What Shall We Eat?

I do seem to think an awful lot about food...

When I first imagined myself living in Texas, I pictured myself surrounded by big hair, cowboy boots, and oil rigs.  I was hoping all those fanciful stereotypes of the 80s would materialize as soon as I crossed the border, I was clueless, of course.  I have learned that all the things which I imagined to be Texan have little in common with the reality I have encountered.  For instance, I had no idea how proud Texans are to be Texan.  The state flag and Lone Star are painted and displayed everywhere and when asked to "tell a little about themselves", many people I meet begin by describing just how long their families have been in Texas.

While this exposure has made me want to learn more about Texan history and culture, it also has slightly distracted me from the many other benefits of living a massive metropolitan airport.  Not only am surrounded by a rich and proud Texan heritage, but there are so many other large cultural groups represented here.  Naively, I really had no idea how much of a multi-cultural experience living here would be.  Since moving, we have had the pleasure of attending Greek and Armenian festivals, grown wide-eyed at the bounty of ethnic restaurants in the area, perused the film selections at the Bollywood movie theater, listened to the local Indian radio station. and dined at the Vietnamese fusion food truck.

Which leads us to our Korean diet. 

I want to take advantage of all this diversity in everyway I can.  Why be in such close proximity to all this great stuff and just ignore it?  While chatting with a Korean-American coworker, I learned about this amazing place called the Super HMart, a massive Korean grocery store.  So, in true Peaches form, we loaded up the Prius and set out for a new adventure.  This time, we've decided a complete food immersion will be the best approach to taking the best advantage of this excellent gem.  For the next several weeks we'll eat food exclusively purchased from the HMart.  That means kimchi at every meal, lots of rice, and who knows what else.  None of the Peaches know much about the Korean diet, so this will truly be an experience. 

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