Dried seafood is all the rage in Korea. This (I think) stems from the fact that there was at one time no way to refrigerate food, and so drying food was the next best solution to pickling them (hence, kim-chee). Everyone developed a taste for it, and so they kept it around.I picked up this little beauty in a convenience store in the Gangnam underground shopping terminal.
Upon opening it, I was at first really scared. How disgusting sounding, right? But then again, so is beef jerky (or elk jerky, for that matter), and so I opened my mouth, grabbed a few of the tendrils with my teeth and chomped down.
I nearly vomited.
I have not, so far, found a food in Korea that I have not been able to choke down and smile. I mean, sure, some kim chee is pretty bad. Some soup is pretty hot. But this... this... squid thing, is without a doubt the most disgusting thing I've ever put in my mouth. I spit it out almost immediately. Dr. Kwon was offended. Dr. Lim laughed, because he hates it too. I am embarrassed.
For the record, fresh squid, cooked squid, and even jellyfish taste MUCH better than this stuff.
final score:
-1000000/5
2 comments:
Wow, CJ. You are a brave man. I saw a lot of that in Taiwan last summer, too. I never tried it, though. Way to go.
This might be one of the single funniest things I have ever read.
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