Inner Journey

  I am always excited about trying to eat new sea foods and this time I have a good time to taste soy source seasoned herring at the local restaurant. Now, the fuss over Fukushima contaminated water discharge seemed to be fizzled out. Many seafood manias looked very happy, ignoring such event. However, recently, a new serious issue that may concern seafood lovers alike emerge.   There have been several fatal fishing boat accidents took place in the Korean waters. On the 9 th this month, a 20-ton Jeju shipping fishing boat sank in the sea of Yokjido Island in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, killing four sailors and missing five. Five days later, a 139-ton fishing boat from Busan that set sail to catch sardines also sank off Yokjido Island, killing four people. During the spring spawning season when fish move to the coast, it is difficult to catch fish in the distant sea, so they often go out to the prohibited area and operate. All these incidents have something to do with...

    Mar. 3 became Pork Belly Day or Samkyeopsal Day, which was coined by people after noticing Sam means the number 3 and at the same time it is the first syllable of samkyepsal that means pork belly in Korean. I think people just started this practice as a prank in the first place. On Mar. 3, this year, we went to local restaurant specializing in pork belly dish to enjoy. The pork belly, which was sold on March 3, last year, was a product that had more fat than average, causing anger from consumers. The distribution industry explained that some products had a lot of fat mixed in due to a large volume of supplies on the occasion of Samkyeopsal Day. Samkeopsal usually refers to the part of pork belly attached to the ribs of pigs. It is called samkeopsasl because the fat present in the meaty part looks like three layers. The reason why pork belly tastes delicious is because of its rich fat. As it is grilled, it is grilled like frying the outside thanks to a lot of pork oil f...