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Fear Factor Korea! Foods Which May Make You Cringe (Pt I)

Filed under Crazy Korea, Fear Factor Foods by Christine Ka'aloa on October 11, 2010 at 1:10 am {18 comments}

Sometimes you’re better off not knowing what you’re eating; in this case, Korea is just a land of too much information. Why? Korean food is delicious, but pushing it past the gates of your eyes won’t be easy. You might just lose all desire to order anything more than a pizza!

Welcome to Fear Factor Korea!
I’ve had bamboo worms and crickets in Thailand, tiger penis and cobra whiskey in Myanmar, so Korea?… I’m thinking, Easy, right? But after I had the popular Korean silkworm larvae snack during my first week, and had to live with the (more…)

Review: “Goulash Soup & Bread Cafe” (Hongdae, Seoul)

Filed under Cool/Veg Restaurants & Bars, Reviews by Christine Ka'aloa on July 20, 2010 at 1:49 am {no comments}

Goulash Soup and Bread (Hongdae, Seoul, Korea), is a cute hole-in-the-wall Hongdae cafe, which serves what else?… goulash and bread! I love discovering hidden gems, especially when it fits my diet and what this cafe offered was perfect! For a 5,000 W set-combo, the cafe serves you unlimited goulash soup, fresh-baked bread, rice and (gasp) a fresh green salad! The kind owners (a husband and wife team), knowing my vegetarian needs were cool enough to (more…)

Jeonju & the Love I might have let get away…

Filed under Jeollanam/Jeollabuk, Vegetarian Life by Christine Ka'aloa on July 13, 2010 at 11:53 am {14 comments}

I rarely regret the choices I’ve made, except for maybe now…

It’s no secret that I’ve made every effort to travel on the weekends- Seoul, Busan, Cheongdo, Jirisan, Gunsan/Syeonudo Islands, Geongju, Jinhae, etc… Aside from my inexpressible gasping-for-air-need to get out of Daegu, brought on by the culture shock I underwent my first months here, I actually think Daegu is- to put it bluntly- (more…)

Being a Vegetarian in Korea: The Costco Honeymoon begins… (Part III)

Filed under * Korea tips & stays, Korea by Christine Ka'aloa on June 24, 2010 at 5:22 am {6 comments}

I realize that certain honeymoon periods can arrive late. So, I take back what I said about Daegu Costco being “Eh“- I’m glad I’m a Costco (pronounced: Co-su-tu-co for your taxi cab) member! Don’t get me wrong, Daegu Costco didn’t grow a larger imported foods and produce sections since last I visited, so why am I changing my tune?

My transition into expat life feels more settled by month #4
And now it’s sinking in- the foods and products I’m starting to miss (no, crave !) easy accessibility towards or any accessibility at all. It’s like that ex-boyfriend you recently broke up with and thought you’d be fine without, only to realize later, you miss the reassurance of a past life and its comfortable habits. For me and expat translation, this means (more…)

What to Bring to Korea: A Costco card!

Filed under Daegu, Korea by MyCrazyKimchi on April 8, 2010 at 10:54 pm {5 comments}

Hello all, Been having some difficulty with this post’s visibility so hopefully this has been corrected. Thanks for your patience

Before I came to Korea, I scoured various online expat and info sources for advice as to “What to Bring if You’re Moving to Korea”. Frankly, these lists only helped mildly- when I arrived I was both, OVER & UNDER-prepared. In fact, the things you think Korea wouldn’t have, they do and if they do have it, it either takes a bit of a search to find or you pay a tad more for it than you normally would in the U.S. (more…)

Loving Hut: Finally, Love for Vegans & Vegetarians in Korea!

Filed under Cool/Veg Restaurants & Bars, Daegu by Christine Ka'aloa on March 30, 2010 at 9:16 am {10 comments}

What does a vegetarian do when they find a vegan restaurant in Korea? (gasp!)

They fall to their knees and thank the Korean Christian god above- I have never been so grateful for a restaurant in my life! A block and a half away from Kyodae subway stop & the Daegu National Education University, there it stood- was my first vegan restaurant in Korea.

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Being a Vegetarian in Korea (Part II): Weight-loss in Korea

Filed under Fear Factor Foods, Off-beat, Weird... Reality! by MyCrazyKimchi on March 25, 2010 at 4:32 pm {6 comments}

I’m not sure how weight-loss works with Koreans, but let me shed some light on how it works with foreigners. During my orientation, two girls I knew claimed to drop pants sizes within their first week of arriving. Not possible, right? Not without some major medical operation… but feeling my pants hang off of my body last week at work, the word “belt” comes to mind.

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