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Jujunbury and Myjingo in Koreatown

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Remember Myjingo from the seafood “festival” in Koreatown? Well, the peanut-butter-flavored squid called ojingeo is now available in front of Gaju Market on Western Avenue! Sign on the right in picture below.

Momzzang (몸짱) is the squid’s body; a serving costs $4. Darizzang (다리짱) refers to a serving of squid legs; price is $5.

Jujunbury and Myjingo at Gaju Market in Ktown

Also… Myzingo has a companion product at this stall: Jujunbury, which sells 군고구마 (roasted sweet potatoes) — two pieces for $3, four pieces for $5. I’ve got to tell you they are huge pieces. There’s this sign by uncooked samples that says 만지지 마세요 (Don’t touch) because people have been fondling the tubers, amazed at how ginormous they are.

You can also see part of the sign on the left that states County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Permit #132053. The stuff is all cooked at high heat, so there’s little risk of food poisoning.

Jujunbury in front of Gaju Market in Koreatown

The guy in the picture got sort of ticked off at me. He thought I was going to order, but I said I was just going to take pictures with my iPhone.

I’m giving him free publicity now. For roasted sweet potatoes and pb-flavored squid, head on over to 가주마켓 (California Market aka Gaju) at 450 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90020. Map here.

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Vegemil Black Sesame Soymilk

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Another cute box of soy milk and another flavor too. Black sesame seeds (검은 참깨) from Vegemil – 6.4 fluid ounces (190 milliliters).

Vegemil Black Sesame Soymilk - Korean Vegemil Black Sesame Soy Milk

Vegemil Black Sesame Soy Milk ~

The information printed on one side and one front of the tetra pak is in English, while the other side and the other front (back) has other information in Korean (black sesame is good, even better with soybeans; also touting the calcium and vitamin D3 content of the product).

No preservatives added. Ingredients: soymilk (purified water, soybean solids 7%), malto-oligosaccaharides, sugar, black sesame paste, corn oil, salt, glycerin mono fatty acid ester, vitamin D3, DL-methionine, calcium carbonate, calcium lactate, calcium phosphate dibasic, sodium citrate, xanthan gum

Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 1 Pack (190 ml). Amount per serving: 135 calories, 50 from fat. Total Fat 6 grams — 1g saturated, no trans fat. No cholesterol. 190 milligrams of sodium. Total Carbohydrate 15 grams — 1.3g dietary fiber, 13.7g sugars. Protein 6 grams. Percent Daily Values: 10% calcium, 4% iron.

Cautions [sic]
# As no antiseptic [?] is added to this product, please drink it without delay once you open it.
# Do not drink if it is discolored, tastes or smells strange.
# Please make sure if [?] there is any swelling, damage or leakage on the package.
# Do not heat it up in microwave oven or in hot water.

Not a replacement for infant formula. Shake Well. Insert Straw. (Yes, it comes with the standard plastic-sleeved white straw.) Best used by 2010.04-07. Tetra Brik Aseptic Tetra pak.

Manufactured by Dr. Chung’s Food Co., Ltd. 1-25 Songjeong-dong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chuncheongbuk-do, 361-782, Korea. Product of Korea. UPC 7 40401 77659 2.

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Grenade Plums and Emerald Plums in Korean

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Is there a difference between grenade plums and emerald plums? Too lazy to google it. You can click on the pictures to enlarge and take a closer look.

Grenade Plums What’s curious though is that at HanKook Market they label the grenade plums as 파인아플자두 (“pineapple” plums). They transliterated the English word pineapple! Again, too lazy to research this now.

Emerald Plums Right next to the grenades were the emerald plums, which sounds almost the same in Korean: 에머랄드자두 (eh-mo-ral-duh jadoo). Jadoo is the Korean for ‘plum’. Do you see the plastic green lemons right above them?

Anyway, fruit is a real deal at HK Supermarket. Both these plums are just 99 cents a pound. Produce of USA.

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Korean Choco Pie!!

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Americans have Oreo cookies, Koreans have their chocopie!

A Whole Korean Chocopie
For those unfamiliar with this treat, it’s similar to American moon pies, in that it consists of two layers of chocolate-dipped cookies with a marshmallow filling in between. It’s spongy and a joy to bite into. First made by the South Korean company Orion Confectionery in Seoul in 1974 for American GI’s, this cake-like treat been a hit with the locals ever since. Choco pies are now produced by other companies like Lotte and Haitai. It is estimated that 12 billion have been sold in the past 25 years.


Inside a Korean Choco Pie How to translate chocolate-covered marshmallow cookie sandwich into Korean? In hangeul, chocopie is 초코파이 (choko-pa-yee), a transliteration of the English. Choco pies are arguably the number-one snack in South Korea. And they’re now exported to China, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Russia, the United States… Everywhere! The top consumers are kids between the ages of five and ten, but even adults enjoy eating choco-pies. Head to any Korean supermarket and try one — they usually are sold in boxes of at least fourindividual packets. No chance of missing them. Just ask for chocopie!

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Korean Chal-Tteok Cookie Original

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Chaltteok Cookie from Cheong Woo This gwaja was intriguing, what with Invention Patent No. 0626971 on the label. It’s chal tteok (glutinous rice) encased in a soft, hollow butter cookie — it combines a traditional Korean delicacy with a modern, Western pastry!

It didn’t taste as weird as you might think. It’s like a butter cookie with a rubbery filling. Enjoyed eating it actually. Not healthful though.

Made by the Korean confectionery company Cheong Woo known in hangeul as 청우식품. As you can see, the tteok in the cookie is not as white as it looks on the packet’s photo.

The box is printed entirely in Korean (costs 2,000 won!) with an English label tacked on as a sticker with nutrition facts. They translate their product as Korean Biscuit — that makes sense in Britain where an American cookie is called a biscuit.
Chaltteok Cookie - Original Flavor

국내산 찹쌀이 함유된 청우 찰떡 쿠키

A box contains 6 individually wrapped cookies, each 20 grams. Each serving of one piece is 78 calories, 19 from fat. 2 grams total fat — no saturated or trans fat. 2 milligrams of cholesterol, 63 milligrams of sodium. 15 grams of total carbohydrates — no dietary fiber, 6 grams of sugars. 1g of protein. No vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium or iron.

Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, fructose, salt (really? nothing else?)
Allergy information: contains wheat

Net weight: 120 grams (4.23 ounces). UPC 8 801204 201369

Product of Korea. Retail Price at HK Super: 99 cents (sale!)

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King Oyster Mushrooms (saesongi)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The English on the package identified these huge fungi as King Oyster Mushrooms. The handwritten sign at the Korean supermarket was in hangul — 새송이 (saesongi).

King Oyster Mushrooms Saesongi Bosot

The Japanese call this mushroom エリンギ (eringi) from its scientific name Pleurotus eryngii. It is also known in English as king trumpet mushroom and french horn mushroom.

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Gui Mok Korean BBQ Restaurant

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Gui Mok on Western Avenue

숯불구이목 Gui Mok Korean Char BBQ Restaurant

AYCE KBBQ = All You Can Eat Korean Barbecue MEAT

  • 돼지갈비 (dwaeji galbi) = marinated pork
  • 삼겹살 (samgyeopsal) = fatty slices of pork belly

    • Price for AYCE: Less than $20 ($16.99)
    Gui Mok Korean Char BBQ


    Hours open: Monday – Sunday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
    Address: 414 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
    Between 4th and 5th Streets.
    Telephone number: (213) 388-9299
    Must have a Korean speaker with you to appreciate it!

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    PHO 2000 on Western Avenue

    Friday, April 24th, 2009

    Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup, is very popular in Koreatown, especially in the early hours of the morning. One of the most popular pho restaurants among Korean-American 20-somethings is Pho 2000.

    PHO 2000 Restaurant Egg rolls, spring rolls and summer rolls for appetizers. Their Pho selection includes Super Bowl (seafood and beef), the House Special, a Special Combo (rare steak, brisket, tripe, tendons), Pho Bo Vien (with meat balls), Pho Seafood (shrimp, squid, fish balls), Pho chicken, Pho Tai (rare steak), and Oxtail Noodle Soup.


    Pho 2000 Restaurant Among their many grilled BBQ dishes are Com Thit Nuong (pork) and Com Ga Nuong (chicken). Drinks offered are “Thai” iced tea and “Vietnamese” iced coffee.

    The intense passion for pho in Koreatown has sort of died down in the last two years, and PHO 2000’s other location on Western Avenue (667 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005) closed in 2008.

    The location in the pictures above is still open and thriving. Address: 215 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004

    Note: Cash only, no credit cards accepted. Strip-mall parking lot.

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