Top seven gross Korean dishes selected by foreign staff at the Korea Herald
Fermented skate
Fermented skate is considered a main dish for big parties in Jeolla Province, southern in Korea. But, its tangy flavor doesn’t attract many to try. Some at the Korea Herald claim they have suffered from nausea just by breathing a scent of it.
Silkworm larva
Silkworm larva, a popular Korean snack called “bundegi,” is one street snack our foreign staff thinks is disgusting. The cooked caterpillar is served in a paper cup and sold cheaply on streets.
Chicken feet
Chicken feet are the popular side dish sold at street pubs in Korea which goes well with soju. They are marinated with red peppers, garlic, and served while barbequed. Our foreign staff does not favor chicken feet because they believe eating the hands or feet of animals is just plain weird.
Live octopus
The squirming tentacles of live octopus, called “sannakji” in Korean, scare those who trying it for the first time. For our foreign staff, it is the “vilest food they have ever had,” with one describing it as a suction cup. “I suffered badly from the stickiness of sannakji. It has the same effect of adhesive. I will never try it again,” said one foreigner staff member who is not to be named.
Sundae
Sundae is a sausage-like dish favored by many in Korea. But, it is a culture shock to many foreigners. The pig intestine stuffed with blood from the animal, noodles, vegetables and spices makes foreigners hesitant to try. “Pig intestine. What more can I say?” said one unadventurous staffer.
Bosintang
Bosintang is a soup which features dog meat as its primary ingredient. It is traditionally considered a healthy dish in Korea, but has become the subject of controversy with many inside and outside of Korea because of concerns over animal rights. Dog meat is also consumed by some Asian countries such as the Philippines, China and Vietnam.
GopchangGopchang refers to grilled intestines of pig or cattle mixed with vegetables, red peppers and other spices. It is not a much favored dish among foreigners. “I had it once. It tasted even worse on the way back up,” said one disgusted staffer. However, Koreans like its chewy texture and juicy taste.
By Ryu Jeong-hyun
Intern Reporter
Intern Reporter
Seoul considering offer of talks on North Korea tours
The two Koreas may soon hold talks over resuming cross-border tours to the North’s eastern coast, which have been suspended since North Korea shot dead a South Korean tourist two years ago, officials here said over the weekend.
North Korea was first to propose talks on tours to Mount Geumgang, which had been an important source of income for the impoverished state, and Seoul is “positively considering” the issue, an official at the Unification Ministry here said.
Pyongyang’s proposal came a day after the two Koreas agreed to hold a new round of reunions of families separated by the Korean War six decades ago in the first reconciliatory agreement since South Korea blamed the North for attacking its warship and killing dozens of sailors in March.
“We received a message (from North Korea) asking to hold government-level consultations on the Mount Geumgang issue,” the South Korean official said.
In the message to Seoul’s Unification Ministry, Pyongyang asked the talks be held on Oct. 15 over the issues of South Korea-owned real estate in Mount Geumgang and resuming tours there, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency also reported.
Seoul suspended the tours to the mountain resort in the North after a female tourist was shot for allegedly entering a restricted area adjacent to the resort in 2008.
Angry at the decision, which apparently deepened its economic difficulties, Pyongyang either froze or seized all South Korean facilities at Mount Geumgang earlier this year.
The North, reportedly suffering from deepening food shortages in recent months due to floods and decreasing outside assistance, has been keen to restart the stalled tours and attempted to link the issue with the family reunions during the Red Cross talks.
The move to resume cross-border tours comes amid subsiding tensions between the two Koreas for the first time since the South accused the North of torpedoing its naval vessel Cheonan, killing 46 young sailors on March 26. North Korea again denied is role in the incident during the military dialogue with Seoul last week.
The move toward talks also takes place shortly after North Korea gave its leader Kim Jong-il’s third son Jong-un key political posts, signaling a transition of power that may influence the reclusive nuclear-armed state’s future policies.
Analysts say the ongoing discussions will not only influence Seoul’s future stance toward Pyongyang, but also hold sway over the resumption of the stalled multinational talks on North Korea’s denuclearization.
While North Korea and China are keen to restart the aid-for-denuclearization talks at the earliest possible date ― to help the North secure outside assistance and help Beijing build up influence on the divided peninsula ― Seoul and Washington want Pyongyang to first come clean on sinking the Cheonan.
The two Koreas are set to hold another round of Red Cross talks on Oct. 26-27 to discuss details of the reunions of separated families, which will be held in Mount Geumgang Oct. 30 through Nov. 5.
By Shin Hae-in (hayney@heraldm.com)
Stephen Forse, 41-year-old man living in Oxfordshire in England, said he had already used some of the bread when he noticed “a dark-colored object embedded in the corner of three or four slices,” according to the report.
He initially thought it was just a hard spot where the dough had failed to mix.
“As I looked closer I saw that the object had fur on it,” he said.
Forse purchased the bread online, through a Tesco branch in Bicester in January, 2009.
Manufacturer Premier Foods was fined £5,500 ($8,692 in U.S. dollar) and ordered to pay £11,109.47 ($17,558 in U.S. dollar) in costs at Oxford Crown Court for failing to maintain acceptable standards, Daily Mail reported.
(Herald Online)
North Korea was first to propose talks on tours to Mount Geumgang, which had been an important source of income for the impoverished state, and Seoul is “positively considering” the issue, an official at the Unification Ministry here said.
Pyongyang’s proposal came a day after the two Koreas agreed to hold a new round of reunions of families separated by the Korean War six decades ago in the first reconciliatory agreement since South Korea blamed the North for attacking its warship and killing dozens of sailors in March.
“We received a message (from North Korea) asking to hold government-level consultations on the Mount Geumgang issue,” the South Korean official said.
In the message to Seoul’s Unification Ministry, Pyongyang asked the talks be held on Oct. 15 over the issues of South Korea-owned real estate in Mount Geumgang and resuming tours there, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency also reported.
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| A South Korean tourist looks at buildings in Pyongyang. (Bloomberg) |
Seoul suspended the tours to the mountain resort in the North after a female tourist was shot for allegedly entering a restricted area adjacent to the resort in 2008.
Angry at the decision, which apparently deepened its economic difficulties, Pyongyang either froze or seized all South Korean facilities at Mount Geumgang earlier this year.
The North, reportedly suffering from deepening food shortages in recent months due to floods and decreasing outside assistance, has been keen to restart the stalled tours and attempted to link the issue with the family reunions during the Red Cross talks.
The move to resume cross-border tours comes amid subsiding tensions between the two Koreas for the first time since the South accused the North of torpedoing its naval vessel Cheonan, killing 46 young sailors on March 26. North Korea again denied is role in the incident during the military dialogue with Seoul last week.
The move toward talks also takes place shortly after North Korea gave its leader Kim Jong-il’s third son Jong-un key political posts, signaling a transition of power that may influence the reclusive nuclear-armed state’s future policies.
Analysts say the ongoing discussions will not only influence Seoul’s future stance toward Pyongyang, but also hold sway over the resumption of the stalled multinational talks on North Korea’s denuclearization.
While North Korea and China are keen to restart the aid-for-denuclearization talks at the earliest possible date ― to help the North secure outside assistance and help Beijing build up influence on the divided peninsula ― Seoul and Washington want Pyongyang to first come clean on sinking the Cheonan.
The two Koreas are set to hold another round of Red Cross talks on Oct. 26-27 to discuss details of the reunions of separated families, which will be held in Mount Geumgang Oct. 30 through Nov. 5.
By Shin Hae-in (hayney@heraldm.com)
Dead mouse found in loaf of bread in England
her found a dead mouse in a loaf of bread he was using to make sandwiches for his children, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday.Stephen Forse, 41-year-old man living in Oxfordshire in England, said he had already used some of the bread when he noticed “a dark-colored object embedded in the corner of three or four slices,” according to the report.
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(Captured from BBC) |
He initially thought it was just a hard spot where the dough had failed to mix.
“As I looked closer I saw that the object had fur on it,” he said.
Forse purchased the bread online, through a Tesco branch in Bicester in January, 2009.
Manufacturer Premier Foods was fined £5,500 ($8,692 in U.S. dollar) and ordered to pay £11,109.47 ($17,558 in U.S. dollar) in costs at Oxford Crown Court for failing to maintain acceptable standards, Daily Mail reported.
(Herald Online)
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