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Anonymous
Annandale is a Korean enclave, so there are tons of restaurants and such there. OP, I get frozen mandu and make those for the kids often. I also cook tofu by frying in soy sauce, sesame, garlic, etc. They love the flavors. We also are fortunate to live near a Lotte and a Super H Mart, so sometimes I'll hit the little cafes inside the stores to get duk-gook, kimchi jigae, etc. Our Lotte also has a lot of prepared foods, so it's easy to keep my kids exposed to Asian flavors. Now that I think about it, I shop at Lotte as much as I do Giant. Good luck! |
Anonymous
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PP here--I do not prefer Trader Joe's prepackaged bulgogi. I make my own (not hard at all if you get the already-sliced meat at Lotte).
I sound like a walking advertisement for Lotte and SuperH! |
Anonymous
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I have been making the Indian recipes in "The Vegetarian Epicure" by Anna Thomas for 25 years. They are easy, excellent and you can get the
items at a regular grocery store. I particularly like the potato curry and the cauliflower curry, but there is so much to like. I have about a dozen Indian cookbooks, but prefer this one for my Indian recipes. There is an excellent recipe for samosas in "The Moosewood Cookbook" by Molly Katzen (original one). I just make the filling and forget about making the crust, just eat the filling. I have used phyllo dough and baked them for a party. I no longer deep fry, so that is a way to make samosas without frying. |
Anonymous
Go Happy Market (formerly Kam Sam) has great dumplings, custard buns, and pork buns. I buy several packages of dumplings and freeze them for easy dinners. I buy tofu, udon, dried seaweed, and miso soup base there. I also buy nori and Japanese style rice toppings (these make a great easy lunch for the kids). Then on my way back to 395 I stop at Grand Mart for Korean style spare ribs and jarred sauce, kimchi and prepackaged bulgogi (I prefer it to Trader Joe's, but givent that TJs is closer to the city, we often go with TJs) shrimp crackers and produce. |
Anonymous
Go Happy Market (formerly Kam Sam) has great dumplings, custard buns, and pork buns. I buy several packages of dumplings and freeze them for easy dinners. I buy tofu, udon, dried seaweed, and miso soup base there. I also buy nori and Japanese style rice toppings (these make a great easy lunch for the kids). Then on my way back to 395 I stop at Grand Mart for Korean style spare ribs and jarred sauce, kimchi and prepackaged bulgogi (I prefer it to Trader Joe's, but givent that TJs is closer to the city, we often go with TJs) shrimp crackers and produce. |
Anonymous
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I make my own bulgogi and make a large batch. Then I freeze in several quart size bags to cook later for another dinner. Here is the marinade recipe that is great for galbi ribs, bulgogi sliced beef or even chicken tenders:
3-5lbs of meat 1/2 cup lite soy sauce 1/2 mirin 1/4 cup sesame oil 1/4 cup sugar 3-4 cloves garlic chopped (I use a garlic press) 3 stalks green onion chopped 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp sesame seeds For bulgogi meat, I just buy ribeye (more tender than NY strip) and partial freeze and then thinly slice. I never know what grade of meat is sold at the local Asian markets. Also, my DS loves seasoned laver ('kim'). He eats wrapped around some steamed rice. He loves udon noodles stir fried. I'm working on him eating more vegetables. I shop at Lotte on Little River Turnpike/395. |