Amanda Takes Off...

So great! I hate it when people use religion as an excuse/reason to dislike or not be friends with others. One of my pet peeves.

Hope you meet your college friend again- I'm sure you're right, it'll happen if it's meant to.

How much did a make-to-measure Hanbok cost versus a ready made one ? Wether it's in USD or won doesn't matter. Thanks! I'm from Singapore by the way.

That is so awesome - I am VERY jealous of your skills. I have so many old dresses, skirts and Indian outfits that I've been saving so I could do something like this with them -- but unfortunately I don't seem to have the creativity, or the sewing skills, to do it. You've inspired me, though!

exactly the same series as 'cinnamon gum'

REMEMBER THAT?

Awesome......

Love this story.

Maybe he thought the green meant "WELLBEING GREEN TEA." That's what it means in Korea. All caps, too. Just like that.

Helena, it really was, then and now. In college I similarly became friends with another person who was also the opposite in every way. Unfortunately, we've lost touch and I haven't been able to locate her again. Oh well. If we're meant to meet again, we will!

I can see pine. A friend of ours had some chewing gum from Russia that was pine flavored (actually, I think it was just pine tar intended for chewing). The texture was a little odd, but the flavor was fine. Not all that different from mint really.

But cilantro? Ew. No cilantro for me. I think it is one of those things people taste differently based on genetics.

I used to hate mint-flavored ice-cream because it tasted like toothpaste to me. It took me a long time to accept it in food. Oddly enough I was fine with Thin Mints and Andes.

My born-in-Korea-and-emigrated-in-her-30s-mom loves cilantro, which I (born-in-America) hated at first but now enjoy in moderation. So who knows?

A great kind of friendship!

I don't what he thinks of cilantro. I don't use it much in cooking. I do know a lot of Koreans don't like cilantro.

EllipsisKnits, the only one I remember is...pine. Pine-flavored toothpaste. Good Man says they have mint, but I think it's pretty new. I hated the pine stuff at first and then it grew on me. It's an alternative to drinking floor cleaner. Ha!

Jonathan, I've been using them Korean-style only, but that's a good idea!

So, that makes me curious. What flavor is Korean toothpaste? Mint is such a given here, it's hard to even imagine the alternatives.

he will eventully get use to it but for most koreans cilantro is the problem.

Have you tried using guenyip leaves as a lettuce substitute in a sandwich? It's weird at first, but the tangy sharpness of the perilla goes surprisingly well w/ turkey on wheat. I haven't tried it, but I bet perilla would go well w/ tuna salad as well...

I still say the pepper chain looks like you just had a boy and want to announce it to your neighbors ;-)

David, I'll probably do that perilla kimchi thing they do in Korea, closer to October.

Helena, I wanted to strangle her. Really.

If you have a boundy crop of sesame leaves, you can always preserve them.

Flounce flounce flounce. Lob. Squeal!