This is my second International Incident Party entry. This time, the theme is tacos. Since 2010 seems to be the year of the Korean taco truck, I decided to bring this popular Korean fusion food to the party. I’m serving up a So-Cal vs. Nor-Cal faceoff between two very different versions. California is Korean fusion cooking central,…
BYJ comes to San Francisco?
San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica buidling dominates the skyline near the Port of San Francisco. Ahn Jin Yong of Sports Hankook reports that Korean drama star Bae Yong Joon’s current trip to the United States included a stop in San Francisco, possibly to film a new commercial. The English translation, courtesy of Suehan’s BYJ blog says…
Golden Spoon yuzu/yuja yogurt
Southern California–based Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt introduced a new nonfat flavor in May 2010 that would make any Korean feel at home. Yuzu — yuja, in Korean — yogurt is one of the company’s newest offerings, inspired by its four Japanese locations: two in Tokyo and one each in Hiroshima and Osaka. Golden Spoon of…
Han aka ‘Asian like me’ makes japchae on video
Let Asian Like Me teach you some Korean culinary terms while learning how to make one of Korea’s most popular dishes: japchae (잡채) Japchae originated in 17th century Korea. At the time, japchae was made with vegetables such as sliced cucumber, shredded daikon, and pyogo (shiitake) mushroom. Cellophane noodles were introduced in the 20th century. One…
Kimchi recipe reaches No. 5 on Foodbuzz.com
Foodbuzz‘s Top 9 list for July 11, 2010 included a simple, vegetarian version of baechu kimchi at No. 5 on the chart. The top-rated kimchi recipe was posted by Jeroxie, a food blog based in Melbourne, Australia. Foodbuzz calls its Top 9 list, “The best of 3,096 posts from the Foodbuzz Community, as chosen by…
Product review: Annie Chun’s Gochujang
Since December 2009, Annie Chun’s — yes, she’s a real person — and CJ Foods stirred up some controversy over the debut of Annie Chun’s gochujang sauce in the U.S. And some in the Korean blogosphere have been gnashing their teeth over this potential corruption of Korean cuisine and they haven’t even tasted it yet. Even stores in her American home turf…
San Francisco protest against Korean consumption of dog meat
On July 6 for the sixth straight year, an animal rights group led a protest in front of the South Korean consulate in San Francisco over the raising of dogs and cats for food. A report published by the Korean Association for Policy Studies said that more than 2 million dogs in the country each year…
Korean tacos come to Atlanta
Korean taco trucks are no longer limited to America’s West Coast cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland. Now Atlanta, the largest U.S. Southeast city, has Yumbii. It’s one of the latest such roving restaurants to follow in the wake of intense popularity for Kogi, which has more than 67,000 listed followers on Twitter….
Many tea bags aren’t fully biodegradable, report says
Are you willing to settle for less than the best when it comes to drinking tea? (photo courtesy of Wendy Pastorius, sxc.hu) A report published by Which? gardening magazine (and picked up by The Guardian) found that tea bags sold in the U.K. are only 70 percent to 80 percent biodegradable. The tea bags used by…
The challenge of being a vegetarian in Korea
Koreans who love their fresh vegetables and home cooked meals are feeling a pinch in their wallets. Photo courtesy of David Lebrero at sxc.hu Check out this report from JoongAng Daily: “Bad time to go vegan.” Scales at a supermarket in Seoul show that both lettuce and pork selling for 1,280 won ($1.04) per 100 grams…