My fear of... Korean food

[Lassy]

Hello.

The title says it all. It might really sound crazy but it's my case.

Being half asian, from a very young age I ate plenty of asian food (especilly chinese, japanese, korean and a bit vietnamese).
Korean food was technically normal to me, I enjoyed especially the instant noodles and the korean bbq, and I remember when I was young saying that my favorite dish was a type of korean noodle.

However, in 6th grade, in the states there was an "asian day". Given the fact that the big majority of asians at my school were Korean, it was the korean parents who did the food. So being really eager and excited etc. I took several colored balls and started eating one... oh my god... the taste was so bad, terrible, and it just crushed everyone... I almost vomited the thing... Ever since, I've been traumatized and never dared to eat korean again. I managed to eat once again one type of korean ramen (I managed to picture it being chinese) but the others, I couldn't, although I tried a bit - and it's really tasty - I couldn't. The fear.

So I'm kinda handicapped by it, meaning that when my family wants to go eat korean or go to south korea for a trip (which my grandma proposed last year) I just... can't.

Is there anyway for me to "heal"? I just don't want to miss those opportunities again... ;_;

 

[strawberrywine]

how to heal
step 1: eat korean food
step 2: yay

 

[Danielkang2]

I love korean food, were the "colored balls" you ate maybe honey filled rice cakes? I personally love them but maybe the texture you didn't like? Or did they have a yellow egg like filling? I don't like these ones.

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This one is the yellow egg like filling

This one is the honey filled.

 

[EpicGamer12]

It was your fault for trusting free food in a public environment.

 

[Alienfish]

Make sure it's properly done by people who knows how-to. As for fillings and stuff, ask next time whenever you get something, or try the ingredient outside the food. Best of luck dude.

 

[doggaroo]

oh man, bibimbap is my favorite food ever! Just have some bibimbap from a reputable korean cook or korean restaurant; you will becured

 

[Jarrad]

It was probably a special ingredient which was added

I used to love Indian food and then as soon as I hit 17 I couldn't stand it. It would always make me vomit because of how perfume-like the food was.

Turned out I have a strong intolerance for the herb coriander/quilantro, as many do.

(I did some research and disliking the taste of coriander is actually a genetic inheritance)

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but yeah, I love indian food now. It's a shame so many dishes are ruined with the devil's herb.

A bit silly to dislike an entire cuisine of cooking based on one person's attempt at making a food...

 

[Chiisanacx]

It was probably a special ingredient which was added

I used to love Indian food and then as soon as I hit 17 I couldn't stand it. It would always make me vomit because of how perfume-like the food was.

Turned out I have a strong intolerance for the herb coriander/quilantro, as many do.

(I did some research and disliking the taste of coriander is actually a genetic inheritance)

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but yeah, I love indian food now. It's a shame so many dishes are ruined with the devil's herb.

A bit silly to dislike an entire cuisine of cooking based on one person's attempt at making a food...

Is it weird if my parents both like the taste of coriander and I hate it. Maybe I'm a mutant D:

 

[Flop]

It was probably a special ingredient which was added

I used to love Indian food and then as soon as I hit 17 I couldn't stand it. It would always make me vomit because of how perfume-like the food was.

Turned out I have a strong intolerance for the herb coriander/quilantro, as many do.

(I did some research and disliking the taste of coriander is actually a genetic inheritance)

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but yeah, I love indian food now. It's a shame so many dishes are ruined with the devil's herb.

A bit silly to dislike an entire cuisine of cooking based on one person's attempt at making a food...

Cilantro is the bomb, yo. It makes guacamole God-tier.

 

[Jarrad]

Is it weird if my parents both like the taste of coriander and I hate it. Maybe I'm a mutant D:

Ask your grandparents if they like it!

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Cilantro is the bomb, yo. It makes guacamole God-tier.

 

[Alienfish]

Lol, about coriander.. I hate it so much but I think both my parents likes it.. Mutants club ftw

 

[tumut]

Corriander/Cilantro is okay but it's strong and people use too much of it.

 

[Chiisanacx]

Lol, about coriander.. I hate it so much but I think both my parents likes it.. Mutants club ftw

Yay! Mutant buddies

 

[Alienfish]

Corriander/Cilantro is okay but it's strong and people use too much of it.

I hate the goddamn smell, whatever made that plant to grow on earth in Satan >>

 

[Chiisanacx]

I hate the goddamn smell, whatever made that plant to grow on earth in Satan >>

My Mum puts coriander in my food all the time. She's like "Who wants coriander?" I say no but she puts a crap ton on anyways

 

[Nay]

Hahaha this is hilarious to me because I live in Korea; I brought some western cheese (colby jack) to a high school potluck once and everybody absolutely detested it. A few people came up to me and they were bewildered, like, people actually eat this stuff?!

Korean food can be an acquired taste, especially the more spicy & exotic stuff. There's lots of varieties though, so just avoid the thing you ate back then and try other stuff if you feel like it. Taste-test and go for the stuff you like.

But if you don't feel like it, honestly all you have to do is avoid the traditional restaurants (if you come to Korea that is). Lots of nontraditional food here. Chips and burgers and ****. Lots of nice pasta and foreign cuisine as well. If you truly don't like it, nobody's forcing you to eat!

On the subject of Korean food, one of my faves is pig blood sausage. Looks & sounds grotesque but it's a Korean thing.

 

[Chiisanacx]

Hahaha this is hilarious to me because I live in Korea; I brought some western cheese (colby jack) to a high school potluck once and everybody absolutely detested it. A few people came up to me and they were bewildered, like, people actually eat this stuff?!

Korean food can be an acquired taste, especially the more spicy & exotic stuff. There's lots of varieties though, so just avoid the thing you ate back then and try other stuff if you feel like it. Taste-test and go for the stuff you like.

But if you don't feel like it, honestly all you have to do is avoid the traditional restaurants (if you come to Korea that is). Lots of nontraditional food here. Chips and burgers and ****. Lots of nice pasta and foreign cuisine as well. If you truly don't like it, nobody's forcing you to eat!

On the subject of Korean food, one of my faves is pig blood sausage. Looks & sounds grotesque but it's a Korean thing.

I like Doppogi I think thats how you spell it the one with spicy sauce

 

[Nay]

I like Doppogi I think thats how you spell it the one with spicy sauce

Lmao it's actually tteokbokki but that's a mouthful. Ye it's pretty good!

 

[Chiisanacx]

YE THAT LIKE TTEOK PLATE Xd

 

[Lassy]

Snip

I remember it was salty, it was clearly the taste. I remember taking the green out and spitting it out immediately.

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It was your fault for trusting free food in a public environment.

It was in my school, everyone was taking food, The 11 year old me wasn't gonna be the awkward one not eating anything

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Hahaha this is hilarious to me because I live in Korea; I brought some western cheese (colby jack) to a high school potluck once and everybody absolutely detested it. A few people came up to me and they were bewildered, like, people actually eat this stuff?!

Korean food can be an acquired taste, especially the more spicy & exotic stuff. There's lots of varieties though, so just avoid the thing you ate back then and try other stuff if you feel like it. Taste-test and go for the stuff you like.

But if you don't feel like it, honestly all you have to do is avoid the traditional restaurants (if you come to Korea that is). Lots of nontraditional food here. Chips and burgers and ****. Lots of nice pasta and foreign cuisine as well. If you truly don't like it, nobody's forcing you to eat!

On the subject of Korean food, one of my faves is pig blood sausage. Looks & sounds grotesque but it's a Korean thing.

I actually can't control it. It' s just this one thing that ruined everything. Slough when my mom secretly adds Korean stuff in my food and I later discover it via the bin, I feel this extreme uneasiness and I don't know how to get rid of it. Just knowing it's KOREAN makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm pretty sure if you made me eat all those Korean stuff and told me it was Chinese I wou,d have no problem with it....