Cycle 3 – Item 230

22 (Wed) August 2012

Dubu Seon

1.0

by me

at home

-Oksu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

with W and DJ

Pulmuone has launched a series of items quick-fix banchan featuring tofu has the key ingredient.

One is the dubu seon, tofu cake.  Two varieties: chicken breast or seafood.  Cut into cubes, lightly pan-fried in oil, it was kinda bland, kinda crumbly, no resemblance to tofu, no real difference between the two varieties.

The other is the dubu bong, tofu sausage.  Two varieties: regular or seafood.  Sliced into rounds, lightly pan-fried in oil, it reminded me of the pink flour-based “sausages” popular over 20 years ago as a side dish in kids’ lunch boxes, sometimes found these days in restaurants/bars capitalizing on the nostalgia of those kids now grown up, no resemblance to tofu, no real difference between the two varieties.

Although I’m a loyal customer of many Pulmuone products, I can’t support this latest offering.

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