Noodles of Korea 🇰🇷 💚
No recipe today, just a backstory.
Since we don't often travel for Christmas, we cherish our time at home. People that can't quite grasp enjoying staying at home call it something like a staycation. We just call it a break from the routine. It's lovely. We always hope for pretty snow and digital meet-ups with family. ❄️❄️❄️
On Christmas morning, we have fresh cinnamon buns. It's our one sweet tradition I look forward to. As for other meals, in addition to a few homemade things to nosh on, the annual tradition has been takeout from the longest running local Korean restaurant.
At first i just brought home Korean food on Christmas Eve to ease that immediate shift from work to holiday. I looked forward to the cinnamon buns and a few Korean leftovers on Christmas Day. Then, on one Christmas Eve, I ordered a few extra Korean dishes, brought them home right into storage, and we'd have Korean variety before, during, and after Christmas! Then, it just kinda became a thing I looked forward to.
Last year threw us off. The restaurant's days of operation shifted and there was a family event that shifted my plans after Christmas. So, no Korean. This year, their days are still shifted, so I decided to make my own version of one of their signature dishes: Noodles of Korea ☺️ I'm very happy about it. Happy to share the recipe when I finish dialing it in if anyone would like!
OH, and it's EXTRA Christmassy because I'm sweetening the sauce with maple syrup and molasses, and since it's going on noodles it's pretty much Elf-approved (ya know, maple syrup on pasta) 😆
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