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Schneeballen
Don’t knock it until you smash it with a hammer! Definitely a tasty treat, I recommend lemon. A schneeballen is a really hard pastry that’s woven together and coated in lightly flavoured icing. It’s...
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Samgyeopsal (삼겹살)
Early afternoon dinner of samgyeopsal by the lake; is there anything more perfect? Yes, top it off with some beer! This was probably the best samgyeopsal I have ever had. They smoke the pork belly...
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Cook 1015
I have been nursing an injury lately (I pulled all the ligaments in my ankle) and have not been out adventuring like I would like. This has also made going out and shopping and gathering food prep...
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Snake Alley, the night market edition
Yeah, don’t bother during the day because most of it’s closed. The point of a night market is to see it in all it’s lively colours and smells, at night. While it was still interesting to peruse during...
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Jiufen Old Street (a sneak peak)
The first stop on our taxi tour was Jiufen Old Street. We were given an hour and a half to tour and shop through it, as we liked; this was not enough time to see everything. We had decided that we...
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Hualien
We had an hour and a bit before we had to catch a further train to Xincheng (near the entrance to Taroko Gorge). * The skyline was gorgeous! I miss the Vancouver skyline it was nice to see real...
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Macarons
My girls and I attempted to make macarons for the first time. We made our own wild berry version. They were not as colourful as the expensive bakery shop ones but they were delicious! We found the...
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Pineapple
I know this is random but one of my favourite things about Korea is how damned cheap a whole pineapple is! I love pineapple. …anyway.
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Here it goes, again…
I’ve been home for a couple months now and hung out with my parents and seen some friends…I’m going back to Korea! I still have bits and pieces to post from the end of my last contract and my visit...
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