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Dish of the Week: Kimchee jigae
Where: Adam Express, Mandu
The swine flu appears to be aggressively making its way around town, and it sounds like it's going to hit a lot more people before they are able to get the vaccine. I, too, am riding the snot rocket to hell. But in addition to chicken soup, I recommend kimchee jigae.
Kimchee jigae is a stew made with pork stock, pork, tofu, scallions, onion, and of course kimchee. The result is a warm confluence of rich pork flavor, acidity, and spice. It's certainly a great way to clear up congestion. I know there are some kimchee haters, but this preparation mellows its effects. The intent of the dish was to use up "riper" kimchee, since the addition of heat and stock helps to dilute the really strong flavors. It's also worth noting there is some anecdotal evidence floating that kimchee (as well as sauerkraut) has some effect on the flu virus, due to its wealth of good bacteria.
You can get kimchee jigae at Adam Express or Mandu. At Mandu, they have a vegetarian version, but that's not helping to solve the problem before it's too late. We must get all the pigs before they get us!
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Iron FLOTUS?
In more First Family tracking/stalking, the January 3 episode of Iron Chef America will feature a competition pitting Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse against Bobby Flay and White House Chef Cristeta Comerford. The challenge will center around produce grown in the White House Kitchen Garden.
Chancellor of food?
Did Michelle Rhee get through to Kevin Johnson's heart through his stomach? Not sure if you want to spend $150 to find out, but she will be competing against Top Chef contestant Carla Hall and southern cuisine entrepreneur Delilah Winder in the True Flavors Celebrity Cook-Off on November 12 at Culinaerie. Each chef will have 35 minutes to make a three course meal with a set of secret ingredients. Proceeds go to TrueChild.
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the correct name is "H1N1 Flu" mr professional writer.
The reason for the sharp spike in new cases.
I can personally vouch for the innoculative effects of kimchee. By elevating the body's levels of Korean pickled cabbagicity to at least 100k Scoville units, you create an environment that no sane virus would want to exist in. Hell, you're practically pooping stuff you ate in gradeschool. There's also the secondary benefit that your elevated KPC-levels cause your skin to sweat an almost toxic cabbage/garlic "aura" that acts as a kind of funky repellant forcefield, thereby limiting secondary exposure to the virus. It's the sort of defensive innoculation mechanism you just can't get from mazoh ball soup, short of hucking the leaden balls at passers by. Mazel tov!
and that's why everyone at the florida avenue market is healthy as can be!