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by : Ricke Yuliarti

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4.08.2012

[Touch Korea Tour] 3 Korean Foods I Must Try

안녕하세요~ Hello everybody, I came to give glad tidings. Yup like I said in the last post, for this posting and for a few days later I'll talk about Korea because I was participating "PEMILIHAN TOUCH KOREA TOUR PENGALAMAN TIM EVENT".
What is Pemilihan Touch Korea Tour Pengalaman Tim Event? This is a competition held by the Korean tourism organization in Indonesia to look for participants to experience Korean team who will feel the trips in korea with Kpop artist. And luckily I was not late know about this competition. I would use this opportunity as good as possible. In order to achieve my dream to travel to Korea, and even more I could trips with my idols, no other than 2PM. Yay!
Korea. If I hear Korea, a lot of things crossed my mind, from its culture, food, style, and that definitely was not miss is its kpop idol.
About korean food, that I know mostly korean food is full of nutrition. And for Korean people, the food is not just chitterlings, but also about the taste, benefits, and nationalism. It's interesting me to try it. So, in this post I want to share about 3 korean foods which I must try if I'm go to Korea.

1.Kimchi (김치)
I think when we think of the Korean food, first which will out in our mind is kimchi. Kimchi is a Korean food which is a fermented such as bread or yoghurt. Korean food is made from a wrapped cabbage mixture of chili powder, garlic, scallions, red onion, pear juice, and others. Because it's made from various types of vegetables, kimchi contains high of dietary fiber, but low calories. Hmmm, besides make full it makes healthy anyway. Kimchi is a dish that must had in Korea, whether it be at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
There is tradition of making kimchi in large quantities in the cold winter days. This tradition is carried on a sunny day when the wind blows cold (early November to mid December). Kimchi may be enough to eat until next spring (approximately May to April). This tradition is not only means to prepare food for the winter, but also grateful to the Korean people greeting has spent a year in peace, and early in the year to start a new life. In Korea is known for kimchi refrigerator. Most of the Koreans make kimchi in large quantities during the harvest cabbage in the winter so it needs a special freezer for storing kimchi stock for a year.
And because its famous, kimchi was appointed to be the theme of a film that is le grand chef 2 kimchi battle. Wooh, hear about the story beside kimchi, i'm very anxious to try this food!


2. Miyeokguk(미역국)
The second i choose Miyeokguk as Korean cuisine i must try. Why? Because in many Korean drama i seen people eating miyeokguk during their birthday. Miyeokguk is a Korean soup made ​​from miyeok (brown seaweed). Miyeok soup made ​​from boiled beef bone broth and soy sauce are given. Miyeok Korea generatid from the sea has a high quality and usually eaten dry. 
Other than during birthday, korean women eat this food after childbirth also. This is due to koreans believe that seaweed has excellent detoxifying function and helps women discovery fast after childbirth.
Psst..I think it's similar to sup bayam (spinach soup) in Indonesia, right? This one of my reason that i really really want to taste it. kkk~

3. Ddukbokki 떡볶이
The best popular Korean street food we enjoyed while walking in the busy streets of Myungdong, and boy when they taste it on a cold winter’s night. Yes it's Ddukbokki! Spicy korean rice cakes.
Ddukbokkie made ​​from fish cakes, boiled eggs, plus a slightly spicy sweet sauce. Rice cakes are chewy and soft, spicy flavors presented as the antidote. Originally it was called tteok jjim (떡찜), and was a braised dish of sliced rice cake, meat, eggs, and seasoning. Tteok jjim, an early variant of modern tteokbokki, was once a part of Korean royal court cuisine. This dish is often smell at night in major cities in Korea. Such as Seoul etc, there are many merchants who peddle Ddukbokkie with their own recipes and tastes.
Somehow the food’s gotta taste great because the eating experience itself has been pared back to the bare essentials (no table or chair with which to dine at; no menu to peruse; no waitperson to cater to your every gustatory need). Ddukbokki presents itself.
I watched in many variety show of k-pop idol especially one of 2PM's variety show, they enjoying the streets while they tasted many korean street food such as ddukbokki in street vendor. It's look like very joyful i think hehe. So, i really want to try it if i go to Korea, enjoy the streets while tasted the korean street food, Uhh.. 
That's all. 3 of Korean food I would to try if i went to Korea. Honestly, there are so many other Korean food that I want to tasted, but the above are the most made ​​me curious to taste. I think almost all Korean food made us curious and want to taste it, not only because of its taste but also how or when the tradition of eating. Next time if there's a time i will share more about Korean cuisine that i want to try.
So, see you next post. Bye-bye~

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