. See: A Little Seoul Food

These are just a few examples of Korean food. I need to dig back through some of pictures and stop just sharing the same meals 🙂

Spending time in good company is also a very important component of a great Korean meal. I have good memories of many Korean meals that have been shared during my travels.

Steven

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November Reading

When November rolls around each year I like to read books about Colonial America. Especially those about Plymouth Colony and the colonies around it.

Of course November is when we celebrate the Thanksgiving feast that was held there about 400 years ago. Was that first feast in 1621 or 1623? That of course is still hotly debated.

Mayflower, rebecca fraser, plymouth colonyThis year I am rereading The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America by Rebecca Fraser. I really enjoyed this book when I read it back in early 2018.

Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick - A Story of Courage, Community, and War - PIlgrims - Mayflower - Plymouth - ThanksgivingI may also read sections out of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick. I just finished another book by Philbrick and it reminded me of some of what he wrote in this book.

plymouth, mayflower, colonialThey Knew they were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Quest for American Liberty by John G. Turner is another book that I may read sections of. This book was published just last year so has some newer information about the passengers.

Pilgrim Migration, Mayflower biographical information, 400 years since mayflowerWhile reading the books I will have close by The Mayflower Migration:  Immigrants to Plymouth. 1620 by Robert Charles Anderson. This will give me background on the different passengers that are talked about in the books.

Steven

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