the korean market

Yesterday was one verrry long shopping day. I had a bowl of raisin bran crunch and a half turkey on sourdough to fuel myself for the task ahead:
taking my mom shopping for her 50th high school reunion outfit.

Five hours later, with a coffee frappuccino for a re-load, we had shopped and we had bought- but were still empty handed for THE outfit. (thought my mom did score a chic silver/black zebra-hinted patterned open cardigan and metallic rust 3/4 slv lightweight crop trench. very enthusiastic thumbs up!)

Continuing the adventure, we stopped at Kukje, a Korean supermarket right near Krispy Kreme. It kind of reminded me of when I lived in Hollywood, and occasionally stopped at "the Galleria" in Koreatown. (though it pales in comparsion in size, so i guess a mini version) We stocked up on all kinds of goodies and snacks (mango melona bars, chicken wings, spicy shin ramen, and little pinwheel crackers, to name a few). The biggest and best score I my opinion, was the massive bag of white nectarines. They looked good- large, round, and lots of light yellow flecked with peach/orange- and smelled promising. For $5.99 for a bag of 10, I was willing to take a risk and see how my grab bag would turn out.

For dinner we picked up a few pre-made trays and feasted on chicken wings (korean style- fried and glazed in a spicy soy sauce), spicy cucumber kimchee, mung bean cakes, and california rolls.

After dinner, I decided to try one of the nectarines. Perfect! Very sweet, with slightly firm yet juicy and yielding flesh. A fresh end to a very savory meal. After digesting a bit, it was on to the gym for a truly massive workout. Logged 4.5 miles on the treadmill (yah, i know...not the best, but place to do all that running, but who has time after 6 hours of shopping?) and then lifted, concentrating on the back and shoulders.

Four-and-a-half hours later, and finally finished with the workout, I had really worked up a hunger. Time to eat! Off to Heidi's Pies I went with S and had a satisfying bowl of chili topped with cheddar and green onions. S went all out and had the country friend steak big breakfast platter. His "platter" was served on three separate plates...

definitely hit the spot for both of us!

Try out Kukje, I'd really recommend it for the produce- and many fun snacks. (and definitely cheaper than a Japanese market....shhhh....i didn't tell you that...)

Kukje Supermarket
2350 Junipero Serra Blvd
Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 992-0333