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Post by Soju on Sept 16, 2003 20:09:17 GMT -5
You know, the show where Korean celebs get dirty and donate their pay into a plastic heart from atop a fiberglass unicorn. I will often watch this when YH ends for the day. Last night, one of the jobs was working at an Italian restaurant. The Italian(?) chef was a hoot, jmping on the star's back and such.
Watching the star learn to make the pizza dough, including the throwing it in the air part, gave me new respect for those who make pizzas.
A box of ingredients (don't know what) was labeled "Product of Russia". I doubt you'd see that here, unless you were buying caviar!
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Post by Lucy on Sept 17, 2003 11:35:24 GMT -5
Hi, Soju. Because of your name, I assume you know, so I'm asking you--where is a good place to buy soju in Chicago? I live fairly near the Korean area on the North Side. Is there an especially good kind for the inexperienced (with soju) drinker? Thanks for any tips!
Lucy
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Post by Soju on Sept 17, 2003 12:17:56 GMT -5
I usually go to Eden Liquors, in the same strip mall as the Garden Buffet Resaurant on Lincoln Ave. It's convenient to where I live, and easy to park. Interestingly, it is run by folks from the Balkans, not Koreans. Up the street a ways from there, near Foster, across from the Dominics, is another liquor store that sells it, but parking is less easy. Several of the Korean markets sell it, also. Arirang Super, on Lawrence west of Pulaski, and Clark Market, on Kimball (I think) north of Lawrence sell it, and I've seen it at markets in Niles and Schaumburg, also. Uh, don't get the wrong idea. I buy groceries at these stores too! It's sort of like vodka, but not as strong. Very subtle flavor. I once tried a bottle of Japanese Sochu, which, in contrast, had an extremely intense flavor. Just be sure, if you're drinking with someone of higher status than you, to turn your head when you drink your shot, and they'll think you're a native Korean  |
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Post by Lucy on Sept 17, 2003 12:42:36 GMT -5
Thanks, Soj'! I suspect (mind you, it's just a tiny suspicion) that they will still cotton onto the fact that I'm not a native Korean by my blue eyes.  But I am always in favor of giving a nod to people's own culture when I'm "visiting." I haven't really tried Korean food because I'm vegan and don't know much about what I could have (though I hear bi bim bop, minus the egg, and lots of the side dishes would be OK for me). I figured I would like soju even though I cannot stand another native Asian "wine," sake (I've tried all different kinds), so I'm excited to try soju and maybe expand my horizons. I understand from "Green Prairie" that Koreans say you shouldn't drink when you're angry(/upset?) because it's not good for you, so I will only drink soju when I'm already in a good frame of mind. |
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Post by Soju on Sept 17, 2003 19:48:49 GMT -5
I understand from "Green Prairie" that Koreans say you shouldn't drink when you're angry(/upset?) because it's not good for you. Hasn't seemed to stop a lot of the Daruma characters I've seen ;D |
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But I am always in favor of giving a nod to people's own culture when I'm "visiting."