I’ve heard it said that best things in life, or the things that are the most worthwhile, are not easy. How true it is, I thought, as Marianne gave me a questioning look at lunch today.
I was sitting there eating some Spicy Grilled Pork that I had bought the night before at Sam Hawk, my nose running like crazy from the spicyness (and subsequently me sniffing like crazy), my eyes watering and me constantly trying to sooth my burning tongue with milk, smiling through it all. As Marianne gave me this puzzled look I asked, “Are you wondering how I can enjoy so much something that causes this much discomfort?” And after thinking for a minute I added “You know, it’s true what they say, the best things in life don’t come easy”, hehe. Korean food is proof of that. Though my tongue burns, my nose runs, my eyes water (not to mention the dragon breath I will have for the next day or so from all the garlic in my lunch today), and other potential issues could arise (heartburn, etc– use your imagination)– it’s worth it, because it tastes sooo good. It’s not free of price and it’s hard, but it’s so worth it, hehe.
P.S., this picture is about a year old but it will suffice to illustrate this story a bit.
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10 responses to “Strange Love”
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buddy, i don’t have to use my imagination to understand and appreciate the “potential problem [that] could arise.” but i agree with you. it is worth the trouble.
mat it a bo in da. mouck go sihp da…
yeah, Sam Hawk is definately worth it, even if I don’t get the burning or the heartburn, or the runny nose, or the sweating…..but it is still sooooooooo good
mmmm . . . sam hawk. (Man! I really really wish I could type out certain sounds — like the sound of homer lustily drooling over a donut or something, ’cause that’s what I’m thinking right now. Well, that and the sound of Mr. Hanky in the toilet bowl. Of course.)
mmmmmmmm, spicey food……they saythat can help start labor, right? BRING IT ON!!! I think Josh needs to come to Virginia and make some for us!
Hmmm… I guess I’ve only heard that spicy food can start labor on Friends– not sure how reliable that is, but hey, why not? It’ll start some other things 😉 I wonder how good Josh’s Korean cooking skills are…
well, i’ve found it hard to find original ingredients, so i’ve gotten good at improvising. but let’s face it.. isn’t superhud just an epic improvisation never really intended to be a delicacy. But that’s what’s so inherently Korean about superhud. They had to start eating nasty super hot foods because of the Japanese occupation. But they just started liking the stuff.
I remember that picture, bro. Wasn’t I sitting right there with my first “stone bowl” in front of me? And wasn’t that the time I tried a piece of that spicy duck, or whatever it was, and I had to sit and wait for several minutes while my tongue calmed down from one taste…while you continued to just consume the scary stuff away?
Josh– hmm, yes Superhud was indeed an improvisation by a starving whitey who didn’t know jack about cooking. But in it’s current form, Superhud is not far from Kim Chi Fried rice (which really, as long as you put kim chi and rice in it you can improvise the heck out of that one too– oh yeah, must have sesame oil).
So what “original ingredients are you lacking?
And how is it that your wife Megan likes kim chi more than you? 😮
Mar– yep, that was your first outing to Korean, hehe. If I’m not mistaken we saw Spiderman that day as well. I don’t remember if you had a piece of chicken or a piece of “dduk” (which might be where you got “duck” from), but either one would have been smothered in the same spicy sauce and hence burned 😉 Dang. Now I’m craving that dish from just having written about it. Guess I’ll have to head back to Sam Hawk here soon, heh…