My Korea co-teachers offered me food today. I was feeling adventurous so I decided to take the plunge and try the "blood sausage," but I wasn't brave enough to face the "pig gut." Now if that doesn't sound appetizing I don't know what does...
They prefaced it by saying, "It's very popular. All Korean people like this." Like I'm gonna' fall for that... I knew the sausage-looking bites were called "blood sausage" but wasn't sure exactly what it is. My co-teacher informed me that it's noodles made into a sausage and soaked in blood. Mmmmm.
As much as I'd liked to have been surprised with something incredibly delicious, the "blood sausage" was not delicious.
The stuff next to the not-delicious meat is "dok bokki," which is chewy, spongy rice cakes and processed fish hot dog type of "meat" slow cooked in spicy red sauce. Also not delicious in my opinion but some I know some foreigners who do enjoy glutenous rice cakes and fish hot dogs.
I admit it, I like 떡볶이 (ddeok bokki), but have to agree with you about the 순대 (sundae-blood sausage). Although the 야채순대 (yache sundae-vegetable blood sausage) is actually edible.
ReplyDeleteI went through a phase of ddok bokki love during my first year in Korea. It was very short lived.
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