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  • Tang Su Yuk (Sweet & Sour Chicken) 탕수육

    WHAT'S IN IT?

    (For 4 people)

    Fried Chicken

    Chicken (boneless thigh) 1 lb or 500 g
    ** if you prefer chicken breast, feel free to use it.
    ** you can also use pork or beef if you prefer.

    Eggs 6

    Potato Starch 2 cups
    ** you can get potato starch at Korean markets

    Salt & Pepper

    Oil 1L to 1.5L (depending on the size of your deep fryer or pot)

    Sweet & Sour Sauce
  • No, Your Accent is Broken.

    Taxi, cab, or taxicab? If you chose the third option, you're not wrong, but I don't like it. The other two I use interchangeably. Apparently I'm broken for doing so.Last Tuesday around 4am, the following conversation probably took place :Me: *on phone* Hey, could I please get two taxis in front of the Pita Pit?Random Townie: Taxi?!Me: *waving Random Townie off; still on phone* Yes, two taxis in
  • Passing Change.

    The first time I was handed a wad of bills with my change set neatly on top of it, I ended up dropping my change all over the floor and wondering who the Hell doesn't pass the change separately. A year of practice later, and I can't figure out why nobody working a register in Ontario seems to be able to collect the change from the top of the bill pile without dropping it all over the
  • Canada Land: Not a Dime Store Hooker.

    Canada Land is not nearly as cheap as I am.I went out on the town last night. Given that "out on the town" here means "select one of half of a dozen bars within a two block radius and hope that the total wankers went across the street instead, purchase over priced beverage, and wonder why the lights have turned on and the closing bell is ringing before you're finished your third", this experience
  • Spicy Tofu Stew (Soon Tofu) 순두부 찌개

    WHAT'S IN IT?

    Extra Soft Tofu 순두부 1 pack
    Beef (for stew) 소고기 50g
    Shrimp 새우 10
    Clams 모시조개 10
    Squid 오징어 50 g
    Onion 양파 1/4
    Zucchini 호박 1/4
    Enochi Mushroom 팽이버섯 10g
    Red Chili Pepper 빨간 고추 1/2
    Green Chili Pepper 풋고추 1/2
    Green Onion 파 1
    Garlic (chopped) 마늘 1 tablespoon
    Sesame Oil 참기름 2 tablespoons
    Korean Red Chili Flakes 고추가루 2 to 3 tablespoons
    (depending on how spicy you want to make it)
    Salt 소금 1.5 to 2 tablespoons
    Pepper 후추 1 teaspoon
    Water 물 2 1/2 cups
    Egg 계란 1
  • Come On, Bra. Really?

    I went bra shopping in Korea exactly once. Sort of. When I was still a young pup, fresh off the plane and all, my coworker brought me to some underwear shop in Nampodong. Here, Random Ajumma measured me, roughly, over my sweater, in order to determine my Korean bra size. She then informed my coworker that there was one store in Seomyeon which carried my size, should I wish to drop 80 dollars on a

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