Gochugaru Girl is away for the weekend but before that, an update on the Shanghai Soup Dumpling Index first mentioned here in an article on Shanghai’s xiao long bao.
This extraordinary project has been 18 months in the making and will officially launch on April 16, 2015 at 8.30 PM, China time.
This is a continuation of last night’s Dinner with Friends.
Having made the Tarte au Chocolat, attention turned to the vegetables hanging around in our kitchen, waiting for their turn to be made into something delicious.
Gochugaru Girl had a bit of waiting to do this morning.
People used to wait for amazing things to happen but now we seem to be waiting for Amazon things to happen.
Gochugaru Girl provides a round up of the April Fool jokes that came our way yesterday.
The ‘worst’ one was from Junior 3 who is in France at the moment where traditionally paper fish is stuck to other people’s backs. The victims of this prank are called Poisson d’Avril*.
This is a follow up to the post on Jaedong Sundubu in Seoul.
The menu is translated here, first in Korean, followed by its pronunciation and a short description. The prices are reasonable, reflect the portion size or ingredients, and are correct as of 03 March 2015. The idea is that if you don’t read Korean, you just bring this guide with you. (more…)
This is sort of a strange post but it emphasises why I dislike visiting a foreign country without being able to read and speak the local language. Anything using the Latin Alphabet (that is, ABC) I can cope with.
I know most countries will now have some signs in English. Internet-based translation tools are very helpful, as is sign language, smiling or sadly, in the case of very rich tourists, waving around lots of cash.
Gochugaru Girl is flying to Seoul this week…
…and I have been banned from watching any Korean movies.
This is a follow up to the earlier post on spending the Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur.
There really is only one colour that Chinese people value during the new year, and this is red.
Gochugaru Girl watched another 3 Korean Films on a near-empty flight from KL to Dubai.
With no neighbours, this must count as one of my most enjoyable cinema experiences ever.
Gochugaru Girl wishes her family and friends a Happy Chinese New Year.
Kuala Lumpur is bursting with festive colours of red and gold…it is as if I am celebrating a second Christmas!