Sunday, June 15, 2008

The Eating List

Recently, one of my students returned from the U.S. Before she came back to Korea, she made a list of Korean food that she planned on eating. "I had one page list of food I missed. I ate several things already, but still, I have long way to go!" :) Usually, I think about the food in the U.S. I'm going to eat when I go home, but I've never made a list.

So here goes:

Dry Aged Beef (These are the best steaks in the world.) Usually, I'll get a filet or a bone-in rib eye. Cost: $30-$40 per steak

Carne Asada Tacos (I love Mexican food. And this is my favorite.)
Cost: $1.50 each

An In-N-Out Burger and fries. This chain started in Los Angeles.
Cost: $1.75 burger $1.00 fries

Dim Sum (This is my favorite brunch. Literally, hundreds of different tasty little dishes.)
Cost: $1.25-$2.00 per dish


Salmon Collar (This is the part of the fish behind the head.) The fish is sooooo tender.
Cost: $7

Beef Tendon (This is really expensive in Korea, so I can't afford to eat it here.)
Cost: $5
Pizza (from Buca Di Beppo) This is my personal favorite. The crust is very thin and there is a lot of spicy Italian sausage and pepperoni. It's also HUGE. This picture is only 1/3 of the actual pizza.
Cost: $20

Sushi and Sashimi (I eat Japanese food in Korea and in the U.S. I love it.)
Cost: $12-$15

Uni (Sea Urchin)
Cost: $4

Pastrami sandwich from The Hat. This thing is huge, hot, and delicious. Pastrami is salted and smoked beef.
Cost: $6

Pho (Vietnamese noodles) I sometimes eat this in Seoul at Little Saigon Restaurant.
Cost: $4.50

Bahn Mi (Vietnamese sandwich) I think Koreans would really like this sandwich. It has peppers, fermented carrots and radish. With a choice of charbroiled pork, chicken, or beef.
Cost: $3

Chinese beef noodles
Cost: $5

Tommy's Chili Cheeseburger (It looks gross, but it's soooo good.) This chain also started in Los Angeles. The burger is smothered in a spicy chili.
Cost: $2.25

A steak, 2 eggs, and hash browns for breakfast. :) I like my eggs over easy. This is standard American fare.
Cost: $6

Ox Tail Soup I will cook this for my family. Ox tails are cheap in the U.S.
Cost: $6 for 1 kilo

When I'm home, I usually go to the gym and exercise for 1 hour everyday, but I still gain about 3-5 kilos in 2 weeks. >.<

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everything looks delicious.

I'd like to taste all of them.

Eully said...
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Eully said...

oh.. i want to eat Salmon collar. i like fish. >a<

Anonymous said...

When I was in Poland, I also made this list. Tuna Gimbab was at the top of my list!

Anonymous said...

I'm starving to death..
these pictures are killing my stomach kkk
ill get 49kilos!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey Man I like the list and When I finally make it back to LA I will surely eat all of those things.
However living in the middle kingdom(China) affords one the opportunity to have the world's best and, by a hugh margin, most varied cuisine. Completely pointless to list individual dishes I would miss if I were not living here, as it would take hours and hours. I prefer to list cities with great food. Sort of listed in order of preference:
Guiyang, Jinghong, Kashgar, Changsha, Chaozhou, Anshun, Kaili, Urumqi, Dalian, Qingdao, Chengdu, Xuenhan, Chuxiong,Zhaotong,Yibin Lanzhou,Dali,Tangchi, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Yangzhou,Changde, Xiamen, HK, etc.

Cindy said...

People say that they gain weight when they are in the U.S.
Actually, I'm gaining "more" weight after I came back! T. T