Chuseok's Delicious Food
It's all about the food
This month, I have been excited about showing off Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving. It’s actually supposed to be in late September or early October, but here in America, we often celebrate it with American Thanksgiving.
One of the great things about the Korean-American community is how we stay together. We worship together, and we party together. And we celebrate holidays together, all in one big community.1
We have a fantastic Chuseok event every year, sponsored by a Korean church. And we watch traditional Korean drumming called Samulnori (사물놀이).
Of course, all the traditional Korean dishes come out. I’m often surprised that we have such a celebration in our very small-town area. I’m fairly certain I’m one of 10 Korean people in all of the contingent counties. Nevertheless, hundreds of Korean people travel from miles away, as far as Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Virginia Beach, to give thanks for our many bounties.
This year, I am thankful for my beautiful family, which is everything. In this time of the health benefits crisis, which btw is entirely the fault of the greedy insurance companies gorging Americans, I am thankful for my good health and job, which includes good health benefits.
Happenings
I wrote a few articles on the blog:
What is Chuseok? A little bit about the Korean Thanksgiving holiday. I focused this on how Korean-Americans celebrate.
Sweet Pajeon Pumpkin: My delicious pajeon made with sweet pumpkin. That's the pumpkin you make pumpkin pie with.
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty: I’m beginning to recap this show, with some extra special Korean fusion recipes! Try out my Gochujang Butter Bibimbap recipe!
Korean retinol tea recipe kinda blew up on the internet. I have no idea why, really, but here is my version.
At any rate, I’ll be in a food coma pretty soon. I hope you have a wonderful Chuseok and Thanksgiving!
We also get pissed off together. It’s fun.