50 cent treats

man making the best thing since sliced bread:

i've fallen in love. and it only it cost me 50 cents. it's the perfect mouth watering combination of warm, sweet, savory, and fried. oh yes. you don't even know, that is, unless you know. these damn fine treats are called hohndduk and you can buy them off the streets one at a time or by the half dozen.

on sunday, we met up with theresa's friend, don--who is one of the most easy to like and get along with people i've had the grace to meet--who is leaving korea after two years on tuesday. we took the train from seolleung to sinchon, about an hour's ride, and waited for him by the subway exit. i was taking photos of passersby while we waited in front of the 24 hours open mcdonald's, when theresa began explaining to me the greatness of them, the korean version of fresh, made before your eyes, donuts. i spotted a girl holding and eating (i was already getting food envy) what i thought was a hohndduk. theresa confirmed my suspicion and wondered, out loud, "ooh i wonder where she got that?..."

we soon discovered the stand where the girl bought her snack and soon thereafter, i feasted on my own. yum!!!! it's like a flattened doughnut, only better, because it's far chewier--i like chewy snacks!--and even while fried, it seems (of course, i say seems) healthy. hey! it's made from green tea! in addition to the chewiness, there's a sweet brown sugar and maple like filling that isn't at all overbearing, but a wonderful party in your mouth. man. i want another 5 of those. right now.

don, theresa and i ate lunch at a mexican restaurant called on the border, which is actually a funny name if you think about it, did they mean south of the border? when we entered the restaurant, we were greeted by lots of hello's and welcome's, i was surprised by everyone's gusto! theresa told me that that's common, but, shoot if i didn't just feel like i was greeted by 7x that annoying dude with lots of flair from office space, only, not annoying and more cutesy. it's also really adorable to hear koreans say, adios and gracias. ha! and, guess what? the food was good! not el rinconcito or el tamarindo, washington dc good (i'd name some restaurants in sud america if i'd been to any...that continent is next on the ever expanding list of places to visit!) but still very good.

don has bestowed upon us goodies that he's not taking back with him to the states. goodies like books in english, nyquil (2 bottles--sheesh don, 2 makes it seem a bit suspect!), highlighters, which koreans called under liners, speakers, sumo-wrester playing cards, and a raven's basketball hoop (MD, holla!), among other sundry items. theresa will definitely miss you don, and though we've only just met, i'll miss you too! you are good peoples! start planning your visit back to korea, now, homie!




theresa clowning around, get it? clown-ing, around? wah!

don and monkey share a moment: