Um . . . Lotteria? Where’s the rest of it? We don’t mean to be ungrateful, but these cheese balls are roughly the diameter of a 100 won coin. Ok, they’re slightly tastier than loose change, but considering this little set costs 2000 won, you think they’d at least be closer in size to the 500 won coin that each tiny little ball of fried industrial-grade mozzarella and batter cost? It’s like Lotteria mozzarella sticks, only with less actual cheese. They don’t even fill up the pathetic little paper tray.

Since they’re so small and pitiful, they don’t stay hot and gooey very long. They’re only about a bite-worth each, so if you misjudge the timing you’re likely to get a mouthful of very painfully hot cheese or rubbery, cold, awful cheese. Take your pick – or better yet, if you absolutely must go with some kind of fast food cheese offering, stick to the sticks.

*we’ve also lamented the lack of alliteration . . .

Shoppers have spotted jars of kaya here in Korea! The thick, sweet cocount slather used at Ya Kun and Kopitiam Kaya chains is now available from the imported foods shelves of the underground grocery at Lotte Department Store at Euljiro-ipgu. Try the brown, green, or chocolate kaya for 6,900원 per jar.

왜? 이것 봐:

드시고 싶어? 아니? Fatman 또. Want some? Yeah, Fatman doesn’t want any either.
너무너무 역겨워서 구류된 사람들이 고소 하고 있다! 어떻게 만들었어? 주마다 조리법은 다른데, 여기는 보통이다. It’s so disgusting that prisoners are suing. But what’s in it? Well, it varies state by state, but here’s an overview:

홀밀방, 위조한 치즈, 검포도, 단근, 콩 (캔), 시금치 (캔), 야채 오일, 건조 감자 플레이크, 토마토 소스, 분유

Whole-wheat bread, fake cheese, shredded carrots, raisins, canned beans, canned spinich, vegetable oil, dried potato flakes, tomato paste, and powdered milk. Hmm. Shall we dine?

흠. 먹자!

To read more about the joys of nutraloaf, the food so bad it inspires lawsuits, read about it here (영어 링크):

Jurisprudence: Taste-testing Nutraloaf (Slate.com)

and listen to more about it (and find the recipe) here (영어 링크):

Prison Loaf (NPR)