Inspired by water: August 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

酢醬麵

中國北京,上海,廣東和台灣都有不同製法的酢醬麵,

韓國也有獨特韓式的酢醬麵,

以黑豆醬為調味料再加上洋蔥,蝦仁,小黃爪,青豆,馬鈴薯等等食材.

它第一眼的色相並不討喜,但味道淡鹹酸甜卻不油膩,

黑甜醬的滋味會沾留在味蕾的記憶裡,吃過後下次還會再想念,

在韓國中式餐館'甜蜜蜜'吃韓式酢醬麵是我喜愛的活動之一,

結帳的櫃枱上擺放上了糖,讓顧客吃完飯後甜蜜蜜滿足的走出餐廳.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

夏衣

夏天的路上偶爾會看見上了年紀的大叔大嬸或爺爺奶奶穿著這款透氣的(棉)麻布衣,韓國人是白衣民族,有的男子會著白衣白褲;女子著白衣綠褲(依喜好著顏色);但大部分也只著上白衣,下半部任意搭配.在炙熱的夏季裡這特殊的服飾不僅釋放出濃濃的韓味也點綴了夏天的風味.

儲米桶

傳統韓式附鑰匙的儲米桶

家裡金婆婆現在用的米桶是陶製款,
所以這舊款的木米桶就擺放家裡當裝飾用品了

Thursday, August 20, 2009

魚舞銀光

莫拉克颱風入侵台灣時,韓國也下了好幾天的大雨
一日雨稍停的后後,開車路過河提旁,
河面上陣陣波紋吸引著我們的目光;

泥岸邊群群海鷗引起了我們的好奇

下車前往便看見小魚群在水面上跳躍著

魚舞的銀光與水波,在水面上翻起潾潾波光

漣漪泛泛的河邊情景為這灰色后(雨)後帶來些清新優閒情調

Monday, August 17, 2009

麥當勞外送

韓國麥當勞也有提供外送服務喔!

在韓國購物真的很方便,除了網購之外,還可至電到超市/店家叫購想買的產品,老闆會直接送到家裡來.金婆婆就常打電話買米及買水.
P.S.韓國路上的摩托車大部分都是外送用,顯少見到像台灣一般的摩托車騎士.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

松亭海水浴場

朋友從西雅圖回韓國來度暑假,我們特地約在釡山松亭海水浴場度四天的summer seaside holiday,近海邊的民宿就是韓國傳統早期漁民民房,簡單的民宿提供冷氣,電視,冰箱,廚房廚具,浴室,火爐,拖鞋,電扇,桌子,棉被枕頭....一切簡單,但價格卻不比Motel/Hotel便宜,現在夏天旺季一晚約200,000韓幣,因為簡單的民宿提供的是大伙可以自由自在聚/睡在一起的感覺吧!

白天釣魚,游泳,聊天,玩牌;晚上烤肉,煮海鮮,約朋友來喝酒;夜間吹海風/放煙火/吃黑輪/聽音樂/喝咖啡~~~~韓國人的夏天海邊假期給我的感覺就是一切很"墾丁".

臨近海雲台的松亭沒有海雲台的時尚高樓及眾萬人群;松亭有的是較具在地居民風的民房及悠閒的人群.

釡山的海水浴場設備很完善,有提供數個民眾洗澡的地方及美觀的廁所,海上尋防/沙灘救生員/樓房警尋,遊客休息中心,遊艇/水上摩托車/潛水/一切水上活動等等,也會有救護車在路旁待命.

韓國的外送服務很方便,遊客一通訂單電話,五分鐘後外送就會送到指定地點,所以也常見沙灘上有人吃飯或吃麵的場景.雖然遊客多垃圾也多,但分類垃圾筒及清潔人員也不少,故海灘可以美美的吸引源源不斷的人潮.

四天假期後,我和金先生都覺得.......住傳統民宿現在只適合更年輕的朋友了,因為三天睡在地板上很不舒服,洗澡也不方便,隔壁青少年鄰居們門口唱歌跳舞很有趣,但半夜不睡就有點受不了(我以前好像也會這樣).久久一次這種機會也很難得,不過我卻想念起台灣民宿的舒適.

P.S.韓台民宿都一樣,因地域不同會有不同類型的民宿,優裂圴有.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Korea-Independence-Day

今早在電視中又聽到韓國國歌,原來今天是韓國光復獨立紀念日.
8月15日:光復節；광복절
1945年8月15日，韓國從35年的日本殖民統治下脱離。這一天還是1948年韓國政府成立纪念日。在下列wikipedia連結網頁中,有較詳細的介紹韓國歷史及現況 http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%9F%A9%E6%B0%91%E5%9B%BD

Friday, August 14, 2009

Five-time world champion Michelle Kwan will join Kim Yu-na at Ice All Stars 2009.IB Sports, Kim's agency, announced Thursday that the American star figure skater has confirmed her participation in the ice show, scheduled to take place from Aug. 14 to 16 in Seoul.

It will be Kwan's first action since she quit the sport due to a hip injury in 2006. For her first visit to Korea, she has been preparing for two gala programs. According to the agency, Kwan, a two-time Olympic medal winner, said that she is happy to skate in Kim's native country, Korea.

Kim, 18, was also delighted that Kwan would appear and said, ``Michelle Kwan has been an iconic figure since childhood. It is a big honor to perform together with her in Korea.''

The 28-year-old from Torrance, Calif. topped the World Championships on five occasions ― in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003 and is tied with Carol Heiss of the United States for most titles in the women's event. She also pocketed a record-tying nine U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1996, and from 1998 to 2005.

However, she was never able to add an Olympic gold medal to her brilliant career.At the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, she finished second, and claimed a bronze medal in the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002.

Speculation that Kwan, who is currently working as a figure skating commentator, will give it another shot at the Olympics in Vancouver next year has been rising.

Along with Kwan, the ice show boasts a decorated roster. American Evan Lysacek, Jeffrey Buttle of Canada and Switzerland's Stephane Lambiel, who have won each of the men's singles titles over the last four World Championships, will perform along with world silver medallist Joannie Rochette of Canada and Turin Olympic winner Shizuka Arakawa of Japan.

From http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2009/07/136_47815.html

今晚韓國體育界巨星金妍兒的滑冰秀真是好看極了!不僅有現場交響樂團演奏+燈光變化+歌手伴唱+眾多世界極的滑冰高手(關穎珊也來韓國了)+Rock & elegant 特技舞姿+紀念Michael Jackson的表演+熱情的現場觀眾及現場直播+千變萬化的服裝.......,個人秀,雙人ice dancing,眾人聯手滑冰,這次的滑冰秀比演唱會及舞台劇還好看!

Officetel

這是朋友的officetel,所謂Officetel就是office+hotel的商務旅館，指的是兼具辦公室和住家功能的住居形式，月租或包租皆可。這類住商兩用公寓較低的樓層大多為商用辦公室或餐廳，較高樓層則為一般住家，住商混合，又有完善的保全系統，可放心安全居住，非常方便舒適。大多數的商住兩用公寓中都有冰箱、電視、洗衣機、各種傢俱及空調設備，很適合剛結婚的新婚夫婦,單身,或旅人居住。

韓國木瓜모과

the fruit of a Chinese quince

這果實在韓國叫木瓜,因為沒有吃過,所以拍照及上網查了些資料,

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/lovesong-tansui/article?mid=7137&prev=7171&next=7113&l=a&fid=51&sc=1 (有更詳細的介紹)

木瓜，顧名思義就是長在樹上的瓜；但本文所要介紹的並非一般人所熟知且常吃的Papaya，而是一種您可能沒見過的Chinese quince。Chinese quince是一種學名為 Pseudocydonia sinensis 的薔葳科落葉性樹木，與蘋果及梨子是親戚，韓文稱모과(漢字為木瓜，音mo-gwa)。這種植物原產於中國，現在東亞、地中海及美洲等均有繁殖。
木瓜(Chinese quince)樹高約10 -18公尺，其果實呈卵圓形，長約12 -17公分，生長時綠色，秋天成熟時轉黃色。木瓜果富含維他命Ａ、纖維質及鐵，中醫或韓醫都把它當作藥材，認為有清心潤肺幫助消化等功能。東醫寶鑑說木瓜性溫、味酸、無毒，有震驚、去痰等功效。木瓜果味道香馥，但十分酸澀，難以生食，一般都是加蜂蜜製成木瓜果醬或是木瓜茶，味道頗似柚子茶，在韓國的超市或是大賣場都可見到。韓國的木瓜茶與柚子茶近幾年來大量外銷至鄰近國家，對有些人而言可能不陌生。

路名

現在韓國的大城市裡,較重要及較大條的主要道路都有標示路名囉! 當然較小的路還是未命名.

A sesame leaf

This is one kind of kimchi that called 깻잎, kkae nnip , which actually refers to leaves of the perilla plant in Korea. There are many different ways to make it on the market. Eat them directly with BBQ or preserve them with sauce for a dish. You could normally see them when you enjoy the korean BBQ or the traditional korean cuisine. The savor of seasme leaf is special and flavorful, they're slightly briny from the salt, spicy, and minty. Once you have it, you will like it. My mother-in-law cleaned & steamed them first, and then pickled them with soy sauce, chili powder,garlic, green onion, white sesame and ginger mixture in between every other leaf, then kept them in the refrigerator of kimchi at home.