As Matt B and Bob like to joke, 'Let me guess what you're having for dinner....Are you having chicken strips or corn dogs?' More often than not I would answer, both. Matt B joked that I would come back just because they don't have fried chicken in Korea. Honestly, I feared that I would miss such things while I was overseas. I even took pictures of the food I would miss like they were apart of a family portrait. Little did I know that next to the Deep South, no one loves their fried chicken more than the Dirty South Korea. You can't go a block without walking past a chicken and beer (HOF) joint. I couldn't have fathomed that before I left. How could I? I was under the impression that I would miss fried chicken like a crack addict misses the rock. Little did I know that 'rock' would be all over the ROK. (Oooo~ bad pun? c'mon it's kind of clever right?) I went out of my way to go to Popeye's before I left. And here I am living above a Popeye's. Truly, I am a blessed individual. ...Now, what about those corn dogs?
If you think fried chicken is everywhere, then corn dogs are the very air we breathe. Street vendors line the streets and surround every corner. And what does almost every street vendor sell? 'Hand dogs.' They aren't corn dogs. They lack that true corn bread and starch batter. And often they are too dry or cold. But man, oh man. You know that won't stop me from getting one on a late night trip.
But let's be honest here. These hand dogs aren't true corn dogs. And this fried chicken ain't no Ezell's. I would trade one of my Korean student for some Ezell's rolls and chicken strips in a heartbeat. I would most certainly trade them for some Wendy's chicken crack nuggets. I'M ITCHIN' FOR THAT! I NEEDS MY FIX!
'Do you need an immigrant laborer at your Wendy's? I gots that. She's young, too. Primed to work fer years to come! Just gimme dem nuggets!'
But Korea has been a good substitute. I most certainly do not see myself losing weight. Last I checked I was 94kg (207lbs). I'll shed those in the summer. This is just winter weight not chicken weight, right?....
P.S. Tonight's hand dog was amazing....ugh.... that took effort to stop eating!
oh man, you better lay off those hand dogs... they can lead to many problems in your future... like carrying the shame of addiction, dropped endorsement deals, potentially getting beat by a 5 iron.... if you are resorting to dry and cold hand dogs... if you have a problem you know where you can find me
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