It was my pleasure being invited by my friend for an activity they had at their church, today, 16th of June 2024, they had a ”Mother’s Kitchen Day” (a Korean food experience).
I myself personally am not such a fan of Korean foods and I haven’t tasted much Korean foods so I found this experience interesting and one for the books.
My friend who invited me is my former colleague at work and I am so happy being reunited with her again since she is the one I consider my closest friends.
When we arrived at the venue, there were so many games and it involves all the culture of being a Korean.
First in the list is learning how to make dalgona. Dalgona is a Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda. They posted the steps on how to do it and I tried doing it and it was so much fun.
HOW TO MAKE DALGONA?
(1) MELTING SUGAR. Add to 2-3 spoons of sugar and stir over low heat to melt.
(2) PUTTING SODA. When all of the sugar is melted, add a small amount of soda and stir.
(3) THE SWELLING. Put sugar on the square plate and pour it.
(4) TAKING A MOCK UP. Press it with the press board, put it in the model mold then press it again.
(5) IF YOU TAKE IT OFF USING A CHISEL, IT’S DONE!
This is my finished product of the dalgona I made and I just followed all the steps to do it and it was easy as one, two, three!
After making the dalgona, we headed to the next activity.
HANGEUL WRITING
The woman in red is my friend, Ana my former colleague at work who invited me here. Thankful for her for this experience!
Our Korean friend helped me write my name, Jian in Hangeul. It was so much fun doing that because while we were practising around we talked a lot about their culture as well and she was so much approachable, it was just so much fun!
Unto the next activity, we played JEGI or “takyan” as we call it in our native language.
Playing takyan is nostalgic because this game used to be a trend when we were younger. I guess it still is a trend these days or maybe this generation is more focused on playing gadgets.
We then headed to the next game which is called Jerusalem Temple.
Jerusalem Temple is a game played by 3 players and the aim is to build the same temple in the opposite side by inserting the cups inside the stretched the rubber bands and pile it up in the opposite corner. The game indeed tests your teamwork. The boys played too. It was so much fun.
We proceeded to the next game which was DART. The goal is to hit the bull’s eye.
Everyone had so much fun trying to hit the bulls eye, all you need for this game is focus. You have to focus on the goal on hitting the target.
KIMBAP MAKING
Kimbap or also called gimbap is a popular Korean dish, it’s name “kim” meaning seaweed and “bap” meaning rice describes this food somewhat like a sushi roll.
We all had the pleasure of trying to make kimbap. All the ingredients were already prepared so all we needed to do is to roll it.
It was then time for lunch. Aside from the kimbap we made, they also served other Korean foods for us to try.
We had the kimbap we made. All of us had one roll of the kimbap.
We all had tteok-bokki which is a Korean simmered rice cake, odeng which is a Korean Fish Cake, and some Korean-style fried chicken. The food tasted so good and it is my first time trying kimbap, tteok-bokki and odeng and it was indeed delicious. I would rate all the foods I ate an 8/10. Korean foods are indeed a different taste than the usual food I am used to but I love that it is also spicy, which is what I love most when it comes to foods.
After having lunch, we then took some photos.
It was so much fun being able to experience the diverse culture of Korea and experience Korean food. We all had so much fun.
As a reward for completing all the stamps as joining the games, we all got our rewards. Here is my name written in Korean and the pen I got. What a cutie.
We all went home with happy hearts.
그 경험에 정말 감사드립니다. 다음에 다시 시도해 보시길 바랍니다 (geu gyeongheom-e jeongmal gamsadeulibnida. da-eum-e dasi sidohae bosigil balabnida)
Ciao! ☺︎♡