Posts Tagged ‘oil’

Energy Production / Consumption in South Korea

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Electricity – production:
440 billion kWh (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 10

Electricity – consumption:
385.1 billion kWh (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 11

*South Korea does not import or export electricity.

Oil – production:
20,970 barrels/day (2007 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 74

Oil – consumption:
2.08 million barrels/day (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 11

Oil – exports:
910,000 barrels/day
country comparison to the world: 22
*Exports are of oil derivatives (gasoline, light oil, and diesel), not crude oil.

Oil – imports:
2.37 million barrels/day (2008)
country comparison to the world: 9

Natural gas – production:
640 million cubic meters (2007 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 68

Natural gas – consumption:
37 billion cubic meters (2007 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 20

Natural gas – exports: None

Natural gas – imports:
34.4 billion cubic meters (2007 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 10

Natural gas – proved reserves:
50 billion cubic meters (1 January 2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 64

Korean Rice Crackers

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

오색찹쌀유과 Le Biscuit Sec Coréen de Riz. Yukwa! 油菓

Colorful Korean Rice Crackers

That’s what the English label says — Korean Rice Cracker. It’s a hangwa (한과, traditional Korean snack) called yoogwa (유과). To make it, Koreans use rice flour to form a dough into these stubby fingerlings, which are then deep fried in oil. Airy and crunchy inside.

The hangeul label identifies the product as 오색유과 (osaek yugwa). O-saek means five colors. The flavors or variants listed on the package are 백년초 (cactus), 쑥 (mugwort), 콩 (bean), 유자 (yuja, a citrus fruit) and 연유과 (lotus).

Surasang (수라상) is the brand. Net Weight: 170 grams (6 ounces). Available at HK Supermarket on Western Avenue.