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Korean Pizza and More

20 Nov 2008
Posted by Jordan
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So Domino's is an international chain, right? Well, courtesy of Matthew Fisher you can see what they call "pizza" on his side of Korea (don't forget to look up Coq au vin, if you don't know what it is); of course, perhaps that's what one should expect from a website that's titled "Creative Domino's Pizza" (www.dominos.co.kr). Below the pizza image is the motto and mission statement of Jeonju National University, which we see on buses all the time; personally, I think Bethel should maybe steal both the motto and mission statement outright.

Korean Pizza

Jeonju motto

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I think it should be noted that within a few blocks of our house we have about 10 normal places to eat pizza.  Including the best stuffed crust pizza I've ever had.

Posted by Marisa | Nov 20th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

But...

It's only you. You are living in a multi-ethnic culinary paradise compared to Gunsan. There are some normal pizzas on the Domino's menu, but even these are slightly warped. Last week at a game night we ordered some pizza; the "pepperoni" included chunks of potato and corn, while the "cheese"... also featured potatoes and corn! Each pizza also comes with a number of little cups containing sweet pickles, kimchi, garlic cloves, and two kinds of dipping sauce: "tex-mex" and chocolate.

Of course, this is just what happens when you attempt to utilize a foreign cuisine you do not understand. I'm sure that Americans do the same thing in their "Chinese" restaurants, and that actual Chinese people would be just as bewildered as we are by Korean pizza.

Oh, and that university slogan is classic. I wonder what kinds of visions God has... I'm not sure that I'm comfortable with a God who has "visions." It does not, however, beat the Korean Mr. Pizza slogan: "Made for Women." If you go to their website (which of course needs IE) you will see that they are NOT joking. I wonder how pizza fits in to "culture for women?"

Posted by Matthew | Nov 20th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

Matthew, where are you?

Hi again. Matthew, this is for you - thanks for your comments. You are a wealth of information about Korean culture and happenings. Where do you gain all your knowledge?

And what happened to your blog site, which mysteriously disappeared just when we were learning so much? We want a return of your site! :-)

Posted by Doug Magnuson | Nov 21st, 2008 at 9:49 pm