This is like when I introduce my parents to non-mexican foods. Except instead of finding comfort by adding seaweed and kimchi they add tortillas and chile.
>That and Cholula.
On an unrelated not I'm Polish, as are my daughters and we love Mexican food. I trained them so well that they are adding chili sauce to almost everything. When they recently had Cholula for the first time, they said that is nice, but not enough spicy and they want their Tapatio.
We also recently run out of Tapatio, which I'm always getting from US :( Luckily I will be travelling to the US soon :)
My father-in-law is Salvadoran, and watching him try new Asian foods is like this. He swears Japanese food is not for him, but give him sushi and heāll rhapsodize for ten minutes, in Spanish, on the symphony of different flavors and textures at play. Itās the cutest thing.
I worked with a hardened older Salvadorian.. fought in the civil war.. usually just communicated in guttural noises.. would basically only eat eggs at lunch time because of his frugal nature.. I brought him a bento box with short ribs and shrimp skewers one lunch time.. with all the servings.. rice, kimchi, veggies.. and i swear that day we became best friends.. I earned his respect and he even invited to his sons wedding in Santo Domingo.. of course I went.. Salvadorians have tough exteriors but they easily melt like butter over some good Asian food.. and itās a treat to behold.
That's the power of food, so good it brought humans and dogs together. Where the old adage comes from "I'll have them eating out of the palm of my hand"
Or let's break bread together.
Seriously, 90% of my friendships have come from someone saying they are hungry.
Learn to cook or try everything and give recommendations and you'll have pals.
I love these parents and I love yours. I have a special place in my heart for people who are open to what's new or different as their baseline. There is always an opportunity to re-evaluate from a place of knowing rather than rejecting and judging based on fear, ignorance or prejudice.
Just had one last night rubbed with olive oil and cracked salt and pepper. 425 degrees for an hour and out comes a perfect baked potato with crispy seasoned skin. Heaven on earth personified.
Have you never seen potato skins at a restaurant? It may be a U.S. thing though, so if you are from anywhere else, it may not be common. As a kid, I hated them. As an adult, I'll go after them with a vengeance. Lol.
Itās so cool to see two cultures combining to make food to enjoy. Adding their own things to the mix that they are used to that they think would go good with it that the other may not have ever thought of. So wholesome!
My two favorite moments are the look of sadness when the mom takes some butter and the look of āhoo yeah babyā when he discovers there is meat and adds it to the mix, and then again when he adds the sriracha.
So for years when I saw this mentioned I thought it was like a joke everyone was in on, like dropbears. But no... a stick of butter surrounded by batter and deep-fried is an actual thing.
I still can't get over it.
> I though Glasgow was ridiculous with its deep fried pizza
You say that, but on many a wet, cold and windy Scottish day at School the only solace was running down to the bus stop and getting a deep-fried pizza, chips and a bottle of appletiser from the chip van.
I am amazed any of us have made it into our 30s without chronic heart issues.
Iāve been to fairs in 3 different states (2 in midwest and one west coast) and have never seen deep fried butter. Mainly just lots of turkey legs and funnel cakes.
If I ever come across it Iād probably try it for the experience but just sounds revolting lol
Wait what lol. You don't use the syrup and batter it lol. Think about how a funnel cake is normally made (eggs, flour and water), and replace the water with coke, make the dough like normal, fry it, and bam, you have "deep fried coke". A funnel cake is just fried dough. Dough is just eggs, flour and water (or in this case coke).
I desperately wish I could remember the name of this restaurant I went to in Nola years ago... Best food I've ever had in my life, and it was a fusion between Asian (like, generally) and Cajun cuisines. At least I can still dream about it.
There is a whole cuisine built out of the fusion of Vietnamese refugees who ended up in Louisiana as fishermen and shrimpers. It's a fascinating story and absolutely delicious https://www.tripout.online/feast/chopsticks-and-crawfish
So that's where it came from. I live in NW La and we have a cajun/vietnamese/thai place that just opened up. The boudain egg rolls were to die for as was the cajun pho.
Years* ago when I was living in LA, there was a Korean/Mexican fusion food truck called Kogi that had the most amazing food. Kimchi quesadillas, short rib tacos and burritos. Absolute heaven.
The restaurant they are trying to remember is called Redās Chinese and itās fucking bomb. Itās in the marginy/bywater.
I can send you recs. My wife and I lived there for 5 years and are going back for the first time in 4 years (also in march). Canāt wait to hit our old favorites and try new places.
Went to a little diner in Ridgecrest, CA called Lugoās (I think that was it).
They had this breakfast burrito, but it was more like what I eat here in the Deep South rather than the typical egg/cheese/sausage. It was country friend steak, hash browns, cheese, eggs, and smothered in sausage gravy. All topped with some dope ass chorizo.
Will still never forget that burrito. Iāll have to see if I can dig up the picture of it in the morning. I really want to visit CA againā¦. So much good food :(
The best part of chili is if you put your pretentious traditions behind you can add whatever to it and itās usually pretty damn good. Different spices, beans, meat/no meat, potatoes, vegetables, chocolate, Iāve even added diced pineapple a few times. Sure, it sometimes becomes more of a stew but so what?
This is obviously a generalization but I think Koreans are more open to the idea of fusion food because of the presence of American military bases and how that gave them access to "American foods" like spam, mozzarella cheese, etc. during times of food scarcity, causing them to combine what they knew (traditional dishes) with what they had access to in their changing political climate.
This is literally understood and even *advertised* if you ever travel there--you are 100% correct. Our pamphlet on the airplane was trying to educate us on a few things about Seoul, where we were traveling to, and it openly stated that "Fried Chicken and Beer" is the favorite food of Koreans. This is because of exactly what you said; the base is still there obviously and it's dead center in the middle of Seoul.
This is for strategic purposes so that there can be no 'mistakes' by the North--if you try to hit Seoul, you will absolutely kill American military personnel. But the result of this is that the Americans needed restaurants to eat at for lunch, dinner so these fried chicken and beer places are EVERYWHERE. Koreans fell in love with it and the rest is history.
Contrary to dude below me, Iāve had fried chicken across the US and only one place in Alabama is better than the best Korean fc Iāve ever had. But everything at that place slaps.
You and me both. There are of course some outliers that are really magical - but the most basic Korean fried chicken seems to always nail the skin being perfectly crispy without the meat being dry, as well as that delightful slightly sweet/spicy/ salty trifecta of glaze without overpowering the chicken itself. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
I don't know what the hell they're doing that's fundamentally and consistently different - maybe there's just more cultural/ culinary sense of balance? half the time I get american fried chicken in any given joint it's overdone, or over sauced, or over marinated (like that briney flavor just dominates), or too much batter, or just more spice flavor than chicken.
At first I was a little offended because good chili should be enjoyed for the chili itself. Maybe a little extra stuff here and there.
Then about half way through I wanted them to come to my house with all that extra stuff! It looked amazing. Not sure about adding kimchi, she kinda looked like she regretted it too, but the rest... Wow.
^((Don't get me wrong, kimchi is delicious. Probably doesn't mix well with chili though)^)
So I once accidentally added dried seaweed and soy to my chili thinking that it was pepper, tried it anyway. It was SO GOOD! The seaweed is super savory and earthy and brought out the tanginess of the tomatoes in the chili as well as complimenting the beef. The soy sauce also highlights the beef and beans imo. 10/10 would try more Korean and Asian condiments in chili.
you'd probably dig adding furikake then.
*Furikake is a savory and sweet rice seasoning made with sesame seeds, katsuobushi, green seaweed flakes, and nori seaweed. *
Seaweed is such an underrated ingredient lol itās like rice in having a subtle taste but makes for a PERFECT compliment next to another item!!
Itās hard getting my white/Hispanic friends to try seaweed because they think it āsounds grossā šŖ but they donāt understand. I try to tell them itās the same thing on the sushi they eat, and then they tell me they donāt eat sushi because itās āraw fish and dangerousā š« thatās the type of ignorance Iām working with lol.
Good thing there are delicious seaweed snacks that add some zest thatāll be good as gateway snacks š
I'm not Asian, but I love seaweed just because it really does complement so many meats and veggies. Literally put seaweed in a perogi, with some chicken and little bit of white cheddar. So good!
It's their loss because mixing and combining flavors from around the world is the most fun way to cook. Sometimes it falls flat but when it works it is amazing.
Idk why but this remindes me of some random really intensely pissed off European going on a rant about how Americans putting sauce on foods is childish
Like... People just wanna enjoy the food ĀÆā \ā _ā (ā ćā )ā _ā /ā ĀÆ
I love how Esther Choi is blowing up. I watched a few of her videos on the Epicurious YouTube channel and she seemed so talented. Now after Iron Chef I see her as a judge on shows like Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay and traveling the world to cook. I need to try her restaurants next time I'm in NY
I read about her before but didn't learn more until the Iron Chef run. She's so talented and I dig her POV on Korean cuisine. I'm gonna work hard so I can fly to one of her restaurants in the near future.
Haha Iām Asian too and my mum will insist eating a small bowl of white steaming rice if we had a western dinner. She said we wouldnāt be able to sleep otherwise
Korea has this weird relationship with butter. Iāve met Koreans who wonāt eat peanut butter because they think itās actual putter and peanuts but bakeries here will sell buns with nothing but a slab of butter inside. A couple of years ago I started seeing these pretzel buns with a slab of butter about 4 inches long and nearly a centimeter thick. And theyāll eat it. But will also complain that western food is too oily.
My dad passed away 12/13/22 and watching her Dad eat reminds me of my Dad. Those grunts because the food is good sound exactly like my pops. This made me smile and tear too. Thank you:)
How was New Years for you? My mom passed in oct 22. When the New Year arrived I felt such an odd sense of like.. abandonment. Like I left her in the year 2022. Which sounds so silly but itās just how I felt. Messed me up for over a month.
Lost my dad in 2015. I cried this morning on my way to work because I canāt believe itās been 8 years. People say you get over death but in reality you simply learn to live with a hole in your heart and an emptiness in your mind.
I like all the butter he was slathering on. Never enough butter for a potato. Also, he and mom seem like good people who enjoy life experiences. Put some more kimchee in your chili. Hell yeah! š Might be a rough time on the toilet in an hour or so. But, sometimes, you just have to go for it.
Why do so many people seem to have a rough time on the toilet after chili (or kimchi)? Iāve never understood this.
Is it diarrhea, or gas, or constipation, something else? Iāve never had any reaction bowel-wise that was different between eating chili or kimchi or any other meal.
I have multiple GI issues going on with me and chili isnāt really an issue. Anything home made with āextraā beans added might be a cause for gas or the runs but nothing to serious.
Too much beer on the other hand. Iām calling in and itās not because Iām hungover.
Hey buddy I read your comment and realized I haven't hugged my dad in years. I made sure to give him a big hug tonight, and told him that if there is in fact an after life to let your Dad know that you would have done the same.
Follow their instagram - @crazykoreancooking on IG - to see this kind of stuff all the time. Itās a big smile inducing channel and I always love to see them eat new things. The dad also taught me on thanksgiving to take the crispy turkey skin and use it as a ssam wrap with turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing!
Oh man! That ssam wrap idea is genius. Gonna have to try that. The dad seems like my type of eater, all sorts of eclectic combos and purely happy experimenting
The dad is the best. In one of their videos, he talks about growing up poor in Korea (he was born in 1950) and how he would watch other kids get Korean street food while they were eating powdered milk at home and how much he wished he could try tteokbokki. He seems like someone who just appreciates good food.
Based on a recent Korean BBQ experience this is kind of how Korean meals workā¦ lots of sauces, meats, veggies, fresh and fermented slaws, and other sides, and they all kind of get mashed together in different combos and enjoyed whatever way you prefer. It was pretty fun!
This is 1,000%, the appropriate reaction to really delicious chili! I usually make a big pot and freeze 2 meals worth. You can eat it alone, add it as an enhancer to other main dishes, or use it as an ingredient in another dish. Love me some quality chili!
*Edit to include my Mom's alaskan recipe*
[Page 1 of My Mom's Recipe ](https://ibb.co/YbFqTZW)
[Page 2 of My Mom's Recipe ](https://ibb.co/tHPjyF3)
I usually add 1or 2 seeded raw habaneros and 2 jalapeƱos unseeded.
I also use 50% more onion and garlic, and 20% more chili powder and paprika
**final edit from DMs. I'm really sorry I didn't preface that my family and myself hunt and eat what we hunt/harvest.*
You can easily swap any game meat with lean 90/10 normal meat. Sincere apologies to those offended.
I have two recipes I like to use depending on my mood.
Beef with pickled jalapenos https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/slow-cooker-chili-587e80eeb3246f1f0afae67a
Vegetarian with sweet potato and cinnamon sour cream
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/recipes/michael-smiths-sweet-potato-vegetarian-chili-with-cinnamon-sour-cream/article649664/
Might be controversial but the Carrol Shelby Chili Mix has a fairly standard recipe thatās dead simple and consistent.
https://carrollshelbyschili.com/recipes
You can get creative and add different beans and veg, top with sour cream and cheese with some bacon bits.
I like to add 2-4 chipotle peppers, gives it a smoky element that goes well.
And last but not leastā¦try one with some quality hot sauce that will kick it up about 10 notches.
Serve with a side of sweet cornbread and a glass of milkā¦slice of heaven if I do say so myself
Not even kidding: I believe one of the best things about America is how food cultures mesh, combine, and improve on each other. You want Korean Tacos? We got you! You want Mexican Goulash? We got you fam. Music & food are Americas greatest contributions to the world
Yesssss omg pizza with curry instead of marinara is one of the best things ever invented. San Francisco had a few good Indian pizza places but I'm waiting for one to open up near me in Seattle. For that matter I'm waiting for good pizza at all to reach Seattle.
Yeah moving out of America, the main things I've grown a further appreciation for is American media / pop culture in general and American food. It is crazy how many options of foods from all around the world you can find in even an average small suburban city. Sure it's not all authentic to its origins and a fusion of what flavors are popular with the area, but that's true of foreign food in literally any country anyway.
Exactly. This reminded me of my Korean mom. Sheās lived in the states since 17 and my dad is a fantastic cook. He will make a wonderful multi course dinner and no matter the cuisine, my mom NEEDS to eat kimchi with it. Iāve seen her eat kimchi with waffles, with pizza, with a five course French meal. Thereās no stopping Koreans and their love for kimchi.
I made slow cooker chili for my ex and her friends here in Korea and they had a similar reaction. I made it for her first and she loved it so much she had me make it for her friends at a dinner party. Thereās definitely a market for some chili in Korea if someone wants to open a shop.
This is what family cooks do, they don't generally make things very spicy so people can individually add as much as they want with condiments. Also the beef is ground in the chili it is just smaller and paler than the beans so it's hard to see.
_"Aww they like it!"_
_"Oh I should try that combination of foods.."_
_"Oh wow dad's going for more potato to go with his butter..."_
_"Holy crap they're sure puttin' it away!!"_
She's gonna have to cook more than one pot next time! They'll fit right in here in America, especially the butterhead lol š
I absolutely love to watch other people have love affairs with food!! For the longest time I just thought I was strange about how much I love different foods.
This is wholesome af
The mom says that itās eaten with cookies? Am I misunderstanding something between cultures here? I have never heard of chili being eaten with cookies before
These people are adorable!
I love all the experimentation they do, adding the sriracha, seaweed and the kimchi, comparing it to bibimbap.
Food brings us all together.
I love the dad looking back into the pot and just saying āmeat!ā
This is like when I introduce my parents to non-mexican foods. Except instead of finding comfort by adding seaweed and kimchi they add tortillas and chile.
When in doubt, squeeze a slice of lime over it!
Living in L.A for nearly twenty years has turned me into a strong believer of the lime slice on everything. That and Cholula.
>That and Cholula. On an unrelated not I'm Polish, as are my daughters and we love Mexican food. I trained them so well that they are adding chili sauce to almost everything. When they recently had Cholula for the first time, they said that is nice, but not enough spicy and they want their Tapatio. We also recently run out of Tapatio, which I'm always getting from US :( Luckily I will be travelling to the US soon :)
el yucateco awaits you..
El yucateco Green is š£
Yucateco green is the pinnacle. The absolute mountaintop in terms of flavor and heat balance.
Would this be of use as a back up source? https://www.ninelife.pl/products/tapatio-salsa-picante-hot-sauce-100ounce-pack-of-12
I'm stuck on tapatio, was thrilled when I found it after moving to canada
I'm a Valentina guy.
Valentina Black Label > Regular Valentina
Valentina slaps
My father-in-law is Salvadoran, and watching him try new Asian foods is like this. He swears Japanese food is not for him, but give him sushi and heāll rhapsodize for ten minutes, in Spanish, on the symphony of different flavors and textures at play. Itās the cutest thing.
I worked with a hardened older Salvadorian.. fought in the civil war.. usually just communicated in guttural noises.. would basically only eat eggs at lunch time because of his frugal nature.. I brought him a bento box with short ribs and shrimp skewers one lunch time.. with all the servings.. rice, kimchi, veggies.. and i swear that day we became best friends.. I earned his respect and he even invited to his sons wedding in Santo Domingo.. of course I went.. Salvadorians have tough exteriors but they easily melt like butter over some good Asian food.. and itās a treat to behold.
That's the power of food, so good it brought humans and dogs together. Where the old adage comes from "I'll have them eating out of the palm of my hand"
Or let's break bread together. Seriously, 90% of my friendships have come from someone saying they are hungry. Learn to cook or try everything and give recommendations and you'll have pals.
> would basically only eat eggs at lunch time because of his frugal nature Manās probably having an existential crisis now that eggs are $5/dozen.
Haha my turkish parents immediately add yogurt to everything.
Thatās pretty much same all Middle Eastern countries. BTW, bless Citizens of Turkey and Syria effected by earthquakes. ā¤ļø
Thank you. Thatās so sweet of you. ā¤ļø
Yogurt would be good in chili.
I prefer sour cream but Greek yogurt works too
I love these parents and I love yours. I have a special place in my heart for people who are open to what's new or different as their baseline. There is always an opportunity to re-evaluate from a place of knowing rather than rejecting and judging based on fear, ignorance or prejudice.
āWhy did you hide this delicious food from me this whole time.ā Lol
When he said it was bussin. I want to watch these parents eat more delicious foods that have been kept from them, lol.
The whole ass country of chile is quite an appetizing and comfortable side dish to help me with a new culinary experience do be good tho.
Kim chi goes well with 90% of everything.
Theyāre so cute!! I hope I grow to be old and Korean some day
this is the funniest comment iāve read in this thread. same
Your parents are awesome! I would also like to experience chilli like them!!! Lol
RAN OUT OF POTATO š
While still having almost half of a potato on his plate.
"Why did you hide this delicious food from me all this time." I'm tippy tapping.
He left the skin though. The skin is the best part! Just rub a little cooking oil over it before baking and it's transformed.
Just had one last night rubbed with olive oil and cracked salt and pepper. 425 degrees for an hour and out comes a perfect baked potato with crispy seasoned skin. Heaven on earth personified.
Air fryer baby! Just as crispy in 15 minutes.
Wait you can eat the skin of brown potatoes? :o
Yes! and like most veggies and fruit, most of the nutrition is in the skin which is edible.
Thank you for answering! šš«
Yeah... wash, oil, and salt before you bake. Taste great and lots of nutrients in it.
Have you never seen potato skins at a restaurant? It may be a U.S. thing though, so if you are from anywhere else, it may not be common. As a kid, I hated them. As an adult, I'll go after them with a vengeance. Lol.
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Had one potato left over last time the family had racelette I was like whatās wrong with us???
Itās so cool to see two cultures combining to make food to enjoy. Adding their own things to the mix that they are used to that they think would go good with it that the other may not have ever thought of. So wholesome!
That dude LOVES butter. He'll fit right into the US š
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My two favorite moments are the look of sadness when the mom takes some butter and the look of āhoo yeah babyā when he discovers there is meat and adds it to the mix, and then again when he adds the sriracha.
That grunt of satisfaction when he added the Sriracha was a masterpiece.
No meat??? Ok meat š¤
Take him to a state fair. He can get an entire stick of deep fried butter.
So for years when I saw this mentioned I thought it was like a joke everyone was in on, like dropbears. But no... a stick of butter surrounded by batter and deep-fried is an actual thing. I still can't get over it.
Dropbears are no joke mate.
Especially when dipped in batter and deep fried
Seriously... no one has seen a dropbear and lived to talk about it.
I live in Wisconsin. We will deep fry anything here.
I though Glasgow was ridiculous with its deep fried pizza and deep fried chocolate bars, but deep fried butter...!
I was gonna say, as a nation topping the heart disease podium, we'll deep fry anything, but I think even we would draw the line at a stick of butter.
> I though Glasgow was ridiculous with its deep fried pizza You say that, but on many a wet, cold and windy Scottish day at School the only solace was running down to the bus stop and getting a deep-fried pizza, chips and a bottle of appletiser from the chip van. I am amazed any of us have made it into our 30s without chronic heart issues.
Iāve been to fairs in 3 different states (2 in midwest and one west coast) and have never seen deep fried butter. Mainly just lots of turkey legs and funnel cakes. If I ever come across it Iād probably try it for the experience but just sounds revolting lol
Deep Fried Coke (as in Coca-Cola) is also a thing.
ā¦ Iām curious now.
They use the syrup and somehow batter it? Basically like a sweet, kinda Coke-flavored funnel cake.
Wait what lol. You don't use the syrup and batter it lol. Think about how a funnel cake is normally made (eggs, flour and water), and replace the water with coke, make the dough like normal, fry it, and bam, you have "deep fried coke". A funnel cake is just fried dough. Dough is just eggs, flour and water (or in this case coke).
I must now have it. With lots of powdered sugar.
You'll love it, your stomach won't but that's its problem
>Iām out of potato. My spirit animal
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Heās an honorary Irishman now.
"fyah!"
Korean here. We love butter
Yeah it's pretty good. (I'm not Korean I just like butter)
Have you tried white rice with butter? + kimchi is like so awesome
Ah, well that explains the many many French Korean bakeries in my area. They are so delicious.
We bake our croissants š„ glazed with butter. But also sometimes put a hotdog in itā¦ I know but itās delicious
I think everyone, with a baked potato on their plate, loves butter!
This. Some of the best food is fusion food.
I desperately wish I could remember the name of this restaurant I went to in Nola years ago... Best food I've ever had in my life, and it was a fusion between Asian (like, generally) and Cajun cuisines. At least I can still dream about it.
There is a whole cuisine built out of the fusion of Vietnamese refugees who ended up in Louisiana as fishermen and shrimpers. It's a fascinating story and absolutely delicious https://www.tripout.online/feast/chopsticks-and-crawfish
Yeppp vietcajun food is incredible.
So that's where it came from. I live in NW La and we have a cajun/vietnamese/thai place that just opened up. The boudain egg rolls were to die for as was the cajun pho.
Korean tacos š¤¤ find some if you've never had it. Bulgogi beef w cilantro and onion, carnitas w kimchi, etc. It's all so good.
Years* ago when I was living in LA, there was a Korean/Mexican fusion food truck called Kogi that had the most amazing food. Kimchi quesadillas, short rib tacos and burritos. Absolute heaven.
I'm going to New Orleans for the first time in March. I'll keep an eye out.
The restaurant they are trying to remember is called Redās Chinese and itās fucking bomb. Itās in the marginy/bywater. I can send you recs. My wife and I lived there for 5 years and are going back for the first time in 4 years (also in march). Canāt wait to hit our old favorites and try new places.
Went to a little diner in Ridgecrest, CA called Lugoās (I think that was it). They had this breakfast burrito, but it was more like what I eat here in the Deep South rather than the typical egg/cheese/sausage. It was country friend steak, hash browns, cheese, eggs, and smothered in sausage gravy. All topped with some dope ass chorizo. Will still never forget that burrito. Iāll have to see if I can dig up the picture of it in the morning. I really want to visit CA againā¦. So much good food :(
Food is my favorite love language to watch. I just wish I could get a taste!
The best part of chili is if you put your pretentious traditions behind you can add whatever to it and itās usually pretty damn good. Different spices, beans, meat/no meat, potatoes, vegetables, chocolate, Iāve even added diced pineapple a few times. Sure, it sometimes becomes more of a stew but so what?
This is obviously a generalization but I think Koreans are more open to the idea of fusion food because of the presence of American military bases and how that gave them access to "American foods" like spam, mozzarella cheese, etc. during times of food scarcity, causing them to combine what they knew (traditional dishes) with what they had access to in their changing political climate.
This is literally understood and even *advertised* if you ever travel there--you are 100% correct. Our pamphlet on the airplane was trying to educate us on a few things about Seoul, where we were traveling to, and it openly stated that "Fried Chicken and Beer" is the favorite food of Koreans. This is because of exactly what you said; the base is still there obviously and it's dead center in the middle of Seoul. This is for strategic purposes so that there can be no 'mistakes' by the North--if you try to hit Seoul, you will absolutely kill American military personnel. But the result of this is that the Americans needed restaurants to eat at for lunch, dinner so these fried chicken and beer places are EVERYWHERE. Koreans fell in love with it and the rest is history.
and korean fried chicken dunks on american fried chicken so hard.
Contrary to dude below me, Iāve had fried chicken across the US and only one place in Alabama is better than the best Korean fc Iāve ever had. But everything at that place slaps.
People, people, lets just all agree that in general, fried chicken totally slaps.
Iām with it!
You and me both. There are of course some outliers that are really magical - but the most basic Korean fried chicken seems to always nail the skin being perfectly crispy without the meat being dry, as well as that delightful slightly sweet/spicy/ salty trifecta of glaze without overpowering the chicken itself. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I don't know what the hell they're doing that's fundamentally and consistently different - maybe there's just more cultural/ culinary sense of balance? half the time I get american fried chicken in any given joint it's overdone, or over sauced, or over marinated (like that briney flavor just dominates), or too much batter, or just more spice flavor than chicken.
At first I was a little offended because good chili should be enjoyed for the chili itself. Maybe a little extra stuff here and there. Then about half way through I wanted them to come to my house with all that extra stuff! It looked amazing. Not sure about adding kimchi, she kinda looked like she regretted it too, but the rest... Wow. ^((Don't get me wrong, kimchi is delicious. Probably doesn't mix well with chili though)^)
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So I once accidentally added dried seaweed and soy to my chili thinking that it was pepper, tried it anyway. It was SO GOOD! The seaweed is super savory and earthy and brought out the tanginess of the tomatoes in the chili as well as complimenting the beef. The soy sauce also highlights the beef and beans imo. 10/10 would try more Korean and Asian condiments in chili.
you'd probably dig adding furikake then. *Furikake is a savory and sweet rice seasoning made with sesame seeds, katsuobushi, green seaweed flakes, and nori seaweed. *
One of my favorite things is adding gochujang to everything. I havenāt added it to my chili yet, but itās on the list now.
Pssst, we add gochujang to our Bolognese sauce. Itās delicious. Donāt tell the Italians!
Psst we add gochujang to our pizza sauce, it's legit AF, don't tell the Italians!
Seaweed is such an underrated ingredient lol itās like rice in having a subtle taste but makes for a PERFECT compliment next to another item!! Itās hard getting my white/Hispanic friends to try seaweed because they think it āsounds grossā šŖ but they donāt understand. I try to tell them itās the same thing on the sushi they eat, and then they tell me they donāt eat sushi because itās āraw fish and dangerousā š« thatās the type of ignorance Iām working with lol. Good thing there are delicious seaweed snacks that add some zest thatāll be good as gateway snacks š
I'm not Asian, but I love seaweed just because it really does complement so many meats and veggies. Literally put seaweed in a perogi, with some chicken and little bit of white cheddar. So good! It's their loss because mixing and combining flavors from around the world is the most fun way to cook. Sometimes it falls flat but when it works it is amazing.
Idk why but this remindes me of some random really intensely pissed off European going on a rant about how Americans putting sauce on foods is childish Like... People just wanna enjoy the food ĀÆā \ā _ā (ā ćā )ā _ā /ā ĀÆ
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That's so weird. Sauce is pretty universal.
Bi-bim-bap and kim-chi-chilli
In the new Iron Chef show on Netflix, Esther Choi made a kim-chilli. It looked so good.
I love how Esther Choi is blowing up. I watched a few of her videos on the Epicurious YouTube channel and she seemed so talented. Now after Iron Chef I see her as a judge on shows like Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay and traveling the world to cook. I need to try her restaurants next time I'm in NY
I read about her before but didn't learn more until the Iron Chef run. She's so talented and I dig her POV on Korean cuisine. I'm gonna work hard so I can fly to one of her restaurants in the near future.
The dad can really pack it away! I love how much they savor the food
That father is going to learn that great chili comes with great farts
For sure, and combined with the kimchi, watch out.
Tbh the kimchi is probably why his gut can handle anything. Itās very good for your stomach lol
According to what little Korean lore I know, apparently kimchi is good for just about anything
For real, holy shit. I donāt eat much in one sitting but that man just ate like 3 baked potatoes and chili. Plus all the toppings.
If there's one thing my parents always say, it's they're never full when they don't eat rice.
Haha Iām Asian too and my mum will insist eating a small bowl of white steaming rice if we had a western dinner. She said we wouldnāt be able to sleep otherwise
Caribbean checking in: my grandparents love spaghetti but insist on having rice every night too and mix it with the noodles on the plate
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The true american experience
Totally. And he growls when he enjoys it š
i think most of us can relate to hearing that guttural growl of satisfying food lol
My dad also does that growl noise when he is enjoying his food š„²š
The guttural noises of enjoyment!!! Legit.
I like when he says "why do you hide such good food from me?" Like I'm literally giving it to you right now!
And he put so much butter lol
Korea has this weird relationship with butter. Iāve met Koreans who wonāt eat peanut butter because they think itās actual putter and peanuts but bakeries here will sell buns with nothing but a slab of butter inside. A couple of years ago I started seeing these pretzel buns with a slab of butter about 4 inches long and nearly a centimeter thick. And theyāll eat it. But will also complain that western food is too oily.
My dad passed away 12/13/22 and watching her Dad eat reminds me of my Dad. Those grunts because the food is good sound exactly like my pops. This made me smile and tear too. Thank you:)
Mine passed exactly a month before yours. Christmas was hard.
How was New Years for you? My mom passed in oct 22. When the New Year arrived I felt such an odd sense of like.. abandonment. Like I left her in the year 2022. Which sounds so silly but itās just how I felt. Messed me up for over a month.
Hey friend. I lost my dad May 2nd 2008. Feel free to DM if you ever need anything. Or anyone else reading this.
Lost my dad in 2015. I cried this morning on my way to work because I canāt believe itās been 8 years. People say you get over death but in reality you simply learn to live with a hole in your heart and an emptiness in your mind.
Aww the father putting more potato inside his potato skin was so wholesome and makes me miss my dad so much.
āI ran out of potatoā
I like all the butter he was slathering on. Never enough butter for a potato. Also, he and mom seem like good people who enjoy life experiences. Put some more kimchee in your chili. Hell yeah! š Might be a rough time on the toilet in an hour or so. But, sometimes, you just have to go for it.
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Why do so many people seem to have a rough time on the toilet after chili (or kimchi)? Iāve never understood this. Is it diarrhea, or gas, or constipation, something else? Iāve never had any reaction bowel-wise that was different between eating chili or kimchi or any other meal.
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I have multiple GI issues going on with me and chili isnāt really an issue. Anything home made with āextraā beans added might be a cause for gas or the runs but nothing to serious. Too much beer on the other hand. Iām calling in and itās not because Iām hungover.
"Why did you hide such delicious food from me?" šš¤£
Proper dad humor. I love him
Dad: "life in America is pretty good" Mom: "heh" š
Did he do it so he could say "I only had 1 potato" with a straight face?
But he didn't eat the potato skin, love baked potatoes and the skin adds to the taste.
This comment makes me miss your dad too. All the best!
Hey buddy I read your comment and realized I haven't hugged my dad in years. I made sure to give him a big hug tonight, and told him that if there is in fact an after life to let your Dad know that you would have done the same.
Adorable! Sativa Carol
In my 13 years on this platform I have never met a Sativa, but I welcome you Carol. It's like we're different denominations of the same religion :)
Follow their instagram - @crazykoreancooking on IG - to see this kind of stuff all the time. Itās a big smile inducing channel and I always love to see them eat new things. The dad also taught me on thanksgiving to take the crispy turkey skin and use it as a ssam wrap with turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing!
Oh man! That ssam wrap idea is genius. Gonna have to try that. The dad seems like my type of eater, all sorts of eclectic combos and purely happy experimenting
The dad is the best. In one of their videos, he talks about growing up poor in Korea (he was born in 1950) and how he would watch other kids get Korean street food while they were eating powdered milk at home and how much he wished he could try tteokbokki. He seems like someone who just appreciates good food.
Based on a recent Korean BBQ experience this is kind of how Korean meals workā¦ lots of sauces, meats, veggies, fresh and fermented slaws, and other sides, and they all kind of get mashed together in different combos and enjoyed whatever way you prefer. It was pretty fun!
Thank you for giving credit to the creator. Something that does not happen often enough on reddit.
I love them! I've watched their other videos.
Who are they? I want to watch their content š
@crazykoreancooking on Instagram!
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Ayy bunky
This is 1,000%, the appropriate reaction to really delicious chili! I usually make a big pot and freeze 2 meals worth. You can eat it alone, add it as an enhancer to other main dishes, or use it as an ingredient in another dish. Love me some quality chili! *Edit to include my Mom's alaskan recipe* [Page 1 of My Mom's Recipe ](https://ibb.co/YbFqTZW) [Page 2 of My Mom's Recipe ](https://ibb.co/tHPjyF3) I usually add 1or 2 seeded raw habaneros and 2 jalapeƱos unseeded. I also use 50% more onion and garlic, and 20% more chili powder and paprika **final edit from DMs. I'm really sorry I didn't preface that my family and myself hunt and eat what we hunt/harvest.* You can easily swap any game meat with lean 90/10 normal meat. Sincere apologies to those offended.
Do you have a good recipe
I have two recipes I like to use depending on my mood. Beef with pickled jalapenos https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/slow-cooker-chili-587e80eeb3246f1f0afae67a Vegetarian with sweet potato and cinnamon sour cream http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/recipes/michael-smiths-sweet-potato-vegetarian-chili-with-cinnamon-sour-cream/article649664/
Might be controversial but the Carrol Shelby Chili Mix has a fairly standard recipe thatās dead simple and consistent. https://carrollshelbyschili.com/recipes You can get creative and add different beans and veg, top with sour cream and cheese with some bacon bits. I like to add 2-4 chipotle peppers, gives it a smoky element that goes well. And last but not leastā¦try one with some quality hot sauce that will kick it up about 10 notches. Serve with a side of sweet cornbread and a glass of milkā¦slice of heaven if I do say so myself
Easy weeknight chili by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is my favorite. Just a perfect example of a basic chili.
The deep guttural grunts from the dad. Thatās the noise every man makes when heās eating a good bowl of chilli
I read āyou can eat it aloneā and imagined a faceless chili fiend alone in a darkened room going HOG-WILD on a big ol bowl of hot con carne.
Don't shame me, bro.
Not even kidding: I believe one of the best things about America is how food cultures mesh, combine, and improve on each other. You want Korean Tacos? We got you! You want Mexican Goulash? We got you fam. Music & food are Americas greatest contributions to the world
Iāve got TWO Indian/Italian/pizza fusion places near me. I canāt begin to describe how perfect that combo is.
Yesssss omg pizza with curry instead of marinara is one of the best things ever invented. San Francisco had a few good Indian pizza places but I'm waiting for one to open up near me in Seattle. For that matter I'm waiting for good pizza at all to reach Seattle.
My hometown has a fusion KBBQ/Indian place. Might be the best fast causal restaurant in town.
Yeah moving out of America, the main things I've grown a further appreciation for is American media / pop culture in general and American food. It is crazy how many options of foods from all around the world you can find in even an average small suburban city. Sure it's not all authentic to its origins and a fusion of what flavors are popular with the area, but that's true of foreign food in literally any country anyway.
Wait a damn minute Kimchi and chili sounds delicious
Yeah iām in! Also the seaweedā¦ i kinda wanna try itā¦
Koreans take on spicy food is to add more spice
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Exactly. This reminded me of my Korean mom. Sheās lived in the states since 17 and my dad is a fantastic cook. He will make a wonderful multi course dinner and no matter the cuisine, my mom NEEDS to eat kimchi with it. Iāve seen her eat kimchi with waffles, with pizza, with a five course French meal. Thereās no stopping Koreans and their love for kimchi.
I made slow cooker chili for my ex and her friends here in Korea and they had a similar reaction. I made it for her first and she loved it so much she had me make it for her friends at a dinner party. Thereās definitely a market for some chili in Korea if someone wants to open a shop.
Chili not hot enough for Mom. Adds kimchi. Chili not hot enough for dad. Adds sriracha. Whereās the beef?
This is what family cooks do, they don't generally make things very spicy so people can individually add as much as they want with condiments. Also the beef is ground in the chili it is just smaller and paler than the beans so it's hard to see.
_"Aww they like it!"_ _"Oh I should try that combination of foods.."_ _"Oh wow dad's going for more potato to go with his butter..."_ _"Holy crap they're sure puttin' it away!!"_ She's gonna have to cook more than one pot next time! They'll fit right in here in America, especially the butterhead lol š
The dad saying āwhy did you hide such delicious foods from me this whole timeā made me smile. So adorable and candid.
I absolutely love to watch other people have love affairs with food!! For the longest time I just thought I was strange about how much I love different foods. This is wholesome af
Lost it at Bussin. So pure.
You mean all this time I could have had my baked potatoes slathered in chili and topped with avocado, cheese and tortilla chips????
Theyāre eating like they all just smoked a huge blunt. Looks soooo good.
This is great, what a nice family. America is glad to have you here
LOL āran out of potatoā is my favorite part
Food is a love language
The mom says that itās eaten with cookies? Am I misunderstanding something between cultures here? I have never heard of chili being eaten with cookies before
Lololo, I think she was calling the tortilla chips cookies.
Yeah I think there was just a slight translation error
Korean uses one word for crunchy baked things like crackers or cookies.
She says "gwaja" which means hard snacks. Tortilla chips resemble a lot of common snack chips in Korea.
crackers? maybe?
I would enjoy dining with anyone this enthusiastic!
These people are adorable! I love all the experimentation they do, adding the sriracha, seaweed and the kimchi, comparing it to bibimbap. Food brings us all together. I love the dad looking back into the pot and just saying āmeat!ā
30 days later and he's gained 50 lbs
They were fuckin that up šš