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“Typical Korean Food Day”

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  • started 10 months ago by Kiriel
  1. Kiriel North Carolina, USA My profile page
    • Yorisa
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    • joined July 10, 2012

    Please forgive me if this sort of thing has been posted already, but I have a question.
    Does anyone have a breakdown of what a Korean woman eats in a typical day? I want to construct a healthy way of eating for myself, and this kind of information is suprisingly difficult to find...

    • Posted 10 months ago
  2. chirp My profile page
    • Yorizzang
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    • joined September 3, 2009

    Personally, I don't think they eat healthy food enough these days(there are plenty of fat sugar high food over here too), but rather they eat small proportions frequently. And this actually helps.

    • Posted 10 months ago
  3. unchienne Georgia, USA My profile page I'm a fan!!
    • Yorizzang
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    I don't know if we're typical, but I can tell you my mother (full Korean) and my (half Korean but one that eats mostly Korean foods) eating habits are.

    Breakfast
    Mom and I basically eat the same things in the morning: rice with hot or cold corn tea, some banchan (typically not the spicy type) or just throw in some small anchovies. Some days she eats hot rice with a raw egg thrown in...a personal "ick" for me though. We both snack on a piece of fruit between breakfast and lunch. She snacks more than I do, but I eat larger servings at each meal than she does.

    Lunch
    I'm at work so I take things that are lunchbox friendly and not overly strong smelling as my co-workers aren't as open minded as I'd like: rice, Korean egg omelette, soy simmered egg or beef, seasoned spinach, simmered zucchini, sweet stewed potato, and seasoned dried squid are some of my faves. For dessert: fruit. Mom prefers something more hearty like rice, a spicy soup, and spicy kimchi.

    Dinner
    My mother is a die-hard carnivore. Has to have meat at every dinner. Usually beef or pork. I'm more of a soup and stew gal. A spicy mackerel stew or spicy beansprout soup makes my day. And I prefer fish (broiled mackerel, fried salted yellow croaker, or steamed whole tilapia...we both have a thing for the eyeballs) and chicken (spicy stewed with potatoes and carrots or simmered soup-like with tons of garlic).

    One thing though. We never have as many side dishes as when we eat out at a Korean restaurant. Usually just one or two types of kimchi and maybe one non-kimchi side dish along with any soup or meat we're having.

    • Posted 8 months ago
  4. Ai loves food Sydney, Australia My profile page
    • Aggie
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    • joined September 18, 2011

    HI all,
    this discussion is very interesting!
    Is there anything that a pregnant woman would not eat or eat more of in korea?
    What kind of snacks would a female eat during the day between meals if she is working?

    • Posted 7 months ago

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