Tteokbokki is one of my favorite Korean foods. I have recipe for traditional "palace" tteokbokki on my website, and of course, I love the red, street tteokbokki version that most people are familiar with.
I love tofu. Mapo tofu was one of my favorite Chinese-Korean dishes my mom made growing up. When I was little, I would ask for "red tofu" since my mom would make it super red and fiery.
When one hears Seattle, you think of seafood! It is the epicenter of Pacific Northwest, where fresh oysters abound, and seafood of all sorts is displayed prominently at the Pike Place Market.
Isn't kimchi great? It stays good in your refrigerator for months, you can use it as is, in stews, soups, seasoned, as a side, as a main ingredient, the possibilities are endless.
I realized while blogging about my visit to Japan, I never wrote a post about Tokyo, and there was no way I wasn't going to blog about one of my favorite cities in the world!