먹방 (Mukbang) Monday: Chinese Takeout with Family

Our thanksgiving weekend was so full of good times with family. When we lived in the US, it seemed like we mostly spent time with the Wilkins side of our family, which keeps growing! Being in Korea is a special chance for us to get to know Seong's extended family. One evening, we invited a lot of family members over and decided to order takeout rather than try to cook for everyone!

Here's the delivery man unpacking the plastic bowls of food and us placing them on the table. I keep saying how much I love this long table that came with our apartment, but let me say it again! We couldn't afford a large dining room table with lots of chairs. But with this table, all we need are more pillows!

The food! It was so delicious! The black bowls are full of 자장면 (Jajangmyun = black bean noodles). These black bean noodles and the fried pork (탕수육 = Tangsooyook) are stereotypical Chinese dishes in Korea. These are "Koreanized," just like fried rice and general tsos chicken are "Americanized". The colorful dish on the left is a mixture of seafood with a mustard sauce (팔보채 = Palboche).

That evening we got to play with our baby cousins and even whip out a board game! Can you spot the toilet paper in the background of the group photo? In Korea, toilet paper is a traditional house warming gift!

Finally, I hope this entertaining photo makes up for us not posting a Mukbang last week!