Jan 17; where are your feelings? and kimchi galore!

Day 9

Fashion in Korea:
I never really cared about the way I dressed. After coming to Korea and seeing the way girls dressed, my view on fashion has changed. I don't know how girls can wear stockings, leggings or nothing underneath those short skirts in minus degree weather. (It's something I would not feel comfortable wearing in minus degree weather, but I will admit the girls have definitely inspired me to buy a super cute, fobby dress!)
I mean yes, they look good, but have you no feelings? Koreans definitely believe in the saying beauty over pain.

Pescatarianism in Korea:
A pescatarian is a vegetarian that eats seafood. At this point of time, being a vegetarian is too troublesome for me as MEAT IS EVERYWHERE in Eastern Asia (kudos to the people who do it). Finding seafood options is much more easier than a vegetarian one, but it's still challenging if you can't read the menu/speak the language.
For lunch, I got something called a VEGETABLE pastry. I emphasize the VEGETABLE. I took a bite out of this delicious piece of bread only to find a piece of ham in it. Apparently ham is a vegetable in Korea. But dessert, a sweet potato churro thingie, was much better.

"vegetable" pastry + Korean "churro" thingie = 2800 won

Cooking in Korea:

We had a special lesson on Korean food making today. SO EXCITING! We made three main dishes: bulgogi (beef), bibimbap (mixed rice), and my personal favourite kimchi!

Diana, Kristie, and Tanjin getting into cooking position

The far plate are toppings for the bibimbap and the plate in front are the ingredients for  kimchi

Our bulgogi chefs

Tanjin - holding the plate of beef

Kristie - preparing the meat

Catherine - marinating the meat

Bulgogi and mushrooms 

Diana - bimbimbap maker

beautiful! She even made one without meat for me =)

How it looks like to make kimchi! as demonstrated by yours truly 

(Recipe can be found on the internet or I can send you mine by request)

Me, the kimchi chef/lover - mixing dry ingredients

eww, red meat. 

mixing the red pepper chili paste

licking the spoon of chili paste

mixing it all together

put the paste between the salted cabbage and voila!

Clean up time!

mashisayo!

part time teachers/part time chefs

As a result of the only one who eats kimchi in our lovely little group....

Look at all my kimchi!
(Photo cred: Diana)