The ‘hobbies/interest/passions' sections of social networking profile pages have often left me wondering what are the things that really interest and appeal to me. Usually I just put up things as randomly as they appear in my mind. Or else, I just leave them the way they are...blank.
However, if I had taken them a little seriously I would probably list them as follows: good food, good people, and good music. Poetry and, photography, too!
On any lonesome days, I would long for any one of these things from the list. Not necessarily in chronological order though.
Talking about food I realised I was a foodie that fateful day when I ate three lunches with three different set of people on the same day. Initially out of my weakness to say No to my friends, I ended up enjoying all of the three meals to my heart’s content. I remained a faithful foodie since then. And, I never said NO to food again.
From here come my dislike for people who act so fussy when it comes to food on some pretext or the other. My distaste for those who don’t possess a taste for good food is also well known. Jokes apart, I must admit that I have lost quite a few friends for the same reasons.
Do not be scared away if I tell you that some of the pet names of my good friends are like “Piggie”-because she eats like a pig; “monkey”-other than her antics, she eats like one of our ancestral forefathers; and, “catty”-who always cribs about the lack of good food in town, but hardly eats like a greedy cat.
And there is this almost mysterious Korean restaurant in town which I once discovered by chance. Knowing my girl friend’s fetish for Kimchi and all things Korean, I decided to take her there on a weekend. The food was delicious and filling, just the way I love my beef to be grilled with all the side dishes that accompanies it. Except the Kimchi which was not really to my liking.
Last January, this craze for Kimchi and Korean food was passed on to Felina who kept insisting that I take her there before she leaves town. I eventually gave in to her constant demand and she totally fell in love with the place.
The following week I decided to try my hand at my favourite Korean dish, Bul Go Gi. Henceforth, I don't foresee myself making any more visits to this restaurant. Don’t ask me to take you there anymore. I will cook for you! That is an escape route that I look forward to apply next time around.
In case this could be of some interest, here is the recipe for Bul Go Gi. It is pretty simple and the ingredients are easily available. All that you require is your love for food, and some common sense.
Ingredients:
- 500 gms beef
- 1 table spoon of sugar or honey
- 2 table spoon of cold water
- 1/3 table spoon of black pepper
- 1 table spoon of minced garlic
- 1 table spoon of soy sauce
- 2 table spoon of sesame seed
- 1 table spoon of cooking wine (white wine will do just fine)
- 2 spring onions cut into thin slices along with the greens
- 2 table spoon of sesame oil
Directions to cook:
Cut the meat across the grain in very thin slices (may be half an inch) and then place it in a glass or plastic bowl. Then mix in water, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, sesame seed and sherry with your hands till well blended. Refrigerate the meat for 4 to 8 hours. The more the better. Stir it two or 3 times while marinating in the refrigerator.
Once done, add the spring onions before you start to cook. It could be either cooked over a barbeque grill or in a frying fan, which will be even easier for you. Cook till the meat turns brown on both sides and it should not take you very long before you can taste it. You can also slice a tomato into four cubes and add it before you take the meat out of the oven.
Will taste good with a bowl of sticky rice; some greens; a beef vegetable soup; may be some kimchi (why not?), if you can buy it prepared from somewhere or source it from some Korean friends that you might know of.
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