The last four days I've been eating Asian food. Haven't had it in months and I hadn't realized what I've been missing.
Monday went to Japanese restaurant had udon noodles and delicious California rolls. Washed it all down with a small bottle of Kirin, an excellent beer. HHad two different frruit trays.
Tuesday went to a different Japanese restaurant. Had Sukiyaki, Miso soup and more California rolls. Washed it down with a large Kirin. I wanted a small quality saki but they had no small bottles of that saki and no one else out of the four of us wanted saki. Then wanted a small bottle of Kirin but they were out of the small bottles so I shared my large bottle with my wife and the husband of her girlfriend of 50 years who calls me brother. Miso is similar to Korean daen jang cheega. The cheega has a slightly different taste and has a little different flavor. The cheega has jalapenos, manila clams and some vegetables with zucchini coming to mind. Both come in clay pots but the miso is cool enough to eat right away. The cheega comes bubbling hot and you must wait for it to cool down. Both are delicious only the cheega is much more delicious. You add more rice to the cheega then the miso. Japanese side dish is pickled ginger while any Korean food comes with an assortment of different kimchis.
My wife makes a Korean version of the California roll sushi called gim (geem) bop meaning seaweed rice. She puts a bed of rice on a sheet of paper like seaweed, then some strands of bachu (bachoo) kimchi made from Chinese cabbage or Nappa cabage and finally some strans of dried squid that has been mixed with soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and a small amount of dried and powdered cayenne pepper, just enough to slightly dampen the strands of squid. She rolls this into a log and slices it into small donut like structures. My "sister" madee me some mul (mool) kimchi, mool means water which is not hot but is fermented and in a watery base. I had that last night and tonight at home. Lately I've only been able to eat four or five bites before I was on the verge of tossing my cookies but the last four nights of Japanese/Korean food I've been able to wolf down 30 or 40 bites. Ate like a horse. No more going to bed hungry.
