Yakitori Mook dak-gomtang
The quality of chicken-based ramyeon lately is so high that it keeps surprising me. The seasoning is just right and the flavour is clean.. Only, the serving suggestion has all sorts of things in it, while in reality there is nothing in there but chicken. You want to add at least some green onion yourself to make it much tastier.
Oneurui Dak-gaejang
Harim made it, so of course it is good..
Oneurui Dak-gomtang
There were two kinds, so I bought and tried both, and they are both fine. It makes me wonder whether chicken processing has really come this far.
Guo bao rou
With Tangtangjeol coming round I set out to buy tangsuyuk, but this is all the neighbourhood supermarket sells.. Well.. I was not expecting much on taste, but it is perfectly edible. Only, I do think it would be better if you had an air fryer.
Nikka Coffey Gin
Cafe, or Coffey, refers to a continuous still, which is used to draw alcohol out of grain whisky in bulk. It is the still you need to make blended whisky. This is a gin made from the alcohol off that still, and while the method does not really leave the flavour of the raw ingredients behind, it turned out to be a gin whose subtle aroma and taste are appealing even straight. A gin at this level holds its own against the British ones. It costs about 4,000 yen, and I suspect it is more satisfying than a whisky in the same price range. They sell it at the duty-free shop at Narita Airport, so I picked one up while passing through, but the problem is that now that COVID is over I hardly ever have a reason to go to Narita.
Olives
These are Madama Oliva olives. I tried them once from Costco and loved them, and after a while the craving came back, so I bought them again. Lately Choi Min-soo went on TV saying that he is the one earning the money and yet he cannot eat as many of his beloved Madama olives as he wants, which seems to have made them famous all over again. But olives are not going to wreck your health just because you eat a lot of them, so it does feel a bit harsh. Something oily like olives, you get sick of it if you eat a lot and stop reaching for it anyway, so I do not see the point of forbidding it and keeping him wanting it.
Geummiok muchim-mandu
I do not have an air fryer at home, and while Geummiok’s other dishes came out passable in a pan, this one does not get to the level I was after.. Well, that is my problem..
Hongseonjang janchi-guksu
These are the noodles from Hongseonjang, who is famous on social media.
Oh dear..
The taste is fine, and the broth in particular is subtly good. Only, noodles like this are what you have to avoid if you want to diet..
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