Sunday, April 06, 2008

What Can't Cheonggukjang (and its mucous) Cure?

Get you bad self cured!

poly-gamma-glutamic acid (PGA), a major ingredient of mucous materials in the dish, was effective in treating xerophthalmia and corneal wound in animal tests.
Because I care, with a lovely pic of said mucous. Perched tantalizingly on a spoon:

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

when does Campbells come out with that?

MMMM mmm gyuck!

yer sis

Anonymous said...

Well gosh, if fermented soybean bacteria is good enough for Dr. Poo and Dr. Yong-burn then it's good enough for everyone!

btw - they didn't mention anywhere in the article that it would cure this cold you sent me!

Just what won't they ferment and eat in Korea?

-AF

Anonymous said...

I'm hungry...

BKF

Charles Montgomery said...

BKF - LOL..

I'm still eating whatever the cafeteria serves me for lunch. It's all been pretty good. I had no idea that Koreans ate gorse! It had a pretty tasty sauce and I gobbled it right down. I don't think that I will ever be able to eat rice, again, without having (or wishing I had) kimchi.

Korean food - it might even cure me!

Anonymous said...

I didn't know they served gorse, either. Nonetheless, you'll smell garlicky by now...being used to Korean food and all. Have you reverted back to the triangular seedweed rice thingy just for the nostalgia sake yet?