Scott over at One Food Guy tagged me (thanks Scott!) for the 5 Things About Me meme a while back. I’ll be honest with you. I’m not very good with meme-y things. Hmm, five seems like a lot of things to come up with but here is goes…
1. I used to be obsessed/in love with Jamie Oliver for a few years, years ago that is. That was back in college when I started watching FoodTV. Well I didn’t like him immediately although I loved his shows. But once he got a haircut I was in. I even tried to devise a plan to get to London so I could try out as an intern for his 15 restaurant. Now days I’m not so teeny bopper obsessed but I still enjoy his cookbooks a lot and I think he’s a good chef. I like his enthusiam and no-fuss cooking style.
2. Back when I was wee, I think early middle school or late elementary, my cousin and I tried to make a pie. We found out that the oven was broken so had to resort to the microwave. Needless to say, the pie came out pretty disgusting. Maybe this event played an integral part in me becoming more of a cook than a baker?
3. My favorite show ever is X-Files. I seriously love this show. I love horror, thriller, government/spy films. I am excited for The Good Shepherd!
4. I was born in Yesan, Korea and moved to the States when I was seven. In Korea, whenever there was a holiday or family gathering the families would join at my grandparent’s (on my dad’s side) and the ladies would get to making food. My grandmother did everything from scratch, making dduk (rice cakes), jang dduk (pressed fermented soybean curd that is sliced and fried in oil), and of course kimchi. When I was four or five there was a holiday/family gathering and the women were out in the patio making tons of kimchi. I wanted to watch and hang out with them so I made my way towards my mom dodging kimchi makers and potted plants. When I reached my mom I squatted my little tush down on a pot of cactus! Everything’s a blur after that moment from my crazy crying. I think my grandma took out all the thorns from my butt.
5. When I was little I hated mushrooms and beans (even the sweet red beans for pastries). Once I moved to the States the hate list grew to include licorice, celery, and mustard. Now days I enjoy mushroom, beans, and love a good jar of mustard. I do cook with celeriac, fennel and fennel seeds sometimes but when it is in combination with other flavors. I tried to make celeriac puree back in 2005 and I thought I was going to throw up from the celery stench and steam that was filling the kitchen. I was kind of hungover too so that didn’t help much. But I made celeriac potato puree recently and I didn’t faint or nuthin. In fact, it turned out delicious. But one thing I cannot stand, ever, is ginseng. My mom sometimes boils ginseng for my dad and it disgusts me truly to the bottom of my heart. Oh yea, I hate root beer and Dr. Pepper. I don’t really drink soda except for the occasional diet coke with fast food.
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I think I’m the last one to have done this meme but if you’re reading this and you haven’t been tagged yet, it’s your turn! If you don’t have a blog, feel free tell us a few things about yourself in the comments section. 
