What did everyone cook today?
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zbigjeff Soju is a Korean drink, joking: half formaldehyde and half grain alcoholic. Usually mixed with coke ( the soft drink) OB is Korea’ national beer (long neck)
Fried grasshopper is fried grasshopper 
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JoeB that looks awesome. I had Bulgogi for the first time about 37 years ago in Korea and have been hooked ever since. Top it off with some kimchi and and OB Lager or some Soju and it is great meal. I even learned to use chop sticks eating Bulgogi.
GWG8541 did you spend a little time in itawan. The part of Soul that never sleeps
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JoeB I can neither confirm or deny that, but it was a memorable Christmas of 1984.
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GWG8541 Does that mean you don’t recall that at this time
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Soju is a fermented sweet potato wine, favored at times (grapefruit, maple, and others), otherwise clear and sort of like watered down vodka (sold at 14%)
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Soju is a fermented sweet potato wine, favored at times (grapefruit, maple, and others), otherwise clear and sort of like watered down vodka (sold at 14%)
alanburkholder Interesting. Much of what I drank was bootleg fm the Vill. . Way, way more than 38 proof. It’s like moonshine vs 80 proof whiskey. Have you had Soju? I’ve had moonshine and soju. Certainly not wiser for it
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wdaly happy you enjoyed. Spent time there also. 71 & 83-84. 10k+ active duty within a few miles so we a fortunate to have a global cuisine
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Looks good… Must be tasty
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JoeB Remember how bad that first taste of OB was. But after a bottle, the rest tasted great.
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JoeB Remember how bad that first taste of OB was. But after a bottle, the rest tasted great.
wdaly Our Company CO was a great Irishman. We were in the field for Team Spirit on St. Patrick’s Day in 1984. He found a nearby store and bought enough cases for all of us to have a bottle of OB. That was my first introduction to the great Korean lager. Its great when 2 cultures meet and create a memorable moment.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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wdaly Our Company CO was a great Irishman. We were in the field for Team Spirit on St. Patrick’s Day in 1984. He found a nearby store and bought enough cases for all of us to have a bottle of OB. That was my first introduction to the great Korean lager. Its great when 2 cultures meet and create a memorable moment.
GWG8541 I was on Seoul from 83-85. One of my favorite tours. Visited Puson on various ships later on. Itaewon was always full of good food and libations. The government was starting to clean it up in preparations for the 88 Olympics when we left. Often wonder what is like now.
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Soju is a fermented sweet potato wine, favored at times (grapefruit, maple, and others), otherwise clear and sort of like watered down vodka (sold at 14%)
alanburkholder Jonathan Now I know and can add another “learned” to my list. Thanks for the info. BTW: I selected the thumbs UP icon on this thread and it made it a -1 or a Thumbs DOWN vote. So, I reversed it and left it at “0”.
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alanburkholder Interesting. Much of what I drank was bootleg fm the Vill. . Way, way more than 38 proof. It’s like moonshine vs 80 proof whiskey. Have you had Soju? I’ve had moonshine and soju. Certainly not wiser for it
JoeB alanburkholder You are both correct. I do know traditional Soju was distilled from fermented grain mainly rice, wheat, or barley and would be as high as 50%. There were no flavored Soju. Today as it started being sold in the US market it took on the newer low alcohol content stuff and is mostly from either potatoe or sweet potatoes. The new stuff also started being flavored, much like the vodkas are today. I prefer the old traditional kick in the pants from traditional Soju. Geonbae!
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GWG8541 I was on Seoul from 83-85. One of my favorite tours. Visited Puson on various ships later on. Itaewon was always full of good food and libations. The government was starting to clean it up in preparations for the 88 Olympics when we left. Often wonder what is like now.
wdaly we can only hope it never lost its tradition. We were lucky enough to have a Marine who was born in Korea and lived there until his early teens. We got crash courses on how to speak enough Korean to order the essentials; food and beer. Great memories of Korea. The country side was beautiful, but there only seemed to be two directions. Up and down.
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alanburkholder Interesting. Much of what I drank was bootleg fm the Vill. . Way, way more than 38 proof. It’s like moonshine vs 80 proof whiskey. Have you had Soju? I’ve had moonshine and soju. Certainly not wiser for it
JoeB I picked up some Pawpaw shine last week in West Virginia. Its an interesting drink if you like Pawpaw.
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GWG8541 I was on Seoul from 83-85. One of my favorite tours. Visited Puson on various ships later on. Itaewon was always full of good food and libations. The government was starting to clean it up in preparations for the 88 Olympics when we left. Often wonder what is like now.
wdaly brother, we were there at the same time then.
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JoeB I picked up some Pawpaw shine last week in West Virginia. Its an interesting drink if you like Pawpaw.
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JoeB Remember how bad that first taste of OB was. But after a bottle, the rest tasted great.
wdaly Must admit… There are a lot of things in my life that can meet that classification
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GWG8541 wdaly zbigjeff Make it to WV once a year, and with an friend escort wander into a few of the Hollows for a qt Mason jar or 2. Can’t go alone, would never be seen again. I know Itawane is no more, sad. Enjoyed Pusan, walked along the beach with so much seafood for sale and eat. Had troop elements at ever camp on the western corridor, and based out of Red Cloud, so i had the privilege of visiting and seeing it all fm the DMZ to Pusan regularly. Olympics changed much of that. Always keeped a case of OB in the houch (military slang) for visitors. Let it be known when you said 50% that is 100proof . These days i buy Everclear, 198proof and make my own Houch ( bootlegger slang) infusions.
Congrats on getting your hands on the “real” schtuff.
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