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Archive for September, 2009

Me Want Cookie! : NYT Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Posted in American, Dessert, Recipe, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The weather is cooling off, and the constantly cloudy typhoon season has got me thinking about baking all the time. Specifically baking chocolate chip cookies like the ones back home in the states. In Japan, “cookie” usually refers to some sort of crunchy butter sable, good in it’s own right, but does nothing for [...]

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Korea Week : Mandu Love

Posted in Korean, tagged , , , , , , on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Mandu are Korean style dumplings, similar to potstickers or gyoza. There was this amazing mandu shop in Pusan on the way to our hostel. It seemed like no matter if we were up at 6am or coming back at 1 am, the little shop was always open. In the morning, you could see the owner [...]

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Korea Week : Pat Bing Su

Posted in Dessert, Korean, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Pat Bing Su is a Korean style shaved ice, with a variety of toppings. This huge 3 person pat bing su (served in a Pyrex cup <3) we found in Sinchon starts with  layer of sweet red bean paste, topped with shaved ice, soft serve ice cream, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, cherry tomatoes, and a little [...]

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