There is nothing in this world I'd rather eat that a big plate of meat jun from Soon's Kal-bi. Without question, it is the greatest food on the planet.
This poses multiple problems for a guy living in Wisconsin.
Meat jun is considered Korean food in Hawaii, but it really is "local" Hawaiian Korean food. Koreans from outside Hawaii consider meat jun Korean food to the same degree that Japanese think Spam Musubi is authentic Japanese food. In other words, not at all.
And thus while there are Korean restaurants in Wisconsin, they serve only authentic Korean food - not the stuff we Hawaii folks love.
That is problem one.
Problem two is that if you are a true meat jun aficionado, you know that the version from Soon's is truly unique. It is crispier, thicker, and comes with a spicy sauce that is, quite simply, perfect.
So even if you should happen to find a restaurant in the Midwest that serves a Hawaiianized version of Korean food, and meat jun is on their menu, it will probably be too soft, too eggy, and too sweet. Even in Hawaii, Soon's meat jun is different than that which you will find at all other Korean restaurants.
In other words, living in Wisconsin, I'm pretty much screwed when it comes to finding my most favorite meal in the universe.
So over the last few weeks I've been toying with ideas to come up with my own version of Soon's meat jun. And here is the product...
I put a business card in the picture because Cari thought that no one would believe that I actually made this!
Here are my food models, Alyssa and Nalani, displaying my best approximation of Soon's meat jun...
It was really, really good.
I will admit, though, that I got a bit carried away. Even after our stuffing ourselves, we still had all this left over...
My recipe for Soon's meat jun is perfect, but my version of the sauce still needs work. And the sauce is the most perfect part of the meal at Soon's.
Oh well, the quest continues.
While a lack of meat jun is a major problem of living in Wisconsin, snow sculpting is one of the "cool" things. This is how they celebrate Valentine's Day in Door County - with snow sculptures...
Yes, those are made completely of snow.
David's favorite was the pointy eared Spock...
It wasn't until I got home and downloaded the pictures from my camera did I notice what was going on in this picture of Spock...
That's Nalani on the left side of the picture sticking her hand in Spock's ear.
She said she was cleaning his ear out.
I guess that makes Nalani a giant Q-tip.
Happy Valentine's Day.
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