That, uh, delectable bowl of goodness pictured above, with its nearly opaque white beef-bone broth and bone-riddled tail meat (which also happens to be exceptionally delicious when cooked for an extensive period of time, as most meats close to the bone tend to be) is called 곰탕 or gomtang. Typically it's the kind of dish you'd find in a home kitchen, laboriously boiled away with a proprietary blend of vegetables unique to the chef making it until the broth takes on its signature milky color. In this particular iteration, it came from the grocery store prepackaged and ready to heat, just dump the bag (unopened) into a pot of boiling water and away you go. I opted to dump the contents into a pan and add some greens for a little extra texture and attempt at making a cheap, quick meal a little more healthful. A lot of the foods I found myself eating while living in Korea were quite affordable, and packaged foods could provide a very cheap way to fill my stomach for the time being. Add some rice, some kimchi, you've got yourself a well(enough)-rounded meal!
And let's be real here, I'm a girl who likes to eat, and can eat quite a ridiculous quantity of food when I set my mind to it. This isn't exactly a budget-friendly quality to have in a person, however, so I appreciate things like this warm, soupy broth that can provide soothing nourishment and a full belly at a low price... but sometimes you just need a little something extra, am I right? The market where I purchased the soup ready to eat also had packages of little dumplings, ready to cook, that was quite reasonably priced and easy to justify on a whim... so those found their way into more meals than I'd probably care to admit. The kimchi dumplings were my favorite! To be honest, the soup wasn't the best thing I've ever eaten, but that's kind of to be expected when it comes to food that comes in a pouch, right?
Thanks for dropping in!
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XOXO,
NAU
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