Koreans have the coolest parties.

[JebCkr]

So, I went to my roommates coworkers 21st tonight. She's Korean and so were all the party's attendies other than me and my roommate. It was pretty sweet, they had a huge layout of food I've never seen, but it was delicous and they had free beer. They are the nicest people I've ever met, even if some of them didn;t even speak english. Fun stuff...and if you can;tell, I'm a little druck.

 

[TomSD]

When I was in the Navy I worked supply/logistics which had a high population of Filipinos. Some of the best parties/get togethers/pot lucks I've ever been to. I wonder if it is a regional thing?

 

[neuron555]

I've been to some Filipino parties - good food and they love to dance. Ballroom, swing, you name it. Maybe it's just that us white guys have boring parties!

 

[DeathBrewer]

Both groups definitely know how to do the food angle. Oddly enough, I just went to a Filipino lumpia party at my Korean friend's house for her husband's birthday!

Good stuff. They had banana lumpia thingees for dessert.

 

[KingBrianI]

jesus christ you proably have more kias and hyundais and **** that you could imagine, right? i mean with all those south koreans there you probably got stock in some daewoo or something right>? but if they were north koreans they ouwldn know what the hell was going on. theyu are so completely isolated that they wouldnt know their shoe from their *******.

 

[JebCkr]

jesus christ you proably have more kias and hyundais and **** that you could imagine, right? i mean with all those south koreans there you probably got stock in some daewoo or something right>? but if they were north koreans they ouwldn know what the hell was going on. theyu are so completely isolated that they wouldnt know their shoe from their *******.

I loled

 

[Mermaid]

Both groups definitely know how to do the food angle. Oddly enough, I just went to a Filipino lumpia party at my Korean friend's house for her husband's birthday!

Good stuff. They had banana lumpia thingees for dessert.

OMG +10 on the banana lumpia! Filipino food, in general, is kind of wacky/eclectic and can be pretty tasty stuff (lots of fried stuff, fatty pork products and noodles)

 

[DeathBrewer]

When I visited the Philippines, they asked me what I wanted for breakfast every day. 90% of the time, I would have someone run down to the corner and get me a whole rotisserie chicken. You know, a little one I gained tons of weight while I was in Cebu.

 

[Germelli1]

I watched a movie recently. Starring Clint Eastwood and it went like this:
Racial slurs...Clint hates asian neighbors...racial slurs...racial slurs...asians invite him to potluck and give him free beer/liquor...Clint loves asian neighbors and dies for them leaving them all his possessions

 

[Cheeto]

I was stationed in Korea for the 2002 World Cup. The Parties were just insane!!!

 

[madbaldman]

I love Korean food. When I was in the Navy we stopped at Chinhae and wound up in a restaurant where the owners didn't speak English. After the language barrier was overcome, we had an awesome spread of food including bulgogi (marinaded beef grilled at the table) and a couple dozen bowls with all sorts of funky treats in them. I had to order three beers at a time because the only words I managed to learn before we hit port were "set" (three) and "mekju" (beer).

Just don't ever drink soju. Oh, the humanity!

 

[TomSD]

I love Korean food. When I was in the Navy we stopped at Chinhae and wound up in a restaurant where the owners didn't speak English. After the language barrier was overcome, we had an awesome spread of food including bulgogi (marinaded beef grilled at the table) and a couple dozen bowls with all sorts of funky treats in them. I had to order three beers at a time because the only words I managed to learn before we hit port were "set" (three) and "mekju" (beer).

Just don't ever drink soju. Oh, the humanity!

Haha I did that at pretty much every port I hit when I was in the Navy. I'd get away from the ship and find some alley facing mom & pop restaurant where nobody spoke English and just point at stuff or mime eating food.

Ate some great stuff though I don't want to know what most of it was made out of, lol.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Both groups definitely know how to do the food angle. Oddly enough, I just went to a Filipino lumpia party at my Korean friend's house for her husband's birthday!

Good stuff. They had banana lumpia thingees for dessert.

My wife is Malaysian, while her Mum was here for extended stay we'd have "open house".

Basically the same things. Lots of food, lots of people.

Have one to goto this weekend too.

They have their own variant of Lumpia as well.

 

[madbaldman]

I have a broad pallet and loved exploring the culinary offerings of Asia. I even ate balut in the Philippines. The night market in Hong Kong was a full-on food freak show. Most of the guys from the ship were thrilled to find a MacDonalds in Honk Kong - no thanks, I was too busy getting hip deep in the local scene (food and otherwise).

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I will do the Kopi Luwak but i draw my line at Balut.

 

[madbaldman]

My wife is Malaysian, while her Mum was here for extended stay we'd have "open house".

Basically the same things. Lots of food, lots of people.

Have one to goto this weekend too.

They have their own variant of Lumpia as well.

Had some great Malaysian food in Singapore. Odd thing about Singapore is that some of the best food is served at the mall food courts. Some of the malls are seven stories tall and the food courts has a floor of it's own. Singapore is a great cross-roads of culture and cuisine.

 

[madbaldman]

I will do the Kopi Luwak but i draw my line at Balut.

I never has balut sober, but it was pretty good. Kinda like hard boiled egg meets chicken soup (plus some funky flavors I can't put my finger on).

Kopi Luwak is just too expensive for my budget.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Had some great Malaysian food in Singapore. Odd thing about Singapore is that some of the best food is served at the mall food courts. Some of the malls are seven stories tall and the food courts has a floor of it's own. Singapore is a great cross-roads of culture and cuisine.

Yup. Love me some of that Bone soup.

My wife is a Melaka native. I find I am more fond of many of the local veggies than of the desserts. But, I am not too fond of the rice jelly type stuff.

 

[madbaldman]

I miss fresh lychees and mangosteen. Keep the dorian though...keep it far, far away.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I miss fresh lychees and mangosteen. Keep the dorian though...keep it far, far away.

Ha. Yep. Wife loves it. I will pass tho'.

 

[steinsato]

Did they have Soju at this party? That is some pretty good stuff.

 

[madbaldman]

Soju is evil. Pure malicious evil.

 

[DryHeave]

I went to a Korean wedding once, the reception was awesome. Great 5 course meal and all the Heineken you could drink. There must have been a dozen bottles of cognac being passed around at the reception and the "after party". First and only time I drank $100+ a bottle cognac. Super nice people.

 

[madbaldman]

Tough little buggers too. A convenience store near where I work is run by Koreans. One night some armed thugs came in to rob the place. The thugs lived but were caught at the ER getting lead extracted from their posteriors. I talked to one of the store owners the next day and asked him about the fray. He just said, "Yes, very exciting. Very exciting".

I like Koreans. Modest, hard working, and not to be F'ed with.

 

[DeathBrewer]

I'll try anything once. Two things I won't try again: Balut and chicken feet. The balut was actually quite tasty, but also quite disgusting.

 

[madbaldman]

Chicken feet was like chewing on gristle. I couldn't find any meat in the damned things. Plus it's about the most screwed up thing you ever see served on a stick.

 

[Great_Neck_Brewer]

It's an asian thing. My wife is Chinese and when ever we have a holiday it's always centered around food, lots of food. When we started dating we would go on road trips that lasted 4 to 6 hours and she always brought things to eat. I'm not talking chips and snacks, she brought fried chicken, noodles, dumplings etc. When we arrived at the relatives house after our drive, we ate again, full blown meals. Weddings are great 12 courses, always. Marry an asian woman you'll never go hungry.

 

[JebCkr]

Did they have Soju at this party? That is some pretty good stuff.

No Soju, just lots of Heineken.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

marry an asian woman you'll never go hungry.

+1.

 

[RDatsun]

I have a broad pallet and loved exploring the culinary offerings of Asia. I even ate balut in the Philippines. The night market in Hong Kong was a full-on food freak show. Most of the guys from the ship were thrilled to find a MacDonalds in Honk Kong - no thanks, I was too busy getting hip deep in the local scene (food and otherwise).

Lived in P.I. for a year OMG any can eat Balut is bad A$$ just to smell that again would make me hurl.San Miguel anyday day balut no-way!