http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ Talk about Korean food, recipes, restaurants, and cooking en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:47 +0000 http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/allergic-emergency#post-5248 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:44:22 +0000 Shin Hang-Pyo51 5248@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>When I was spending my first couple weeks in Korea as a study abroad student, my friends and I, the ones who didn't really know how to speak korean, just pointed to what we wanted, and asked in a question, Maepda, or Maepsimnida if we wanted to know. Then just look for the head nod or shake. Or you can ask in my way, Maewuh uhppsuhyo? meaning spiciness doesn't exist? 매워 없어요?<br /> Maybe you were just pronouncing it wrong? Maewuh/Maepda,Maepsimnida, the Mae is just May.<br /> Hope this helps some.</p> <p>PS. I don't follow the standard Romanized Korean, hence why my uh are suppose to be eo. </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/allergic-emergency#post-5242 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:09:57 +0000 MoarMooMooPlz 5242@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>Thank you Maangchi! You are a life saver. Funny how I'm reading this and eating chocolate hoddeok at the same time...</p> <p>I was afraid you would get angry at me for asking but now I am relieved! phewwwww </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/allergic-emergency#post-5239 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:19:17 +0000 Maangchi 5239@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>I'm sorry to hear that you were sent to the hospital because of the spicy food! </p> <p> "I don't want anything spicy.": Jeo- neun maewoon eumshik mot meogeo yo"<br /> mot: pronounce the "o" as "o" as orange </p> <p>Or take a note written in English to your Korean restaurant. I think they will understand the words at least. Or show the english memo to another customer(Korean) in the restaurant to let them help you order your food. </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/allergic-emergency#post-5237 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:08:04 +0000 MoarMooMooPlz 5237@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>----&gt;This is more of a language question.&lt;----</p> <p>And don't worry, I've been a fan of Maangchi for a long while and I cook a lot of recipes! But I'm too embarrassed to take pictures of them and post them. I let the stomach judge for itself. I always find ways to sub the spicy ingredients with something else or just don't put them in. I even know how to make non-spicy kimchi now! :D</p> <p>But the problem is, whenever I go to a restaurant with non-English speaking Korean waiters, it's rather hard to tell them I cannot have any spicy ingredients on my food. </p> <p>I'm allergic to capsicum, which is used a lot in Korean cuisines.<br /> I went to a Korean restaurant and ordered gamjatang and tried to tell the waitress "no maepda". But she had a hard time understanding what I was repeating, so she thought I meant MORE spicy-ness in the soup. I got sent to the hospital shortly after my first slurp of the soup haha...(but it's okay! It's not her fault, I went back to forgive her and ordered something else until I could fix the problem...xD)</p> <p>So please, tell me...what is the correct way to say "I don't want anything spicy." or "I'm allergic to spicy foods."?</p> <p>Thank you for the time and I deeply apologize for the complications!<br /> I literally owe you my life if the question is answered. Thank you! </p>