Checking out the stuff we bought at the Korean market over the weekend. First off, the wild sweet rice.
This is what the grains looked like out of the package. I washed and steamed it.
The rice has a slightly sweet taste. Maybe that’s why it’s called sweet rice (duh!). In keeping with the theme, I opened a can of prepared soybeans with chestnuts (see similar post back in June 2011 here).
Ingredients include (besides the black soybeans and chestnuts) sugar, seaweed, salt, and MSG. I guess I was channeling Darth Vader or something. 😉
Turns out, the “sesame” leaves I bought were actually perilla leaves. No wonder they tasted similar.
The Cat ate them with her zhou (aka jook or congee). I used them as greens for a fried SPAM sandwich.
The leaves had a definite herby, minty taste. Very pleasant.
Even though the leaves turned out to be something else, I wouldn’t mind buying these again. Both The Cat and The Mouse enjoyed the leaves.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Wonderfull! Best regards from Serbia.
Thanks for visiting. Wow, Serbia. The wonder of the internet. Aloha! Eat well.
Cool pics!
Thanks! And thanks for stopping in. Eat well.
Looks very good 🙂
Yum, I love fried spam! And this rice looks great.
I know, SPAM, the misunderstood. Over here, we do everything we can to celebrate the wonder of SPAM. 🙂 Eat well.
I have some wild rice I need to experiment with 🙂
Thanks, it’s always good to play with food. That’s just my opinion. 🙂
That sandwich looks so ono! I want to eat it right now!
Thanks, just from my warped imagination.
The wild sweet rice sounds really good, Mouse but don’t you ever eat cheddar?
Would’ve when I was younger, now kind of lactose intolerant. 😦
Wow! Never seen that before. Thanks!
Love,
NMK
Thanks for visiting. Eat well.
Yum! And I’d sure like to meet your cat!
Thanks. Meow meow. Eat well. 🙂