My mother had a somewhat similar experience. She was born to Methodist missionaries in Korea, but they returned to the states when she was very young.
It's a fun story to tell, but the only difference it's made in my life that I can point to is in the food I ate growing up. I can't imagine too many other kids at my high school were familiar with japchae and bulgogi. To this day, whenever I have leftovers, I make a stir-fry rather than a casserole.
Funnily enough, I got to talk with the daughter of a Korean couple who lived in my grandparent's home while they were there. She said that other children loved to come over to her house because her mother knew how to make pies and American breakfasts.
Did you have a similar experience with culinary cross-cultural exchange?
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My mother had a somewhat similar experience. She was born to Methodist missionaries in Korea, but they returned to the states when she was very young.
It's a fun story to tell, but the only difference it's made in my life that I can point to is in the food I ate growing up. I can't imagine too many other kids at my high school were familiar with japchae and bulgogi. To this day, whenever I have leftovers, I make a stir-fry rather than a casserole.
Funnily enough, I got to talk with the daughter of a Korean couple who lived in my grandparent's home while they were there. She said that other children loved to come over to her house because her mother knew how to make pies and American breakfasts.
Did you have a similar experience with culinary cross-cultural exchange?
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