The blog. It’s not just about food, but also about things I happen to be cooking up in my life. “Mama Sophia’s Soul Kitchen” was originally the project codename for redesigning my former company’s intranet, but it never came to pass. The name seemed appropriate for my blog, so I decided to recycle it.
Me. I’m a 1.5-generation American-Korean living in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with my husband (HB) and nine-year-old daughter (The Princess). I live to eat and support my habit by working as a freelance designer, writer, and project manager.
What I’m interested in. Food, design, the creative process, health/fitness, pop culture, education, self-improvement, parenting issues.
Where else can you find me?
Twitter @sophiaroe
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(Last updated 12/25/11)
I went to Korean BBQ with Scott and my parents and thought about what we were eating and what you would say about it. surely it would mean more to you— why is one of the little dishes a sweet sticky mayonaissy pasta salad?
I am always surprised to see Korean and Japanese cuisine in the same restaurant, with all the history that there is. Your mother must have something to say about that.
Ltu– Daniel
Indeed, what’s up with the mayonaissy pasta salad at Korean restaurants? It’s definitely not part of traditional Korean dining. I asked my SIL and she said it’s more or less to bring in something comfortable/familiar to Westerners. (But why mayo-pasta and not mac-n-cheese?)
As for why it’s not uncommon to have Korean and Japanese cuisine in the same restaurant…Koreans like fresh fish (sushi/sashimi) and Japanese like kimchee and bulgogi/kalbi (Korean BBQ). What a great way to bring the best of both worlds in one place!
But I think I know what you’re asking. With the history between Korea and Japan, wouldn’t you expect there to be some strong feelings about having both cuisines in one place. And, interestingly enough, there is. I’ll write more about it in another post sometime soon.
I love your site. Keep it up !
I love your blog. Reading it is almost as good as eating real food!!!
Hello, Sophia. When are you going to get back to posting regularly?
I wanted to link you up with a friend of mine whose blog features her family’s (Korean) recipes… http://frommomskitchen.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the link. (I loved reading about her dad’s obsession with borsht—cracks me up!) She’s got some of my favorite foods down already—mandoo (dumplings) and pa jun (Korean pancakes). My problem has been that I’ve gotten a number of posts started, but then get distracted/interrupted and lose momentum. OK, no more excuses, I’ll have to start imposing deadlines. Gotta keep my hungry people satisfied.