As a child I remember eating them dipped in a salt mix we’d get from “back gate” when we lived in Hannam Village. Hannam was US territory in Seoul Korea although it wasn’t on the ARMY base. When you went “back gate” you left the village into real Korea. We loved it ’cause for 100 Won (about a quarter) we jumped on trampolines for 10 mins… so high we could see over the brick wall that separated the two worlds.
My chingoos (friends in Korean) could agree back then you could get a lot for 100 won. Things like spicey korean rice cake (duk-boki) and cooked flavored sugar on a stick that melted in your mouth upon impact.
[Picture: Enjoying them last night, flavored by Chin with spicey sauce and garlic. Below: Playing on the monkey bars on a playground in Hannam Village in the 80's]
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angie that is kinda yucky.
Members Only, trampolines and pigs feet. A recipe for disaster!
Angie
So I take it the pig’s feet are an appetizer?
I hope that you will commandeer your Mom into doing a segment on gourmet Korean cooking. Like Saewoo Boekum (barbequed prawns), which I love!
Hugs
LC
Love it! Not the pigs feet, but your story of Korea!
Pigs feet are OK. Many in my family enjoy them and it’s way from exotic in the African American southern communities. Cool story.
Uh..UH.. My Moms used to cook pigs feet about 3 times a year. There were at least 3 times a year I did not get dinner lol.