Showing posts with label ramen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ramen. Show all posts

Saturday, June 11, 2016

The Art of Slurping


We ate quite a bit of ramen last week. It was a popular lunch choice and we even ate it for breakfast. We're not talking the cheap grocery store noodles that college kids live on, our guests picked these out at the Korean market. Eating noodles with chop sticks and a spoon is definitely an art or skill. One that I have not mastered! The easiest way for me to get them in my mouth is to shovel them in bite off the dangling noodles. Not too polite in Asian cultures. Noodles are for slurping. Get them to your mouth and suck them in! It's quite a noisy meal with five people all slurping at the same time. Of course this is messy business too. While you are slurping them up they splash broth all over your face. At least that's what happens to me. I felt like I took a ramen bath when finished. Perhaps I will be a better slurper with a little more practice.


Tuesday, April 1, 2014

칼국수 (kalguksu)


Sunday night Jeff and I decided to make our own ramen noodle soup. I was definitely inspired by Tracey Broome's blog posts about her forays into making noodles for Tibetan Thukpa soup. Check her post out here. Jeff found his noodle apron for me to wear while cooking and then of course he had to open a bottle of sake to complete the experience.


The noodles could have been cut a little thinner, although I liked them on the thick side. Jeff said less sake while noodle cutting = thinner noodles.


The soup was a simple homemade pork and beef broth with bok choy, onions, shredded carrot, bean sprouts, and lots of gochujang (hot red pepper paste). Delicious!