the "ask an asian" thread.

[bangbangbang]

Oh don't even get started on daikon. Can you say loh bak go...

[duofold]

i don't know what the koreans call it, but it is daikon in jap.

and this is the first i have heard of anyone pairing daikon-kimchee with ramen (i assume when you write ramen, you mean japaneses noodles, since "ramen" is a japanese term).

1st time I've heard about it too, last month. Apparently, this 'daikon kimchee' is very prevalent in many ramen shops throughout Japan, per my experience & according to my sister-in-law.

And this is not the Japanese kimchee I heard about about 7-8 years ago, all watered down, co-opted by the Japanese as they've done for so many other things. It was hot as fuck & oddly sticky/viscous.

Anyway, it was bizarre watching all these Japanese wolf down this shit like it was contraband. It appeared that they liked the sweat, too.

[Pogi]

Been lurking, but just had to say I had a fabulous Korean born boyfriend, and his mom was fascinated w/ my blonde hair/ green eyes . But she DID not want me to marry her son, no way in hell. I felt I wasn't good enough for him. Oh, I'm not goth,fat, have never seen the crow.

That's unfortunate.

Let me be fussy and ask the simple things: what's your family background? have you graduated from uni/college? are you a doctor/accountant/engineer/lawyer?

If you meet her requirements, you may have a chance, but usually traditional/old fashioned Asian parents want their children to keep their Asian dynasty pure Asian.

[swooc]

They don't use bok choy in kimchi. Even if they did i would imagine it to be pretty bad kimchi. The flavour of bok choy just doesn't fit into kimchi at all.

[DaBestSpoona]

bok choi is used in kimchi alot. Well baby bok choi anyways, it has very clean sweetness to it.

I've had in it korean restaurants in japan, flushing, and sunnyside.

[mizanation]

this thread has entered the next level in weirdness.

no other fashion board has a thread where various cabbages specific for kimchi has been discussed.

i should know coz i cheked everysingle one.

btw, in uk supermarkets, its called chinese cabbage

that's what i love about superfuture.

[lil brown brother]

that's what i love about superfuture.

cosigned ......

[swooc]

bok choi is used in kimchi alot. Well baby bok choi anyways, it has very clean sweetness to it.

I've had in it korean restaurants in japan, flushing, and sunnyside.

oh you serious? mmm never had it with buk choy. i will shut up now haha.

[kauflust]

why are asians so concerned about body odor? is there really such a thing as "butter stink?"

[lilodxd]

i smell good 24/7...

[almondcrush]

sui choy is the choy of champions, esp with galbi

fixed

[ilovespaz]

no way. pho has one basic soup stock recipe, while pizza has a multitude of toppings and can have a combination of base flavors.

well in pho you have combination of different meets, you can have the raw uncooked steak meet, mixed with flank, tendon, cow stomach lining, and many other different parts of cow. . . but to appreciate pho for its true value is its many different cures of ailments - - particulary hang overs, flus, colds, broken bones, bloody noses... and i personally feel thats its much healthier than pizza for the budget.. 5 dollar bowl vs. 8 dollar medium pizza

[Spike]

Pho rocks, but getting really good pho in London is not as easy as it seems. Everywhere seems to dilute the stock and get the herbs wrong. Bastards

Hah, I never had a problem with Koreans, but putting good Xiao Bai Chai (small stemmed Bak Choi for the confused) into kimchi is sacrilege. Stir-fried with a lot of garlic or lightly blanched, those things are too tasty to be wasted

You've made me want to start a Chinese food thread where I can yell at everyone for thinking that westernised Chinese food is where it's at. You ain't lived till you've eaten proper hawker food

[Vitamian]

why are asians so concerned about body odor? is there really such a thing as "butter stink?"

Maybe the Indians.

[Guest youngteam]

when i sweat i smell like birthday cake.

[lilodxd]

when i sweat i smell like birthday cake.

it would come in handy if you were michael jackson.

[Guest jmatsu]

1st time I've heard about it too, last month. Apparently, this 'daikon kimchee' is very prevalent in many ramen shops throughout Japan, per my experience & according to my sister-in-law.

And this is not the Japanese kimchee I heard about about 7-8 years ago, all watered down, co-opted by the Japanese as they've done for so many other things. It was hot as fuck & oddly sticky/viscous.

Anyway, it was bizarre watching all these Japanese wolf down this shit like it was contraband. It appeared that they liked the sweat, too.

daikon kim chee is def in yakiniku spots and various izakaya. sure, there are few ramen shops that carry it , but typically i would assume that daikon-kimchee rarity in ramen shops to be more prevalent.

for people not familiar with jap ramen shops, daikon is not really a norm for them (unless you sister was eating in ueno).

[mizanation]

what's wrong with the japanese adopting stuff? it's a form of respect for other cultures.

curry - adopted by the japanese, originally brought over by the british (not the indians as most people think). now, this form of curry does not exist in england anymore. the japanese form is the surviving form of original british curry.

ramen - adopted by the japanese about 100 years ago from the chinese. perfected over the years and has become it's own type of japanese dish.

matcha - the powdered tea that was originally developed by the sung chinese. this tea disappeared from china due to war and political instability. it remains in japan as a tribute to chinese cultural greatness and japanese ability to adapt and adopt foreign arts.

tempura - the word originated from the portuguese "tempero", meaning "seasoning". adopted from portuguese missionaries who taught the japanese how to batter and fry all sorts of goodness. now, a distinctive japanese dish.

pan - the japanese word for bread which is really a bastardization of the portuguese word "pao". again, it was the portuguese missionaries who taught the japanese how to bake bread. later, japanese learned from the french. now, japanese pastries and bread is considered on par with the best french patisseries.

denim - you all know about this one.

the japanese adopt other culture's arts as a form of respect.

[Guest youngteam]

you left out poop porn, which i'm assuming they respectfully adopted from the germans.

[mizanation]

it's funny that everyone outside of japan thinks of the japanese as completely uncontrollable sexual deviants--more so than americans or whoevever.

typical comment from someone who has never been to japan or knows any japanese people:

"oh, so you're japanese, huh? so, you're into used panty dispensers and tentacle porn, right?"

me: "you're a fuckin' idiot."

btw, i did find that poop porn thing funny. but it does betray your complete ignorance.

[Guest youngteam]

i'll be the first to admit i'm completely ignorant in the area of poop porn.

[Guest youngteam]

a couple of years ago i had a japanese girlfriend, and she was going to japan and asked me if i wanted her to get me anything. if only i knew then what i know now.

[Chicken]

what's wrong with the japanese adopting stuff? it's a form of respect for other cultures.

curry - adopted by the japanese, originally brought over by the british (not the indians as most people think). now, this form of curry does not exist in england anymore. the japanese form is the surviving form of original british curry.

ramen - adopted by the japanese about 100 years ago from the chinese. perfected over the years and has become it's own type of japanese dish.

matcha - the powdered tea that was originally developed by the sung chinese. this tea disappeared from china due to war and political instability. it remains in japan as a tribute to chinese cultural greatness and japanese ability to adapt and adopt foreign arts.

tempura - the word originated from the portuguese "tempero", meaning "seasoning". adopted from portuguese missionaries who taught the japanese how to batter and fry all sorts of goodness. now, a distinctive japanese dish.

pan - the japanese word for bread which is really a bastardization of the portuguese word "pao". again, it was the portuguese missionaries who taught the japanese how to bake bread. later, japanese learned from the french. now, japanese pastries and bread is considered on par with the best french patisseries.

denim - you all know about this one.

the japanese adopt other culture's arts as a form of respect.

automobiles, motorcycles, electronics, buddhism, taoism (which became zen buddhism), swords (which became katanas), chinese calligraphy, fine stationery, comic books, animations and tonkatsu (pork cutlet).

just jumping on the miz wagon. i think it's in the japanese dna to try to adopt, adapt, refine things.

[Guest jmatsu]

what's wrong with the japanese adopting stuff? it's a form of respect for other cultures.

no ones arguning with you. or at least i am not. i just meant that it is pretty unusual for japanese ramen shops to have kimchee daikon (i am sure there are newer generation shops that do). i was referring to the pairing of kimchee daikon and ramen. i've worked at 3 ramen shops throughout highschool and college (2 in jap, 1 in america, and actually one more part time in hawaii). throughout my ramen studies, there were no mention of kimchee daikon (this is not directedtoward you, miz).

[mizanation]

whatsup jmatsu, my comment wasn't directed at you, man. but i see what you mean.

another thing is that there are more ramen shops run by koreans now in japan. this could be part of the korean influence?

[GiZMO]

Devil's tongue! Pan is also Spanish for bread!

[Vitamian]

The Japanese also adopted the German camera technology, which enabled Nikon, etc. to rise to the top while the German firms like Leica and Rolleiflex sort of stagnated.

[cuddlysheep]

the japanese invented hentai. trademarked cartoon characters with big eyes.

[jl3969]

the same cultural quality that makes japanese come up with cool shit is the same thing that makes them like tentacle cartoon porn.

and koreans are just filthy. they're a bunch of daughter fuckers.

[Guest youngteam]

am i the only one who's ever asked "is that guy gay or just chinese?"