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Electronics make you eat!

Posted On 18 April 2019

Don’t get distracted by electronics!

Electronics make you eat! Yikes!

I was reading an article the other day and they cited a study that was published in the the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that concluded that electronics make you eat! It seemed that when you watch TV or do something on your mobile or iPad while you eat, you get distracted and not pay attention to what you eat. The result? You tend to overeat…as much as 33% more if I remember correctly. If you slow down and enjoy your food, you can take control of your intake!

Don’t eat as you watch TV!

Geez! Not a good thing to know as this is exactly what I do all the time. Eat as I work. Maybe the conclusion of “electronics make you eat” is true in my situation. Doing my office work during working hours and then working at all hours on ParkSihooSsi.com and ParkSihooHongKong.com on my laptop, mobile and iPad, I get triple whammy! No wonder it is so difficult to get my weight down…because I eat and work and I don’t even notice what or how much I eat due to the distraction!

So it is all your fault Park Sihoo-ssi if I am what I am now…working hard for you and using electronics all the time is the cause of my weight woes! Kekeke! 😄

Focus on eating, Nance! Put down your iPhone and iPad!

电子让你吃得更多！

电子让你吃！

前几天阅读一篇文章，他们引用了美国临床营养学杂志上发表的一篇研究报告，认为电子技术会让你吃得更多！当你吃饭时，边看电视或玩手机或在iPad上做其他事情时，你会分心，不注意自己吃什么。结果？如果我没有记错的话，你可能会多吃到33％的饮食。如果你慢下来享用食物，你可以控制吃入量！

You are too distracting, Jean Thierry Cha!

哦！这不是一件好事，因为这正是我经常的习惯。边工作边吃。也许“电子让你吃更多”的结论在我的情况下是正确的。在办公室工作时，会用笔记本电脑，手机和iPad工作，然后为ParkSihooSsi.com和ParkSihooHongKong.com写作时，也一样，边吃边写，所以一天到晚受到三重打击！难怪我的体重下降不了…因为分心而没注意到自己在吃什么或吃多少！

所以，施厚君，我的体重减不了都是因为使用电子产品一直为你努力工作，给我分心，没有注意到饮食！都是你的错！哈哈哈！😄

Photo Credits – Many thanks! SBS Drama “Cheongdamdong Alice”, imbc “Queen of Reversals”, Park Sihoo Instagram

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Ramen oishii おいしい

Posted On 20 June 2018

Ramen makes his day!

I live in a busy part of town that thrives with shoppers, both locals and tourists alike. Other than shopping, it is also a foodie’s paradise teeming with some of the best and most popular restaurants in the city.

But with exorbitant rentals, the shops keep on changing. The current flavor appears to be Japanese ramen! In one street alone, so many of these joints have spouted out, hailing from different parts of Japan!

When it comes to ramen, I am no connoisseur. In fact, I don’t take a lot of carbo, so noodles do not stack high among my usual fare.

Foodie Park Sihoo-ssi getting his ramen fix!

But our favorite actor, Park Sihoo-ssi seems to love his ramen. In one Park Sihoo TV video, he demolished several bowls, three if I am not mistaken, of these oodles of noodles after his Fukuoka leg of his “Dramatic Thanksgiving Festival” back in 2017! Oishii was his verdict!

So taking the cue from Park Sihoo-ssi, when a new Japanese ramen restaurant opened just across the road from my apartment, hailing from Hiroshima, and attracting huge crowds, I just had to try. Serving a simple fair, the restaurant’s specialty was ramen with either a pork or chicken broth. I tried the latter and even though a bit overly oily for my taste, I agree with Park Sihoo-ssi, ramen is oishii! Okay, maybe once in a while!

Come end of the month when I head up to Lake Biwa, Japan for Park Sihoo-ssi’s “Hug Event”, I will try want to try the authentic ramen there! I hear that every city takes pride in its own version of this local fare.

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Fukuoka style oodles of noodles

Let’s dig in!

拉面oishiiおいしい

我住在城市里的繁华购物区，来这购物的人有当地居民和游客。除了购物之外，这里也是吃货的天堂，城市里最好和最受欢迎的餐厅都在这里。

但随着租金过高，商店不断的换租户。目前的口味似乎是日本拉面！仅仅在一条街上，就有好几家来自日本不同地区的拉面店！

Satiated after what? Three large bowls? Hehehe!

谈到拉面，我不是鉴赏家。事实上，我很少吃碳水化合物，所以平时都没什么吃面。

但是我们最喜欢的演员施厚君似乎特别喜欢他的拉面。在朴施厚电视 Park Sihoo TV的一个视频中，看到他在2017年举办的“戏剧化感恩节”活动的福冈站，活动结束后，他就吃下了几碗，如果我没有弄错的话，因该是三大碗拉面！ “好吃Oishii”是他的结论！

A new ramen restaurant in town…got to check it out!

My chicken broth sans garnishes at my request was a bit too oily for my liking

知道施厚君喜欢拉面，当一家来自广岛的新拉面餐厅在我家对面开张时，吸引了好多人，所以我也去尝试一下。特色拉面可以选择猪肉或鸡肉熬的浓汤。我尝试了后者，虽然觉得口味过于油腻，但我同意施厚君的看法，拉面是好吃oishii！但我还是不会把它当主食，不会经常吃。

月底前往日本的琵琶湖参加施厚君的“拥抱活动”时，也会在那里尝试当地口味的真正拉面！听说每个城市都以自己的本地特色为荣。

PS：请订阅朴施厚电视Park Sihoo TV观看完整的视频！

Photo Credits – Many thanks! Park Sihoo TV, Mentor, Fresh, SBS Drama “Prosecutor Princess”

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In remembrance of a foodie

Posted On 12 June 2018

Recognising a foodie!

Park Sihoo-ssi is a foodie. I am a foodie. I am sure many among us sisters are foodies. We love and relish our food and like to try out new tastes. And I am sure many of you also have the talent to cook!

The article today has nothing much to do with Park Sihoo-ssi except the common interest in food. Our favorite actor is known to love his food, has a weakness for sweets and is game to try most things. I am not sure if he is a good cook even though he has done some cooking on stage, whipping up pasta, coffee and supposedly seaweed soup during his recent birthday event.

Want some local goodies?

Today’s post is in remembrance of a foodie. A very well known, well travelled, devil may care, will try anything guy. A man who was made me enjoy traveling the world of food while being a couch potato. Yes, I am talking Anthony Bourdain, the brash talking, do as the locals do, eat like the locals and always puffing on a cigarette foodie and travel host. He was found dead in his hotel room last Friday, in an apparent suicide. I am sure this news came as a shock to many as it did to me.

In remembrance of a great foodie who brought hours of enjoyment for many around the world, letting us travel and experience places, people and food that we might never know or even think about visiting. You will be missed! RIP!

In remembrance of a great foodie – Anthony Bourdain

Do as the locals do, eat as the local eat. Photo from fair.org

Seeing the world of food through his eyes. Photo from fair.org

纪念一位吃货

施厚君是一位吃货。我也是吃货。相信我们当中的许多姐妹们也都是吃货。我们喜欢和非常欣赏美味佳肴，喜欢尝试新的口味。相信姐妹当中也有很多是拿手厨师，非常会做饭！

今天的文章与施厚君没有什么大关系，共同的是对食物的兴趣。大家都晓得，我们最喜欢的演员是吃货一个，特别爱尝试美食尤其是甜点。我不确定他是否会下厨，虽然他在活动里做过一些菜肴，如意大利面，咖啡和在他最近的生日会上，熬海藻汤。

Exploring local eats on travel

今天的贴子是为了纪念一位吃货。一个非常有名，遨游四海，无所不做，什么都敢尝试的人。一个让我喜欢在沙发上旅游世界食物的人。是的，我正讲的是安东尼·布尔丹Anthony Bourdain，说话粗鲁，跟随当地人的作风，吃当地人所吃的东西，总是香烟在口的吃货和旅行家。上周五他在旅馆房间里自杀了。像我一样相信这个消息对许多人来说都感到震惊。

为了纪念一位伟大的吃货，给全世界的许多人带来了无数小时的快乐，让我们不离家旅行，体验可能永远不会知道甚至想去的地方，认识异国当地人的生活，习惯和美食。你不会被遗忘的。请安息！

Credits – Many thanks! Fair.org, Scent – The Movie, Park Sihoo Instagram & Weibo, Sihoorang

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Quaint afternoon tea at Cafe Ha:)poom

Posted On 10 May 2018

Park Sihoo-ssi loves discovering quaint places

On weekends, sometimes I like to find a quaint place for a leisurely afternoon tea. A place where I can sit back, relax, watch the world go by, even if slowly, and get inspiration for some good writing.

However, living in a bustling city where tourists descend in droves especially over the weekend, and where space is a luxury, it is rather difficult to find such places! Of course, if I bothered to travel out into the suburbs, I am sure I might be able to find quaint places to enjoy afternoon tea.

Visiting Cafe Hapoom (written as Ha:)poom) in Park Sihoo-ssi’s hometown Buyeo when I was in Seoul for his birthday event in April 2018, I delighted in the discovery of this quaint cafe. It is another one of his favourite haunts whenever he visits his country home. So ideal it was for a short sojourn to have a cuppa afternoon tea! It is next door to the cold buckwheat noodle and steam pork restaurant we had our late lunch.

Park Sihoo-ssi’s late night rendezvous

In its own compound, the layout of the cafe resembled a Korean styled hanok house. It has a large garden in the middle, surrounded on all sides by buildings with large rooms that have been set for cafe seating. Artistically decorated with drawings, photos and traditional and old style Korean peripherals, the rooms are spacious, giving a most homely feel. Very comfortable and relaxing. If not for the fact that it was getting late and we had to head back to Seoul, I would have loved to linger at a leisurely pace in this tranquil enclave.

The exterior of Cafe Ha:)poom

Great for a cuppa afternoon tea

The owner manning the refreshment counter was most friendly and spoke a little English. Our beverage of choice was obviously Park Sihoo-ssi’s choice too! Citron tea! Not one who takes to sweet drinks, I still indulged because he did but I had to down mine with lots of water!

Us ladies we had a most enjoyable time chatting in the courtyard garden, even though half the time, it was chicken and duck talk between the Korean and English speakers and online translator certainly came in useful! But we knew exactly the flow of the conversation because there is one unifying language! Park Sihoo-ssi!

Great ambience, this quaint Cafe Ha:)poom. A most enjoyable afternoon tea, in a cosy setting, among good friends and great company! We should do this again, ladies!

Cafe Ha:)poom welcoming us ladies!

In a quaint cafe, for a good afternoon tea and in great company!

Cafe Ha:)poom的精致下午茶

在周末，有时侯我喜欢找一个精致悠闲的地方享用下午茶。这样有个可以放松的地方坐下来，歇歇脚，慢慢地观看着世界走过，为写作获得一点灵感。

然而，生活在一个熙熙攘攘的城市里，尤其是周末游客纷纷到来，而空间又是奢侈品，找到这样的地方相当困难！当然，如果我愿意去到郊区，相信可以找到古朴的地方享受杯下午茶。

2018年4月当我去首尔参加施厚君的生日会活动时，在他的家乡扶余找到了一家他常去的咖啡厅Cafe Hapoom（写成Ha:)poom）。很高兴发现了这家古色古香的咖啡馆。这是他每次回老家时都喜欢光顾的另一个地方。非常适合短暂逗留喝下午茶！这咖啡厅就在冷荞麦面和蒸猪肉餐厅的隔壁，我们刚吃午餐的地方。

Walking into the cafe

Beverage counter just ahead

Into the garden courtyard

Hanok architecture

咖啡厅有自己的大院子，布局类似韩屋。房子中间有一个大花园，周围四周被建筑物所包围，房间设置为咖啡厅座位。图画，照片和传统和旧式的韩国周边，有艺术性的装饰了宽敞的房子的空间，给人一种最亲切的感觉。非常舒适和放松。如果不是因为天色已晚，不得返回首尔，我会喜欢逗留在这个宁静悠闲的地方。

在看管茶点柜台的店主非常友善，回说几句英语。我们选择的饮料显然也是施厚君的选择！柚子茶！不喜欢喝甜饮料的我，仍然尝试了这茶，就因为某人喜欢，但我用大量的水来淹没了甜味！

Serene courtyard for good afternoon tea

Spacious cafe seating

Private outdoor enclave for small groups

Another room distinctively decorated

我们姐妹们在庭院花园里一起聊，度过了一段最愉快的时光，尽管有一半的时间，韩语和英语就如鸡同鸭谈和积极的用上网络翻译！但是我们完全明白对方所说的，因为有统一的语言！施厚君！

很棒的氛围，这个古色古香的咖啡厅Cafe Ha:)poom。我们享用了愉快的下午茶，在舒适的环境中，在好朋友的陪伴下！姐妹们，我们应该再聚一聚喝喝茶！

How to get there

Cafe Ha:)poom

Address of Cafe Ha:)poom

Photo Credits – Many thanks! Park Sihoo Instagram, ParkSihooSsi.com

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Hometown flavors

Posted On 9 May 2018

Hear it from Buyeo’s ambassador Park Sihoo-ssi

A couple of years back, Park Sihoo-ssi shared one of his Buyeo hometown’s best kept secret. By now, I guess it is no longer a secret! A refreshingly good traditional small town restaurant serving a simple, hometown fare of cold buckwheat noodles and steamed pork. A good recommendation as this is one of the best Korean cold noodles and steamed pork I have ever eaten in all my travels in Korea!

The restaurant is situated in its own compound, right beside the Baegmagang River 백마강. It is very popular with the weekenders, mainly families or groups of friends. There was already a long queue when we got there, even though it was close to three in the afternoon on a Saturday. Yes, late lunch for the whole jing-gang of us ladies.

A long queue despite the late hour

Inside the restaurant’s compounds

We asked for the seat which Park Sihoo-ssi had taken previously, much to the amazement of the restaurant reception, or maybe not as I am sure many have asked the same before! He is after all the most popular person from his hometown Buyeo and so well known even around the world!

We were shown to the back of the rather old and rundown compound, with its rustic, countryside feel. The setting really reminded me of my own childhood kampung style living! My days of running bare-footed, totally wild 😜 and carefree!

Room No 3 was the room supposedly occupied by Park Sihoo-ssi and he is said to have taken corner seat on the right. I am sure he has been there on numerous occasions so there must have been many seats he has sat on! Kekeke! 😄

Ask for Room 3

The right corner seat was where Park Sihoo-ssi sat

We ordered exactly what he had eaten previously, which, if I am not mistaken, were the only two dishes served at the restaurant! Cold buckwheat noodles and steamed pork! Of course, they provided those all you can eat, delicious appetisers or banchan as accompaniment. My favourite was the spicy radish!

I love the taste of the cold noodles with its light, refreshing slushy, iced sweet and sour soup flavour, topped with sliced stripes of pear and cucumber, toasted sesame seeds and seaweed.

Not a fan of steamed pork as many a times, it came tough and dry, I was pleasantly surprised at how tender and moist theirs was! Not only that, it was a lean cut of sliced meat where the fat came off easily for me to remove! The dipping sauce was a salty, fermented shrimp sauce that tantalised the tastebuds and enhanced the flavours of the meat. I love it! It is so like the chinchaluo which we, the Southeast Asians, have back home! Yummy!

These are perennial simple hometown flavours not to be missed! Good recommendation, Park Sihoo-ssi!

Simple hometown flavors

家乡风味

几年前，施厚君分享了他的扶余故乡最好的秘密之一。现在，我想这不再是一个秘密了！一家令人耳目一新的传统小镇餐厅，供应简单，家乡风味的冷荞麦面和蒸猪肉。是一个非常好的建议，因为这是我在韩国旅行中吃过的最好吃的韩国冷面和蒸猪肉！

餐厅坐落在自己的大院内，就在Baegmagang 江백마강旁边。周末非常受欢迎，主要是家庭或朋友团体去关顾。周六，当我们到达餐厅时，虽然已经是下午接近三点了，但还是排长龙。是的，我们姐妹们一群迟到了！

What’s on the menu?

我们向餐厅招待请求要施厚君之前坐过的位子，他们应该对这感到惊讶吧，或许没有，因为相信之前已经有很多人有同一个要求呗！毕竟他是扶余家乡最有人气的男生，甚至在世界各地也是如此的知名吧！

我们被带领到这座相当古老而破烂，但充满乡村风情的房子的后院。这真的让我想起了自己的童年甘榜风格生活！那时赤脚的我，是狂野奔放，过着无忧无虑的日子！

据说三号房是施厚君用过的包间，他是在右侧角落坐过。但我确信他曾多次到过那里，所以坐的座位应该有好几个！哈哈哈！😄

I love the refreshingly good cold buckwheat noodles!

我们点了他以前吃过的菜肴，如果没有弄错的话，就是餐厅唯一的两道菜！冷荞麦面和蒸猪肉！当然，他们也提供无限量的美味开胃菜banchan。我最喜欢他们的烟辣萝卜！

我喜欢冷面的味道，清淡冰冷，酸甜味的汤，面上加了切丝的梨和黄瓜，烤芝麻和海藻。

Tender, melt in your mouth steamed pork, flavors enhanced by the fermented shrimp sauce

平常对蒸猪肉并没什么兴趣，因为经常吃的肉会强硬和干燥，但对这家柔嫩而湿润的蒸猪肉感到惊喜！不仅如此，是特瘦的猪肉片，那一点点肥肉很容易脱落！蘸酱是一种咸味发酵的虾皮酱，鲜味浓，增强了肉的美味。我喜欢！这酱就像我们东南亚人家的chinchaluo烟虾酱！好吃！

非常简单的家乡风味，不容错过！好推荐，施厚君！

Like Park Sihoo-ssi, my verdict was “simply delicious”!

How to get there

How to get there

Photo Credits – Many thanks! Park Sihoo Weibo, ParkSihooSsi.com

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Spicy fish stew anyone?

Posted On 23 April 2018

You mean you eat this?

Spicy fish stew anyone?

Oppa Choi Dokyung in KBS drama “My Golden Life” turned his nose up at the spicy fish stew in Seoul’s Namdaemun market when he first saw it. His absolute freak for cleanliness and eating healthy, organic food would not allow him to even so much as touch the mushy slop being served. Not with its dented, unwashed-looking metal container and when he couldn’t figure out what was in the brown mash of so-called stew.

Well, like Oppa Choi, I turned away that spicy fish stew too…but for a different reason. Like Chai Hua who would not eat snakes, my abhorrence to eating snakes goes beyond just snakes but to anything resembling a snake. Sorry, for Hong Kongers who love their snakes and consider it a delicacy to indulge in during the winter season, this just isn’t something I can stomach.

Park Sihoo My Golden Life spicy fish stew

Like Oppa Choi, I was not too taken with spicy fish stew

So seeing the fish used to make this spicy fish stew – the Hairtail or Cutlass as the shop called it, which is a long, flat-bodied fish with a most ugly face, like a snake – I was not too keen. But heck, if Oppa Choi finally ate this dish with such relish after he dropped all pretentious airs of being a chaebol, I just had to try!

Four of us with an ambitious itinerary for the day, took on a double portion of this spicy fish stew set (minimum order) right after we had a heavy lunch of chicken feet and spicy tteokbokki! Of course we insisted on the table where Park Sihoo-ssi’s Oppa Choi sat and had to patiently wait, but we got what we wanted.

A tiny facade you might just miss, if not for the photos!

The stew set came with banchan or appetizers, fried Hairtail, steamed egg, the main event of spicy fish stew and white rice. As can be expected, I only took tasting portion of the stew, eating the veg though I skipped the fish. The other sisters who ate it thought the food was delicious! So I will go with that.

Once the main ingredients of fish and vegetables were all chowed down, what was left was the saucy stew in the dented metal bowl. We picked out the remaining fish bones as a precaution and then dumped the bowl of rice in the mental bowl and gave it a thorough mix, a la Oppa Choi! And then we tucked right in!

Yummilicious was our conclusion, fish eaten or not. And during his recent Japan KBS “My Golden Life” Commemorative Broadcast event held recently in Shinjuku, Japan, Park Sihoo-ssi also highly recommended it. So try you must!

So there, another “My Golden Life” location spot bites the dust! What’s next!

KBS Youtube Video – “My Golden Life” Episode 10: Spicy fish stew? Ewww!

https://youtu.be/D6UJ5qjbgLA

吃不吃辣炖鱼？

KBS电视剧“我黄金光辉的人生”中的偶吧Oppa崔道京首次目睹首尔南大门市场的辣炖鱼时，就瞧不起这道菜。对卫生和健康有机食品非常讲究的他绝对不会尝试这煮得烂一团的辣炖汤，尤其是他无法弄清楚辨别出一锅褐色的浓汤里有些什么东西。

The menu board

Spicy fish stew is th first dish listed on the left

就如偶吧Oppa 崔一样，我也对辣炖鱼没有兴趣…但是出于不同的原因。Chai Hua 之前说她不吃蛇（哦，“吃蛇”在我的祖籍指的是懒惰，而不是真的吃蛇肉😂），我也一样，最怕蛇，看到蛇或类似蛇形状的所有东西都不会动，哪还敢吃呢？对于喜欢在冬季喝蛇汤，认为这是特等的美味佳肴的香港人，说声对不起，蛇是我不可忍受的动物和食物。

所以看到用来制作这韩国辣炖鱼的带鱼Hairtail或这家店称为Cutlass的长条而扁平，像蛇般的鱼，有着丑陋的一张脸，我不太热衷。但是，如果偶吧Oppa 崔最终放下他的偏见，津津有味，狼吞虎咽的吃下这道菜，我只好也尝试了！

The spread of the spicy fish stew set

当天，雄心勃勃的把行程挤着满满的我们4位姐妹花，刚吃过了一顿丰盛的辣鸡脚和辛辣炒年糕午餐后，就去了南大门这家辣炖鱼店，订了两人套餐（最低订单）！我们要了施厚君饰演的偶吧Oppa崔道京坐过的位子，耐心的在哪里等着，终于等到了。

套餐配有banchan或开胃菜，煎带鱼，蒸蛋，主要的辣炖鱼和白饭。我也品尝了辣炖鱼，但只吃菜，没碰鱼。吃了这道菜的姐妹们都说”好吃”！一旦吃完了辣炖鱼里的鱼和蔬菜后，我们把剩余的鱼骨给挑出来，以防万一，然后把一碗白饭倒入那金属碗中，用劲彻底的混合汤汁和白饭，就如偶吧Oppa崔一样！然后就大吃起来！

Eat it the way Oppa Choi did!

Yummilicious was the conclusion

吃不吃鱼，Yummilicious美味是我们的结论！最近在日本新宿举行的KBS“我黄金光辉辉的人生”纪念广播活动中，施厚君也强烈推荐了这道菜。所以大家一定要尝试哦！

又另一个“我黄金光辉的人生”的拍摄现场给参观了！下一个地方会是哪呢？

Credits – KBS Drama, ParkSihooSsi.com

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Squidgy wiggly squids

Posted On 18 April 2017

Squids? I love those squidgy, wiggly ones! Uh, uh!

Among all food, my favorite is seafood…any kind from fish to prawns to crabs to clams. Cooked or raw! I simply love them! Just thinking about them now, my mouth waters!

However, there is something that I avoid and each time I go to Korea, the topic will always come up.

Do I like those squidgy wiggly squids 🐙 or sannakji 산낙지 which are small live octopuses or squids cut into pieces and eaten raw as they are still squidgy and wriggly? Uh, uh! Sorry, this is one acquired taste that I just can’t stomach.

Can’t stomach this unfortunately

Squidgy, wiggly squids, Sannakji

When we hit Seoul for Park Sihoo-ssi’s 39th birthday celebration earlier this year, we wanted to try restaurants that he has been to before. On 31 March 2017, accompanied by Korean fan, Shin Sarang, we ended up at 오징어 청춘 Ojingeo Cheongchun, owned by his former manager, Kim Suyong-ssi 김수용 씨.

With a name like 오징어 or what they call squids in Korean, I braced myself to have to part take those squidgy, wiggly suckers that are a special in Korea, in case Park Sihoo-ssi also loves them. Yes, they serve them…but luckily, we could have options as he also ate other dishes on the menu. We chose to try two cooked dishes our favorite man had dined on previously. A spicy stir fried seafood with Korean rice cake 해물볶음, which included the restaurant’s name sake, squids, and another dish of lightly battered deep fried squids 오징어튀김 🐙 .

Where to find fresh food as only a foodie like Park Sihoo-ssi knows

The cosy, family like interior

Where the good food is prepared…

Was the food good? Yes, absolutely! And I bet you it would have tasted even better if we had eaten them hot, just as they were being served!

But we were a little carried away…snapping photos as Suyong-ssi was most hospitable and allowed us to dine at the same table in the private room where Park Sihoo-ssi sat! Of course we took turns to sit where he sat…and even photographed the autograph he presented to the restaurant where he sat! We really behaved like teeny boppers that day, going completely berserk over Park Sihoo-ssi’s association in 오징어 청춘! Hahaha! Unbelievable, these mature, grown women!

Shhh…mystery to Park Sihoo-ssi’s private room

The secret private room!

Inside that nicely decorated room

Ok, back to those squidgy, wiggly squids. I love the fried squids 오징어튀김. The light batter with a slight sprinkling of salt and pepper really brought out their delicious freshness! Not too heavy even though they were fried. Between the two dishes we ordered, this was more to my taste. The other seafood rice cake dish 해물볶음 was also yummilicious but was a little too spicy for me. Dorothy walloped them down with glee, relishing every bite! Her tastebuds are more attuned to the hot peppers and spice. And she gave the dish the thumbs up!

Park Sihoo-ssis autograph for the restaurant

Same autograph gracing the wall

Thank you for your hospitality, Suyong-ssi! We will be sure to come visit again and I am sure many other Park Sihoo-ssi fans will be equally game! In fact some have already passed through since we have been there! I am sure some of these ladies just might be adventurous enough to try those squidgy, wiggly little suckers too! Kekeke! 😄 😄 😄

And many thanks to Shin Sarang who kept us company. We had a lot of fun with our chicken and duck talk! And if all else failed, we said simultaneously “Line, line!” And my dear, you look simply beautiful wearing a Hanbok! I hope very sincerely that soon, some dashing young man will come and sweep you off your feet! Ok, someone already has! Hahaha!

The seat of honor…where Park Sihoo sat in the private room

抽搐蠕动的乌贼

在所有的食品当中，我的最爱是海鲜…不管是鱼、虾、螃蟹或蛤蜊。煮熟的或生吃的！我都喜欢😍！想到海鲜，我就流口水了！

每次去韩国，当谈到海鲜就有一个避免不了的话题。

Do I really want this try these squidly, wiggly suckers?

我究竟喜欢抽搐蠕动的乌贼或sannakji산낙지吗？这是小章鱼切片，身体还扭动着、沾上酱，生吃。嗯,嗯! 对不起，这是一种得习惯的嗜好，我不能忍受。

这回经过首尔去扶余参加施厚君的39岁生日会时，想去一些他光顾的餐馆尝试他吃过的一些佳肴。在2017年3月31日我们的好同伴韩粉Shin Sarang介绍并陪同我们去了오징어 청춘 Ojingeo Cheongchun餐厅，是施厚君的前助理，金苏阳君 Kim Suyong-ssi 김수용 씨所开的一家餐厅。

Spicy seafood with rice cake…hot stuff!

Ojingeo 오징어是韩语的乌贼。看餐厅有乌贼的名称，心想若施厚君喜欢吃抽搐蠕动的乌贼산낙지，那没办法，也得忍着尝试一口。是的，在餐厅有这道菜，但幸好，施厚君也在这吃了其他的菜肴，所以我们有得选择。我们选择尝试另外两道菜。一道是辣味海鲜年糕해물볶음，也有乌贼在内，和轻炸乌贼오징어튀김 🐙。

食物好吃吗，非常不错！如果我们一上菜时，乘热吃，味道应该更好些！

但我们都被分心了…顾着拍照。金苏阳君 Kim Suyong-ssi好客，特别照顾，让我们在施厚君之前用过的私人房里和同一张桌子用餐！我们就轮着坐他所坐过的座位，也摆着他为餐厅的签名在他坐的座位拍照！当天就像天真的青少女疯狂的拍摄施厚君在오징어 청춘餐厅的一切！哈哈哈！令人难以置信的是这几位成熟的女人也会有这样不寻常的行为！

Deep fried squids and sweet potato were more to my taste

好啦，回到那些抽搐蠕动的乌贼菜肴。我喜欢油炸的乌贼오징어튀김 ，轻轻的一层面糊，撒上一些盐和胡椒，带出了乌贼的新鲜美味！两道菜之间，这道菜更符合我的口味。那辣海鲜年糕 해물볶음 也特别好吃上味，但对我有点太辣了。Dorothy 多萝茜可乐了，辣味是她的菜，兴高采烈的，吃得津津有味。她给了这道菜大拇指哦！

Squidgy, wiggly squids…chilli stir fried! Real hot stuff!

Ho,ho…real hot stuff!

金苏阳君 Kim Suyong-ssi，感谢你的款待！我们一定会再来光顾，相信许多厚粉们也会来品尝你们家的菜肴！其实已经有好几位厚粉在我们之后已经关顾了，有可能有些也会尝试那些抽搐蠕动的乌贼哦！ Kekeke！😄 😄 😄

非常感谢好朋友Shin Sarang的陪伴。我们的鸡讲鸭谈非常的有趣开心！一讲不通，我们就会同时说“Line, line!” 亲爱的，穿着韩服的妳看起来特别的漂亮！非常真诚地希望很快的，有位潇洒的男生会到来，把妳给迷个颠倒！哦，是的，已经有一位了！哈哈哈！

Address for 오징어 청춘 Ojingeo Cheongchun 餐厅地址

Address for 오징어 청춘 Ojingeo Cheongchun in Gangnam, Seoul

Photo Credits – Many thanks! imbc.co.kr, eatinkorea.com, Dorothy, Shin Sarang, Nance

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Sweet Indulgence

Posted On 1 February 2017

Park Sihoo loves his sweet indulgence

This article is a little delayed because there were other priority things to share earlier this week. But it is still lunar new year for the Chinese as this lasts 15 days, so here goes…

The lunar new year, Seollal or 설날 in Korean an important time for celebration among the Korean community. It lasts three days – the eve, the actual day and the day after new year day. This year’s holiday may be over, but, that sweet lingering taste of celebration still continues! 🙂

What is celebration without feasting? Over the centuries, with emphasis on auspicious significance and traditions, feasting must also include sweet indulgence for a sweet ending!

Seollal offers an abundance of sweets to indulge those with a sweet tooth! And our Park Sihoo-ssi is a man known for his sweet tooth. He loves his sweet indulgence as his long time fans will know! 😉 So what sweets could he have indulged during Seollal? Here’s a selection which I personally fancy, though sweet is not my thing!

Cinnamon and ginger gives Sujeonggwa its gorgeous aroma. Photo from beyondkimchee.com

Sujeonggwa or Korean cinnamon tea. Photo from beyondkimchee.com

Sujeonggwa 수정과 or Korean cinnamon punch is a traditional beverage made from dried persimmons, cinnamon, ginger and garnished with pine nuts. Known to aid digestion, it is usually served either hot or cold after a heavy meal. Just appropriate after a smorgasbord of delicious feast during the Seollal celebration. The tea-like beverage is made by simmering cinnamon and ginger, and when almost done, adding small bits of dried persimmons with a dash of honey or brown sugar, to give it a most delectable aromatic taste!

Another beverage, though more like a sweet dessert is Sikhye 식혜. It is made with malt barley, malt powder, flour, sugar and rice. It feeds your senses with the wonderful sweet taste and smell of malt barley and you see grains of cooked white rice, topped with pine nuts when served.

Sikhye or sweet rick dessert. Photo by kimchimari.com

Malt barley fermentation for Sikhye. Photo by kimchimari.com

Sieve the ingredients after fermentation. Photo by kimchimari.com

Sikhye after sieving. Photo by kimchimari.com

Yaksik 약식 is a nutritious sweet rice bar generously filled with dried fruit such as jujubes, raisins, cranberries and nuts such as chestnuts, walnuts, pecan, sunflower and pine nuts. Reminds me of a canola health bar but with a softer and stickier texture and taste sweet and slightly salty. Some like the Yaksik with a sauce made up of honey or dark brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil and cinnamon powder.

Foodie Park Sihoo-ssi loves his food!

I have always admired the culinary artistry of the Koreans. Not only do they serve up a gastronomical feast, even the presentation of their dishes are delightful sights! The Hwagwaja 화과자 or flower cakes are testimony of this artistry. Usually presented as a set, the cakes are about the size of a mochi, each beautifully handmade and different in design, color, flavours and fillings. It was once the enjoyment of the royal family but is now commonly available particularly for special occasions such as Seollal. A variety of ingredients and fillings are used to make these delightful cakes – sweet rice flour powder, red bean, black sesame, sweet potato, chestnuts etc. Creativity is the domain of the artisan who crafts the Hwagwaja into anything he or she fancies – a flower, fruit, leaf, animal…yums! Feast for the eyes and the stomach! Sweet!

These are some of the more traditional sweet indulgence for the Korean Seollal. I wonder which is Park Sihoo-ssi’s favourite? Did he partake any this year? Or is he conscious of his diet as he would be working on his new drama soon and need to keep a svelte figure? Kekeke!

Did he indulge or careful to keep his svelte figure?

舌尖上的甜食

这篇文章延迟了点，因为这周有其他优先信息要分享。但现在仍然是华人农历新年，因为新年是持续15天，所以还是分享啦…

韩国的农历新年Seollal설날是韩国重要的节日。它的庆祝持续三天 – 前夕，新年当天和新年后的一天。今年的假期已经结束了，但庆祝的甜蜜味道还在继续！ 🙂

庆祝肯定的要有盛宴，不然不算是庆祝啦！一直以来重视着吉祥的意义和传统，盛宴也一定要有完美甜蜜的结局！

Foodie Park Sihoo-ssi loves his sweets

庆祝Seollal就得有丰富的甜点给大家带来甜蜜的口福！施厚君的厚粉们都知道他是名副其传的吃货，甜点是他的最爱！ ;）那么在Seollal期间，他可否享受了韩国佳节的甜点呢？这里介绍一些我喜欢的韩点，虽然我对甜点不怎么喜欢！

Sujeonggwa수정과或韩国肉桂茶是一种传统的饮料，用干柿子，肉桂，姜和松子仁制成。茶可以帮助消化，所以在重餐以后都会提供热或冷的肉桂茶，正适合在Seollal庆祝时，享受大量的美味节日的盛宴后品尝。肉桂茶是用水，肉桂和姜，加上一些蜂蜜或红糖制作，慢炖的过程带出这茶美味的芳香！

Sipping some Sujeonggwa after a gastronomical feast

另一种饮料，但更像甜点的是Sikhye식혜，是由麦芽大麦，麦芽粉，面粉，糖和米制成的。这甜点甜美的滋味，麦芽的味道，可看到的煮熟白饭粒和配上松子粒给人非常清甜的感觉。

Yaksik약식 是营养丰富的甜米酒条，含有丰满的干果，如枣，葡萄干，蔓越莓和坚果如栗子，核桃，山核桃，向日葵和松子。Yasik就像卡诺拉健康条，但有着更柔软，更粘的质地，味道甜和稍微咸。吃Yaksik时，有些人喜欢加上蜂蜜或黄糖，酱油，芝麻油和肉桂粉调过的酱。

Fruit and nuts for Yasik making. Photo by kimchimari.com

Wholesome ingredients for Yasik Photo by kimchimari.com

Sweet rice flavoured for Yasik Photo by kimchimari.com

Nutricious Yasik Photo by kimchimari.com

我一直钦佩韩国人的烹饪艺术。他们不仅可以制成美食盛宴，对菜肴的摆置也特别研究！ Hwagwaja화과자或花式蛋糕就是这种艺术的证明。这类蛋糕送礼或吃时，通常都会是一集合的排放。Hwagwaja通常是糯米糍的大小，每个都手工制作的得特别美丽，个有不同的设计，颜色，口味和馅料。以前是皇家的独享，但现普遍的看到，特别是在特殊的佳节如Seollal。花式蛋糕是用各种各样的材料和馅料制成的，如甜米粉，红豆，黑芝麻，红薯，栗子等。创造Hwagwaja的工匠会用他的想象力来创造精美别致的花式蛋糕，有花，水果，叶，动物等的创意… 好吃！是眼睛和肠胃的享受！美妙极了！

The beautiful artistry of Hwagwaja. Photo by designblogaboutkorea.wordpress.com

这些是韩国较传统的甜点。不知道施厚君最喜欢的是什么？他今年也享受了这些丰富精美的甜点吗？还是因为他将开始他新电视剧的拍摄，需要保持壮美的身材而较注意他的饮食呢？哈哈哈！

Photo Credits – Many thanks! Park Sihoo Weibo, imbc.co.kr, Scent the Movie, Beyond Kimchee, All about Korean culture, Kimchimari, Design blog about Korea, BNT International, Weibo

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We like it raw

Posted On 13 April 2016

A photo on the wall of Park Sihoo-ssi with the owner of Odarijip

When the group of us set out on the trip to celebrate Park Sihoo-ssi’s birthday, being foodies like him, we had in mind some of the food we wanted to indulge in and at which restaurants. Fortunately or unfortunately, we didn’t make it to any of those we had planned to visit. Instead, we went on a food trail that had us dine at a couple of restaurants Park Sihoo-ssi had frequented.

You might have already read about his “mother-in-law” house which I posted earlier. This other restaurant we tried has a couple of signature food in the raw – raw sauced crabs and raw beef tartare. Odarijip or Odari House is located in Myeongdong, next door to the hanbook shop which Park Sihoo-ssi brought Chinese compere Li Ai to film her “Li Ai’s Wardrobe” programme which he appeared in.

Odarijip Restaurant in Myeongdong

We like it raw. Since before the trip, we have been talking non-stop about trying the raw sauced crab in Seoul. At this restaurant, we indulged in both of the restaurant’s raw specialities and also their BBQ meat and seafood.

If you asked me, the food was not extraordinary. The main reason why we were there was simply because our favorite man, Park Sihoo-ssi had been there before. He had his picture taken with the owner, who used to be a singer and is influential in the Korean entertainment circle. So, fans being fans, we just had to try and 13 of us made a beeline for this restaurant, a day before we headed out to Buyeo for Park Sihoo-ssi’s birthday celebration.

While food was not spectacular, we enjoyed the company of one another, friends from afar catching up in one city, raving about and revelling over our one and only Park Sihoo-ssi. I wonder, if his ears were humming from all that buzz during his birthday weekend!

We love it raw – sauced crabs and beef tartare 我们喜欢生食－酱螃蟹和生牛肉鞑靼

Sauced crab at Odarijip, a restaurant Park Sihoo-ssi has been to

Beef tartare at Odarijip, a restaurant Park Sihoo-ssi has patronised

BBQ meats and seafood 烧烤肉类和海鲜

Korean style marinated beef ribs

Meats on the barbie

Meats on the barbie

我们喜欢生食

我们一群姐妹们参加了施厚君的生日庆祝。跟他一样，我们这群吃货在未出发前，心里有数要吃那些韩国美食料理，连餐厅都选了。幸运或是不幸，我们没关顾计划中的任何一家餐厅。相反的，我们去试了两家施厚君曾经光顾的餐厅。

妳可能已经阅读过我之前的施厚君“娘家”的文章。这回我们去试了一家比较新式，在韩国娱乐圈带有些名气的韩式餐馆。餐馆有两道被推荐的生食菜肴－酱螃蟹和生牛肉鞑靼。乌达里家Odarijip位于明洞，就在那家施厚君带中国主持人李艾去拍摄“李艾的衣橱”节目的韩服店的隔壁。

The interior of Odarijip

还没起程时，我们一直在谈论在首尔尝试酱螃蟹。在这家餐厅，我们就宽纵餐厅的原料生特色，也点了他们的烧烤肉类和海鲜。

如果妳问我，食物其实很平凡。去的主要原因是因为我们最喜爱的施厚君曾经来过。他和餐馆主人，一位前歌手和韩国娱乐圈影蛮有响力的人，拍过照，照片就挂在墙上。厚粉毕竟是厚粉，在前往扶余施厚君庆祝的前一天，我们13人就一窝蜂的到了餐厅用餐。

虽然食物平凡，最重要的是有机会给从不同地方到来的姐妹们聚一聚，谈论分享施厚君的消息和喜悦。我想，在他生日的那周末，他的耳朵应该是嗡嗡的作响，因为有好多人不断的在说他！施厚君，听到了我们到来的声音吗？

Photo Credits – Many thanks! DC Park Sihoo Gallery, all other photos by Nance

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Hot and spicy, anyone?

Posted On 8 April 2016

Our foodie Park Sihoo-ssi is at it again! Hot and spicy this time!

So our foodie Park Sihoo-ssi is at it again! Hot and spicy, anyone?

This time, he is tucking into Korea’s famous spicy rice cake or Tteokbokki 떡볶이! Anyone game for this absolutely delicious Korea must-have dish?

You can find this everywhere in Korea – from the street-side stalls to the most posh Korean thoroughfare.

How did yours turnout, Park Sihoo-ssi? Was it up to your foodie expectation?

Want to share my spicy rice cake?

Korean tteokbboki

Park Sihoo-ssi, the foodie at work!

想吃辛辣口味吗？

Spicy rice cake? Yums!

我们的大吃货施厚君又行动啦！想吃辛辣口味吗？

这一次，他在品尝韩国著名的辛辣年糕떡볶이！有没人想吃辛辣美味的韩国必须具备的菜肴？

妳可以在韩国到处找到辛辣年糕 – 从路边小摊到最豪华的韩国餐馆。

施厚君，年糕好吃吗？达到你那吃货的水准吗？

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