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#tasteofkorea I decided to visit a condominium that has on the lower floors that is a Chinese supermarket and the other upper floors 2 and 3, they are all little shops. The top floor, floor 3, has a whole bunch of restaurants, but most of them are Korean restaurants and mostly all run by Koreans. There is a bake shop at the corner leading to the restaurants that sells baked goods which is a "one batch only", and tea, coffee, and bubble tea. I got to taste this sweet Korean bun from that bakery, and it's worth a try. You can go to the World On Yonge condominium parking lot which is the entrance, and go to floor 3 to go to the bakery. First come first serve.

#samlip #koreansnacks I decided to eat my favorite frozen snack made in South Korea, which is called the frozen red bean paste bun by the food company Samlip. All you have to do is take it out of the package, pour a tiny bit of water to moisture it, then microwave it for 55 seconds to 1 minute generally (if your microwave wattage is 1000 W). microwave times may vary. You can get this at a local Korean supermarket in the frozen food and snacks section.

#binggrae #banana #strawberry #taro #hybelabels #tinytanbts I have been trying different flavors of Binggrae brand milk flavors, from banana to strawberry and taro. These ones have done a collaboration with the Kpop boyband BTS and the music label that signs the Hybe Music Label, and TinyTan art company that drew all 7 BTs members on these flavors. Melon, coffee, and lychee & peach are not included in this collaboration. The most common artist names that were found in supermarkets and Walmart were J-Hope, Jimin, and V. SUGA, RM, Jungkook, and Jin were found less in 6-packs. It could be the Korea Food Trading companies' fault for sending more 6-packs of banana, strawberry and taro that had J-Hope and Jimin or V on them. Good luck finding all 7 members.

#haagendazs #extraaz #chocolate #vanilla I had some scoopfuls of Haagen Dazs Espresso Chocolate Cookie and their vanilla ice cream. I combined both flavors, and it tasted like a chocolate and vanilla ice cream, but the coffee part in the chocolate ice cream hit hard. Espresso coffee is stronger in caffeine, which makes the ice cream taste with a blend of coffee. You can get these at your local supermarket in the frozen food section

#samyangkorea #buldakramen I decided to try different cheeses, so I mixed Bukdak carbonara with some 100% parmesan cheese and top it off with some roasted sesame seeds. Mashing it up, it tasted good. Even though it was done a different way compared to the Korean celebrities who cooked Buldak noodles, it was as good as it was, and less of a mess.

#samyangkorea #buldakramen I have challenged myself to eat a platter of buldak noodles with only a half cup of milk while talking about spicy food. Let's see how well I do.

#udon #mrskorea #kellyloves I get to try Kelly Loves Katsuo Udon, and Bulgogi Udon by Mrs Corea alongside my mom, and getting to try both to see their worth. Kelly Love Katsuo Udon is created by Kellly Choi, who was born in South Korea but also lived in Japan for a while and now lives in England with her husband and family. Her favorite food her mother fed her was katsuo udon. Bulgogi udon by the food company Mrs Corea is a classic udon style but with Korean marinated beef. Trying out but the noodles, soup, and flavors, Kelly Loves had the better soup and flavors of a good katsuo udon, but Mrs Corea won with the classic udon noodle type that is commonly used in noodle shops in Japan. You can get both of these products at Costco, or online.

#samyangkorea #tanglenoodle I try a new product by Samyang Korea, Tangle noodles. There are two versions; kimchi rose, and bulgogi alfredo. The kimchi rose version tastes like kimchi sauce and rose sauce mixed together with linguini or fettuccine noodles. Totally worth it. You can get this at Korean and Asian supermarkets near you.

#meta #facebook #instagram #threads There has been a short blackout for Meta Inc apps Facebook, Instagram, and Threads users since last night to this morning. Users couldn't log into their accounts due to some changes to the Meta apps. Users either had to resort to: -sign in but had to make a new password -get a 6-digit code to log in -get a 6-digit code after more than 4 tries -connect with other devices you use Facebook, and/or Instagram on, and verify that that device you mainly use was you; not someone else or a hacker Mark Zuckerburg made an apology post on Threads, and said that there will be corrections that will allow users to use their Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads accounts again. A better way for Team Meta to fix problems like this is to verify someone's email, and send that user an email containing a 6-digit code, which the user will type in to be verified to use their accounts again. Usually, social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), and email accounts will some times automatically log out, and make you log in again. IF you use a different device that you haven't used before ore or haven't logged in in a while, they will make you type in a 6-digit code sent by text or call. The email way is easier for people to use in case they haven't used their account in a while, or forgot their password.

#rubygillmanteenagekraken Back in 2023, there was a lot of movies that came out by different media companies. Disney had the live action remake race swap version of The Little Mermaid, and the animated movies Elemental and Wish, in which both didn't do too well at the box office and Disney+ for different reasons. Universal Studios came up with the collaboration with Mattel the Barbie live action movie, and the live action movie Oppenheimer which is based off Julius Oppenheimer's missile that was used in WW2, which those went well. However, Indian Jones and The Lost Dial Of Destiny wasn't appealing, and the animated movie Ruby Gilman Teenage Kraken did okay. Even though the SAG-AFTRA strike happened which caused a distraction for the writers, it was good. There is some ideas to make Ruby Gilman Teenage Kraken movie into a TV show. The original movie budget was $70 million, but only made $46.2 million at the box office. To make it worth it, creators thought of making a TV show. This allows viewers to know about other characters' backgrounds. Also, we can dig into Ruby and Chelsea's friendship and how they interact with each other. Shows like Penguins of Madagascar are based off of the Madagascar movie; the first and third one, That show eventually got its own movie. That franchise was very popular. There is also one focusing on the lemurs, but that series wasn't so popular. Since Disney's Elemental is getting its own TV show soon and a 2nd movie like Lilo and Stitch, Ruby Gilman Teenage Kraken might be able to beat the lemurs and is a decent show based off the movie having episodes from before, present, and future parts of the movie.

#binggrae #taro I finally decided to try the least favorite and least-picked flavor; taro-flavored milk. It tastes like radish, strong milk, sugar, and some other fruit mixed together. Taro is a root vegetable like cabbages and radishes, so it'll taste similar to a radish uncooked. It's okay to try once. BTS collaborated with Binggrae, the Korean food company that makes this beverage, and TinyToons, an animation company that makes you look like Chibi characters. All BTS members, Jin, RM, Jimin, V, Jungook, SUGA, and J-Hope, are on there on the banana, strawberry, and taro flavored milk drinks. They are not labeled on the melon, coffee flavors, and lychee & peach flavors. You can get this at your local Korean and Asian supermarkets.

#nongshim #shrimpchips I try an old favorite of mine, shrimp-flavored chips. They're similar to other seafood-flavored chips including different-looking shrimp-flavored chips. It tastes pretty good. Not recommended if you have a shrimp, what, or soy allergy.

#requiemcoffeecafefantasy #theowlhouse #danaterrace The Requiem Coffee, Cafe, And Fantasy coffee shop is hosting a panel of The Owl House, where several cast members from the show will be at the cafe doing a live talk show. People who went to the cafe and managed to get an in-person ticket will be able to get merchandise signed by present cast members. While this is happening at the cafe, the cafe will have deals on Owl House merchandise and special drinks until they run out. Those who can't make it can see the broadcast which will start at 6pm PST time zone on Dana Terrace's Twitch at: Twitch.tv/danaterrace Cast in attendance is: Dana Terrace Sarah-Nicole Roblez: Luz Noceda Cissy Jones: Lilith Clawthorne Alex Hirsch: King and Hooty Zeno Robinson: Hunter Avi Roque: Raine Whispers Mela Lee: Kikimora Elizabeth Grullon: Camila Noceda Eden Regel: Boscha The cafe will be open for the public until 4pm PST, then only ticket holders to the live in-person event can come in at 5pm PST. The in-person event will be mostly standing room, so no interactions. Join on Saturday 6pm PST on Twitch, and those in person who have tickets, show up at 5pm PST to get a good spot.

#loblaws #ww2 #risingsunflag #racism #xenophobic #stopasianhate The biggest Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws has been advertising sales, but is using the Imperial Japan Rising Sun Flag which is a racist and xenophobic flag that is the equivalent to the Nazi flag. Loblaws owns the supermarkets Independent, NoFrills, Loblaws, The Real Canadian Supermarket, and Valu Mart. Wholesale Club is a wholesaler that is part of the company. The Rising Sun Flag is a racist flag that was used by Imperial Japan during WW2 when attacking Asian countries along the Pacific Ocean. Countries from China, both Koreas, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Pacific Coast countries like New Zealand. Their Air Force and Marine force also used this, when attacking Guam and Pearl Harbor on USA-owned land, which got USA involved in the other Axis Party country, Imperial Japan. Imperial Japan slaughtered a lot of men especially the Chinese men in Shanghai, and raped Asian women. Imperial Japan also forced Asians to change their biological names to Japanese names. The Rising Sun Flag is an equivalent to the Nazi Flag Nazi Germany used. And to recall, Germany apologized for what Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Patry did to all the Jewish people affected due to family members getting killed, and what others had to deal with defending the Jews and fighting back at the Nazis, and Germany still apologizes every year for what happened, as chancellor Angela Merkel mentioned last year. Imperial Japan and present-day Japan never apologized since the ending of WW2 for all the damage done. Asian countries are still mad at Japan for this, and New Zealand people even protested back then holding picket signs that read "IMPERIAL JAPAN RAPED OUR WOMEN", an attempt to try and get Japan to apologize. Unfortunately, there are people who are wearing clothing apparel that have the Rising Sun Flag on them, oblivious of how racist and xenophobic that is. Some clothing companies have gotten in trouble for putting the Imperial Japan Rising Sun Flag on their white shirts, thinking it looks cool, yet it's racist, just like someone wearing a T-shirt that has the Nazi flag on it. Loblaws and its parent company Weston Inc. need to do their research before making decisions that will get them called out for being racist, just like H&M clothing company compared the African American people to monkeys. The imprint colors may be different, but they look the same, and as people in North America with a lack of history compared to Europe, Africa, and Asia, it's important to know what that is what it stands for, and the dark history behind it. I recommend changing the banners and posters for being offensive. NextShark by Benny Luo: https://nextshark.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nextshark/ https://www.facebook.com/NextShark/ https://twitter.com/NextShark Dabin Lee: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1dxCpQAFPCvN3HOrYBipQ https://www.instagram.com/dabinmusic/​ https://twitter.com/iamdabinlee​ https://www.facebook.com/dabinmusic/​ http://www.soundcloud.com/dabinlee​

#requiemcoffeecafefantary #theowlhouse #danaterrace A coffee shop in Anaheim California has made a partnership with Dana Terrace, who is the creator of the popular Disney cartoon The Owl House for the 4th anniversary of the popular show. The cafe has made special drinks that are The Owl House-themed to treats like a multi-flavor ice cream. This has been going on since February 3rd and ends at February 17, and a special dance that is called Grom from the show, and a special panel with Dana Terrace, but you you need a ticket for that, which has probably sold out by now. The drinks are either fruits and cream or alcohol in it, or a drink that'll lead you to type 2 diabetes. The Golden Guard one looks like a drinkable pancake, just like Chico's Tacos has a drinkable taco. Most likely after the 17th, people who couldn't make it or lived too far will probably have their local Starbucks barista make the drink. We recommend local cafes to also start holding special events with Dana Terrace and The Owl House franchise. A person named Austin managed to make it there with some friends and tried out everything on the menu. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/eSSlhsE40Kk?si=wkHraIj9QDK2bpvM Kari & Austin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UChDu-TDkoJxQiYO7l7xPpMg

#theowlhouse #requiemcoffeecafefantasy Today I have a look at Anaheim California's Requiem Coffee, Cafe, and Fantasy shop's latest partnership with Dana Terrace who is the creator of the Disney cartoon The Owl House. The cafe has decided to create some drinks and treats based off the show. We'll see if some of the drinks are worth drinking. Some of them have a nice mix of flavors while some are a one-way trip to type 2 diabetes. There are tickets to a special dance and a talk session with Dana Terrace herself, but it's exclusive. This is only available up to February 17.

#requiemcoffeecafefantary #theowlhouse #danaterrace A coffee shop in Anaheim California has made a partnership with Dana Terrace, who is the creator of the popular Disney cartoon The Owl House for the 4th anniversary of the popular show. The cafe has made special drinks that are The Owl House-themed to treats like a multi-flavor ice cream. This has been going on since February 3rd and ends at February 17, and a special dance that is called Grom from the show, and a special panel with Dana Terrace, but you you need a ticket for that, which has probably sold out by now. The drinks are either fruits and cream or alcohol in it, or a drink that'll lead you to type 2 diabetes. The Golden Guard one looks like a drinkable pancake, just like Chico's Tacos has a drinkable taco. Most likely after the 17th, people who couldn't make it or lived too far will probably have their local Starbucks barista make the drink. We recommend local cafes to also start holding special events with Dana Terrace and The Owl House franchise. A person named Austin managed to make it there with some friends and tried out everything on the menu. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/eSSlhsE40Kk?si=wkHraIj9QDK2bpvM Kari & Austin's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UChDu-TDkoJxQiYO7l7xPpMg

#samyangkorea #buldakramen #kimchi To get a beginner's taste, I got the king cup version of the Buldak Kimchi version. Kimchi is a staple side dish that is eaten with every meal, and is great with meats such as pork, poultry, and seafood. It's made of Nappa cabbage, radish, and a whole bunch of other ingredients. Fish sauce shrimp sauce, and sea salt is used to make it. It is best eaten when it is freshly made, instead of when it tastes sour, which is the best for cooking kimchi pancakes, stews, and other dishes. This version tastes more of the spicy sauce, but slightly a hint of kimchi sauce. You can get this at your local Asian supermarkets, Walmart, or your local wholesalers.

#lunarnewyear2024 #shabushabu #mongolia Happy Lunar New Year to all my fellow Asians watching this, and have a nice weekend for my other viewers. Now, I try shabu shabu, which is a Mongolian-based meal where you boil pork and vegetables of your choice in a beef broth, then eat it. I used pork, bok choy, mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms in the shabu shabu I had with my parents. Later we had udon noodles boiled in the broth, then ate it. I had more pork afterward. While shabu shabu is a Mongolian-origin dish, it is enjoyed by Chinese, South Koreans, and other Asians.

#samyangkorea #buldakramen #kimchi To get a beginner's taste, I got the king cup version of the Buldak Kimchi version. Kimchi is a staple side dish that is eaten with every meal, and is great with meats such as pork, poultry, and seafood. It's made of Nappa cabbage, radish, and a whole bunch of other ingredients. Fish sauce shrimp sauce, and sea salt is used to make it. It is best eaten when it is freshly made, instead of when it tastes sour, which is the best for cooking kimchi pancakes, stews, and other dishes. This version tastes more of the spicy sauce, but slightly a hint of kimchi sauce. You can get this at your local Asian supermarkets, Walmart, or your local wholesalers.

#samyangkorea #buldakramen #kimchi To get a beginner's taste, I got the king cup version of the Buldak Kimchi version. Kimchi is a staple side dish that is eaten with every meal, and is great with meats such as pork, poultry, and seafood. It's made of Nappa cabbage, radish, and a whole bunch of other ingredients. Fish sauce shrimp sauce, and sea salt is used to make it. It is best eaten when it is freshly made, instead of when it tastes sour, which is the best for cooking kimchi pancakes, stews, and other dishes. This version tastes more of the spicy sauce, but slightly a hint of kimchi sauce. You can get this at your local Asian supermarkets, Walmart, or your local wholesalers.

#binggrae #bts #strawberry #tinytanbts I try for the first time the strawberry-flavored version of the Binggrae brand milk drink. It still has the Kpop boyband BTS on it in animated form by TinyTan. I got Jin, V, and Jimin. I couldn't find any of the other 4 members of the Kpop group. You can get this at your local Asian supermarket like H Mart.

#dongwon #tteokbokki #rosésauce I tried out the 3rd version of the Downgwon Tteokbokki, and it's the Rose sauce version. Rose sauce is made of crushed tomatoes, onions, garlic, Italian spices, and heavy cream. It's really good on Italian pasta if you've ever got the chance to try it. Compared to spicy sauce on a regular tteokbokki, this is delicious. You can get this at your local Korean supermarket in the ramyun corner.

#eminem #benzino #coileray Music video maker and Lyrical Lemonade owner Cole Bennett just released an album, and it had a song called Doomsday which had a posthumous verse from Juice WRLD and vocals from Cordae, and a song called Doomsday pt2 by Eminem. This is where Eminem disses his old enemy Benzino who he had beef with regarding how Benzino rated Eminem's music on The Source magazine racially. Eminem compares Benzino to a giraffe, which the reference is while a giraffe has a long neck, Benzino has no neck. This has angered Benzino, and he threw two diss tracks at Eminem, but people said they weren't good and ghost writers wrote it for him. Coi Leray was mentioned regarding a possible collaboration with Eminem, which she had originally asked, "I'll ask my dad first." Benzino claimed that he was cool with Eminem back in 2021 after a decade-long beef and losing to Eminem alongside Ja Rule, but lost. Coi Leray became famous for her various songs on Tiktok, and her Blick Blick collab with popular hip hop rapper Nicki Minaj, which made her famous, as anyone who collaborates with Nicki Minaj who wants to be a hip hop artist gets famous through Nicki Minaj's collabs, such as BIA and Megan Thee Stallion. After Eminem mentions that due to Benzino disagreeing with his daughter Coi Leray collaborating with his enemy, Coi Leray made a barrage of tweets on X(Twitter), claiming rap beef is tiring, and that black people went through a lot in 2023. Yet the fact that Asian community faced more racism attacks, and the problem the black people deal with is black-on-black crime, not other races attacking black people as Coi Leray claims so. Coi Leray says she is a perfect woman and wants no disses, but the people who she collaborated with or interacted with such as Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Latto, and Megan Thee Stallion, are all having rap beefs, and since Coi Leray is new to the hip hop genre, she needs to understand why some disagreements happened between certain artists and labels over various reasons. And the behavior she shows online doesn't match up with "perfect woman" if she's going to act like her dad.

#samyangkorea #buldakramen #cheese #ottugi I did som experimenting, and mixed the Buldak Habanero Lime with cheese powder from Ottugi's Cheese Ramyun. The results were cheesy, spicy, and great. You can buy both from Korean or Asian supermarkets