Tuesday, November 25, 2008

THANKSgiving FOR NOTHING, KOREA!

things that korea has:
pumpkin soup
pumpkin porridge
pumpkins
pumpkin powder
24-hr bakeries on every corner
sweet crackers

things that korea DOES NOT HAVE:
canned pumpkin
pie crusts
graham crackers
cinnamon
ovens
not even turkey
cranberries no way
green beans nuh uh
stuffing mix kinda things don't make me laugh
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GAH! KOREA! I WANT TO MAKE A FREAKING PUMPKIN PIE!
I WANT TO MAKE A PUMPKIN PIE!!
PUMPKIN PIE!!!!!

using a toaster oven is bad enough. converting from metric to stupid u.s. measurements is even worse. but finding ingredients is just not possible. the man who owns the weird korean mexican restaurant nearby went to 20 count them 20 markets (including those in seoul) before he found limes.

trying to follow recipes and/or bake anything here is like going to the dmv and then it being closed and then having to go to another dmv, waiting in line for five hours, and then having that one tell you that you're not under their local jurisdiction and then finding out that YOUR dmv is under repairs for the next week. and then when you go back, you find out you need to retake the written portion of the driver's test and you come back in three days for that and then you fail and you can NEVER DRIVE AGAIN!!!


3 comments:

Cheryl said...

What!!!!! No graham crackers or canned pumpkin. This is a travisty!

Sewon said...

hahaha dude i found this american lady's blog the other day and she's desperate to find even just like good butter in korea so she can bake things. apparently the military base is where it's attttt. p.s. last week i baked yummy banana cookies with choco chips in them!

Unknown said...

Can you even make a turkey in a toaster oven?