milkychoco Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 glad to see this thread i'll most probably go to Korea maybe next year. i'm on Paleo diet and i'm lactose intolerant my plan is to actually bring a food processor or blender and have my caretaker (a relative) buy vegetables and make vegetable soups / smoothies for me. I don't know if it's possible though... I don't react well with grains (except rice), legumes, sugar and dairy.
shinyglittery Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 just a thought: why bring something so heavy/big? isn't it easier to buy one in korea?
cloudbusting Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 I'm not sure what the electrical voltage in Korea is, but it's probably 220 volts. US appliances use 110 volts. If you're planning on bringing your own blender, it would have to be 220 volts or you'd need a converter. Lots of airbnb apartments come with blenders and other kitchen appliances, so if you stay at one of those, you won't have to worry about bringing one. Tip: try adding cooked and cooled sweet potato to your smoothie! It sounds weird, but it's actually very creamy, delicious and filling (and great for your skin!). There's lots of sweet potato available in Korea and you could probably find some already cooked/roasted from a street vendor.
shinyglittery Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 220v / 60hz! it's true about the sweet potato it makes any vegetable smoothie a lot creamier and yummier.
milkychoco Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 oh yeah, how come I didn't think of that??? lol@cloudbusting I'm not from the US though so I didn't think about the electrical voltage. yep will probably just buy one in Korea or stay in apartments oh and sweet potatoes! I eat them every week here, only as a dessert. thanks for the suggestion
shinyglittery Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 dessert? like... soup? i never use it for desserts haha. what kind of desserts do you make with them?
milkychoco Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 kindacoconut milk with glutinous rice cakes and sweet potatoes (google 'Ginataang Kamote' in Filipino) deep fried or baked sweet potatoes coated with caramelized brown sugar ('Kamote que')
shinyglittery Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 ohh you make me miss filipino cooking those sound so good. i love coconut milk, you can make amazing desserts with it! it's even good by itself, just whip it into a mousse and add some sugar, yummy. if you add chocolate powder or cocoa you get a yummy chocolate mousse. vanilla mousse is good on coconut cookies (made with coconut flakes) ah i love coconut ♥ haha
vanilla-creme Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Hi Cloudbusting, There're organic foods section in supermarket mall like Lotte or E-mart.
cloudbusting Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Vanilla Creme, I didn't know that! That's very valuable info. Thank you!
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