Kerry's Korean Adventure: Happy Thanksgiving

Another year away for the holidays. Thanksgiving is always the hardest. It is the start of family gatherings and the holiday season. It is hard to think that all of my loved ones are gathered together around a wonderful meal. I was fortunate to have a great meal with my new family, my co-workers.
The day started with a Koren style Thanksgiving lunch. It consisted of fried rice, spaghetti, and ham (or so we thought). Everyone ate the "ham" and couldn't believe how delicious it was. We went on and on. Only to find out later that it was duck. No wonder it was so juicy.

I had almost forgotten what turkey and stuffing was, let alone tastes like. I have been in Korea too long. Rice is now a staple of my diet. It tasted extra good, when I put the savory turkey in my mouth. It was delivered by Clements, our school's handy-man. He went to the U.S. military base and waited about 40 minutes, in a line of traffic, to be escorted on base. He then had to wait in line at the deli to pick up our meal. It was worth it in the end.

Only in Korea, do you eat turkey with chopsticks.

We had three turkeys, two different kinds of stuffing, vegetables, rolls, mashed potatoes, and gravy. It was very delicious, but not as good as home. The best part was that we were told to bring "to go" containers. I took advantage of this and brought three! I filled them up, especially with pumpkin pie. It was a tasty treat the next day.