7.298 A Special Korean At-Home Meal à la MIL

7.298

29 (Sat) October 2016

A Special Korean At-Home Meal à la MIL

2.0

by MIL

at the In-Laws’ home

-Apgujeong, Seoul-

with W and the Boyz, the In-Laws

Inevitable, sometime during this extended trip, that I’d have to enjoy — at least one home-cooked meal by the Mother-in-Law (see most recently 7.194 The MIL’s Typical …).  The meat made it special.

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Kimchi Jjigae (2.25) : maybe it’s just the lighting.

The whole time, I’ve been staying with my parents in Oksu, while W and the Boyz stayed with her parents in Apgujeong.  For every reason — food being a key factor — this makes perfect sense to everyone.

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Breakfast by Mom.
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Beyond the taste per se, what I appreciate about my mother’s cooking is that it’s so simple, focusing on the fundamentals, highlighting the purity of flavors — very northern in character.
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I also like that the spreads are minimal, just a few well-balanced side dishes to complement the main.

Fall Break : Day 9 (see previously 7.298 Grilled Lamb Chops Aliman).

In Seoul.  Here on holiday during DJ’s fall break.  Arrived last Saturday, flying back to Manila on Monday.

4 thoughts on “7.298 A Special Korean At-Home Meal à la MIL”

  1. Looks delicious! My ideal breakfast. The banchan look great. Recipe for the egg/gyeran mari?

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    1. I FINALLY got to trying this. I made the second link you sent with the spam (because let’s be serious… Spam is pretty incredible stuff at times). I think I need to practice it more… but it was pretty darn tasty.

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      1. the recipe is easy, and you can substitute with whatever you have on hand, but it’s the technique that requires practice. i still mess up half the time.

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