I found good kimchee~!

[sylvacoer]

Dear Lord in Heaven, I thank thee ON MY KNEES that I have finally found the HOLY GRAIL of my palate - GOOD KIMCHEE!  *spazzes*

Seriously, tho, people - if you think I'm exaggerating, you don't know what it's like to be suddenly deprived of your favorite food, and when you go looking for it, finding only things that share the name and the appearance

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[smillaraaq]

SWEET kimchee? Somehow I am not surprised, but, EWWW.

It reminds me of the time my one other expat-kama'aina friend and I took a coworker shopping at the one little Japanese grocery store in the region. After examing all sorts of random stuff -- instant noodles and arare and curry roux and dashi and such -- the boy scratched his head and asked if there was ANYTHING in the way of Japanese snack/convenience food that wasn't full of sugar, salt, or both. We just sort of stared blankly at him for a moment, both being the sorts who will drink shoyu by the shot glass when in need of a salt fix, and both being fond of all those little Japanese hard candies that are essentially sugar-flavored sugar with a little sugar on top as a garnish. "Um...maybe some loose tea?"

(YES I MARINATE MY SPAM IN A SATO-SHOYU SAUCE, DOESN'T EVERYONE? IT'S NOT SWEET AND SALTY ENOUGH OTHERWISE!)

[sylvacoer]

You're kama-aina?! SWEET!! *hugs8 Aloha! (damn, I'm missing hawaii so much... *~*)

SPAM MUSUBIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~!

[smillaraaq]

Born and raised, babe...me ke aloha no Hawai'i! But you think you're homesick now, try being gone for thirteen years... *sigh*

And wouldn't you know I'm getting ready to make spam musubi for lunch? Ah, comfort food...

[sylvacoer]

Ooo, yikes - can't imagine that. I've lived in Hawaii twice, both on Oahu - you?

[smillaraaq]

Me too -- I lived about two blocks away from Mililani Waena Elementary.

*resumes squeeing in your general direction*