Comments on: Dining at a Korean supermarket

By: The beauty of transliteration || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

The beauty of transliteration || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:52:25 +0000

[...] wandering through the H-Mart Korean supermarket, I came across a whole lot of instant noodles. Growing up, I ate a lot of the Nissin brand, but [...]

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:42:37 +0000

You know what, I have no idea. I used to work in the area and it was during the time that this building was being constructed, so to me, before there was H-Mart, there was a vacant lot. What was there before the vacant lot, I haven’t a clue.

By: Gregg

Gregg — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:27:59 +0000

I cannot picture what was at that intersection last time I drove by, I’ll have to check it out. What did it replace?

By: Ajith

Ajith — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:42:18 +0000

Hmm I never had a chance to taste some thing Korean..Hope we had some restaurants arround here..

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:13:02 +0000

Yeah, it cost about twice as much here. I don’t even want to attempt to pronounce those words you wrote. :p

By: Fast Track 2 « Feats of a Chilean Dot Com Entrepreneur

Fast Track 2 « Feats of a Chilean Dot Com Entrepreneur — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:37:59 +0000

[...] writer Michael Kwan went out dining at a Korean supermarket. Raw eggs are not my type of food, but maybe you feel [...]

By: Jon Lee

Jon Lee — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:22:35 +0000

I tried one of these “restaurants in supermarkets” in Toronto. It was also a korean super market – perhaps it’s a trend? I don’t know. But the food was wonderful – I love kimchi, I eat it by the bowlful!

By: Gdog

Gdog — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:39:18 +0000

Nice pics of lunch! I have not eaten Korean in Vancouver yet, it would be interesting to taste it and compare it to the food in Korea.

Your dish is called “dol-sot bibimbap”…and that hot sauce is called “gochujang”. Your dish can be had for 2900w-4000w ($3-4) here in Seoul.