We've been eating Korean food for a week*. We are still novices about what exactly to eat, so I will not even attempt to pretend that we are even slightly authentic.
So far, the transition has been pretty easy. This counts for every meal except breakfast (and items included in the disclaimer below). Transitioning from a hot bowl of oatmeal with buttery toast on homemade bread to rice, fried eggs, and kimchi was more difficult that I had anticipated. My traditional breakfast felt so comforting and warm. After a few days, however, I began to enjoy the meal more. It is also been eye-opening to realize just how much sugar we consume throughout the day - from brown sugar on our oatmeal and juice for breakfast, to jam on our sandwhiches at lunch, to the ice cream we can't resist after dinner. I won't say that I've completely given up sugar, but I am more aware of how much I eat. We'll see if I can shake it.
This week's menu includes Stir-Fry with Fish Cakes and Daeji Bulgogi! More news to come!
*Disclaimer: We had some leftover roasted vegetable pasta to eat this week (Peaches don't like to waste food and we not are quite at a point to know how to make something Korean out of zucchini and tomatoes). Also, we have a house guest and baby Peach birthday party which required regular American food. I do feel we should be honest about how diligent we are with our plans. :-)
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