Hagfish are chewy, with a softer spinal cord that runs through their back, and have a mild taste, with an unpleasant aftertaste."
Posted on 08/06/2017 5:46:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
There are more and more of them. Search “Korean food near me” and I’ll bet there’s one within driving distance. We’re lucky, Dallas/Ft Worth has several Korean areas and restaurants sprinkled all around, as well as several large Korean supermarkets with restaurants inside.
And you won’t be required to provide lighting during the night-time hours.
I live in rural NW Florida.
The nearest town of any size is DeFuniak Springs, about 5,000 pop. It is 21 miles away They do have a Chinese restaurant. I met a friend there once but it was among the worst I have tried.
May have just caught it at a bad time.
For a few years, there was a tiny Korean/Cajun joint in my old hometown. Husband Cajun, wife Korean.
Nothing like red beans and rice with a side of kimchi to prepare for a romantic Dutch Oven evening with the Mrs.
Hagfish are chewy, with a softer spinal cord that runs through their back, and have a mild taste, with an unpleasant aftertaste."
No, these are tiny rectangular strips of some kind of fish.
You say that like its a bad thing.
If you get the chance try Korean food, with someone who knows what to order if at all possible. But their cuisine is as different from Japanese food as it is from Louisiana Creole. And the people, despite their proximity and a lot of mostly very unpleasant shared history, are just as different.
Yes. Hagfish.
Preparation
To prepare them, they are sliced down the middle to remove the digestive tract, then marinated in a sauce used for Korean barbecue.
Traditionally, the raw fish are then placed on a heated plate at the center of the table, where they are cooked and served like galbi, using scissors to slice the hagfish up.
The cooked fish are moved to the side of the dish, with lettuce and gochujang, no amount of which can mask the animal’s distinct taste.
The head, containing the skull is left on the fish, and if a foreigner dines with Koreans, the honor will be offered to the foreigner.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that they are also popular eaten raw.
Slime
The hagfish produce large amounts of mucus as a protective measure, and can be made to produce more by placing them in a bucket and agitating the animal until it is filled. The resulting slime can then be used as a substitute for egg whites.
Things have not been economically well there for far too long, sadly.
Fish Cake Stir Fry (Eomuk-Japchae)
Isn’t Galesburg where Grant was from. There was a girl from there or near there who visited the before mentioned Summer retreat. She may be the prettiest girl I have ever seen. She came with a church group. At a talent show they put on a little play about Samson. Of course she played Delilah.
Perfect in face and form.
We have so many in Dallas and this area that there’s one that only serves different kinds of tofu.
As long as it is spicy and includes octopus and kim-chee it is worth ordering again.
Gag me with a maggot...........
Galesburg is home to one of the best collectible gun stores in the country, Simpson Ltd.. Lugers are their specialty.
I love Korean food. In fact, I made Daegi Bulgogi (spicy pork - my favorite) last night.
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