4th Annual Korean Festival

Yesterday, the 4th Annual Korean Festival was held at Kapiolani Park.  There was a lot going on at the festival.  I'll just the photos speak for themselves.

The entertainment.

The exhibits.

The food.

The crowds of hungry people.

Comments

[AugustusGloop]

Nice pics. I especially like all the cooking action shots!

What was in the giant wok? It looks like styrofoam and corn chips :-) but I presume it was giant rice noodles?

Looked like a great day out--and perfect weather for it too.

[fish fish]

Geee... Reid... It seems like such a fun one. The masks look cute. Are they expensive? Hey, I wonder the big pot one, is it Toppogi? (Dun really know how to spell). I've never tried one before, really want to have a taste on it.

[RONW]

Excellent photographs.

[Reid]

Hi AG,

The food in the large wok was duk bo ki. There are rice cakes, fish cake, vegetables and ko chu jang sauce.

The weather was wonderful, but way too hot and humid for me!

Hi fish fish,

I'm not sure if the masks were expensive or not as they weren't for sale. In the big pot is duk bo ki, which is made with rice cakes, fish cake, veggies and ko chu jang sauce. Unfortunately for me, I didn't get to eat any...I had lunch befor going!

Hi RONW,

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the compliment!

[Jo Rutherford]

Oooo, love the photos! You have a great sense of composition. My best friend, Milgwimper (she posts here sometimes) & her Mom are trying to teach me how to cook Korean. I learned how to make mandu over the holidays. I am now being accused of having "mandu mania" because I've been trying to get them to come to my house to make thousands of mandu for the freezer. Any how, I had some skins from the last batch and wanted to use them. But I didn't have any tofu so I used ricotta instead. Then I didn't have any pork so I replaced it with a bit of mozzarella. I did have plenty of onion, but instead of steaming them, I sauteed them in a bit of olive oil. When I went to the veggie shop they didn't have any garlic chives, but their Italian parsley looked great so I got some of that. A little salt and pepper, and in no time at all, MANDU! So I called Gwimper to come over and give my first solo attempt at the dish a shot. You know what she said, she called them ravioli! The nerve huh? Telling me my Korean mandu where Italian ravioli! I guess I shouldn't have used a tomato sauce instead of a soy based dipping sauce...

;o) Love ya Gwimper!

[Julia]

hey Reid, I know others have already told you this, but I must say again that I really enjoyed the photos. :) One that got me really excited was the one with cartons of Korean snacks and munchies. I always have to resist the urge of buying the snacks I see when I visit the Korean supermart. They're all so tempting!

[Reid]

Hi Jo,

Long time no hear. Thanks for your compliment about the photos and good luck with your mandoo making!

Hi Julia,

Thanks for the compliment on the photos. I actually took a lot more, but just posted the ones I thought looked best. I like Korean and Japanese snacks the best. I can't resist the prawn crackers when I'm in the supermarket. =)

[milgwimper]

Heyla Reid,
The pics are great! I would love to eat dok bok ki outside on the street! I need to go to Korea! I love how you captured the ajumas doing the kimchi squats preparing food, ahhh reminds me of my childhood. Thanks a lot!

Jo,

Those were really good ravioli! You also make good mandu! keep up the good work, mandu fiend!

[umami]

Nice pictures Reid. I am not familiar with Korean food, this year I will try more Korean stuff.

[foodie]

Just wondering if you have more pics of the korean festival to post?

thanks

[Reid]

Hi Milgwimper,

Long time no hear. I think I need to go to Korea as well. I may plan a trip there sometime next year. Did you grow up in Korea?

Hi Umami,

For some reason, most of the Singaporean I know don't eat much Korean food at all. A few of them stated that they actually never really tried Korean food until they moved here. You should try it, I'm sure you'll like it. They like to use a lot of chillies in their food.

Hi foodie,

Welcome to the blog!

Yes, I have a few other pictures, but I didn't post them because I didn't particularly care for the composition of the photos.

[MrsT]

Hey ..Reid.. :)
I love stuff like tat.. food fair.. and cultural thingie... ;) it's really interesting.. unfortunately.. when they have it in singapore.. there is always so many ppl.. and singaporean are known for their kaisuness.. therefore.. when there is food.. even when you gotta pay for it.. there is a mad rush for every kinda food.. so it suxs.. i hate to rush for food.. the way some singaporean do.. but i love to attend food fair.. when i'm away from home.. ;)

[Reid]

Hi MrsT,

We have cultural fairs like this all the time and I like going just so that I can try new things. The lines here were very long. I guess it's because people in Hawaii love Korean food. I know I do.

BTW...I read on your blog about the postcards. I'm sending one off for Chloe tomorrow! =)

[milgwimper]

heya Reid,

Yeah I'm half Korean and I spent the very early years in Korea, and then every vacation after that we went there almost every year til i was 12. Next year huh? hmmm my husband and I are thinking fo going this year, or maybe next havent decided quite yet. Where are you planning to go? I'm sure Fatman in Seoul could give ya good pointers!

[Reid]

Hi milgwimper,

I'm probably going to Seoul, that is if I can get everything together. I'm not sure when I'll be able to go though as I'm also trying to arrange a trip to New York and London with a few friends.

I'm sure FatMan will give me loads of pointers. If everything works out, we may even meet up in M'sia in a couple of weeks.

[milgwimper]

WOW I would love a world wind adventure like that! Well I hope you both can meet up in M'sia, and I hope you have a blast on your trips! I dont know when we will be going to Korea ourselves, but we're hoping to hit up Pusan and Chejudo this time. We definitly will be going to Seoul, but last time my husband and I went to Korea I got sick, and the trips to Pusan were cancelled. Not from the food mind you just wasnt used to the heat. Anyways you will have to take pictures and show us the cool foods and places on your travels!