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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I love kimchee and can consume it by the kilo. Kimchee Ramen soup, Kimchee Pork, etc., and of course, kimchee right out of the container. In Korea you can see kimchee pots outside of every doorway and on every roof!
Stitchawl
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Back when I was around age 10, a girl my age, Robyn, moved in next door. She was half Korean (her mom being from Korea) and we became fast friends. Best friends actually. She used to go around telling everyone she was my wife
Well one day her mom found out that I liked kimchi. My dad is from Guam, so I grew up eating the stuff as well.
Well once she found that out, she was thrilled. I was basically adopted into her family, invited over for dinner practically every night. She would come over with a large jar of homemade kimchi all the time. Me and my dad were in heaven lol. She would call all her relatives and go on and on about how her daughter was going to marry a "handsome American boy".
Me and Robyn were inseparable for the next 4 years, which was an unusually long time for us, since we were both Army brats. Her father ended up getting kicked out of the military and between one day and the next the whole family was gone. We didn't even know they were leaving and didn't know where they went.
Sadly I never saw her again.
Now whenever I eat certain foods I can't help but get a little sad, thinking about those old times. A lot of good memories too of course, but still always a little sadness behind it all.