Korean Drama3: Man of Honor

Man of Honor is also one of my favorite korean drama which is touching and good. The story is about that Yoon Jane is a hard-working nurse who does not remember her past. In fact She is the daughter of Yoon Il-Goo who was the president of a trading company. He was killed in a car accident with his friend Seo Jae-Myung and his chauffeur Kim In-Bae, whose son, Young-Gwang, met Jane at her birthday party. When Jane's mother Eun-Joo received news of her husband's accident she took Jane and drove to the hospital. Yet, because of the heavy rains, they got into a car accident, which separated the mother and daughter. Jae-myung ordered In-bae to send Jane, who had lost all of her memories at the time, to an orphanage, where In-bae told her to never forget her name. 17 years later, In-bae's son, Young Kwang, is a baseball player who had a fallout with his rival, Jae-myung's son, In-Woo. He was spoiled and arrogant, and when he was injured, he was brought to the same hospital. There, Young-Kwang met Jane from her saving him with a blood transfusion. Yet, In-bae was chased and died in an accident by Jae-myung's goons. Young-Kwang decided to quit being a baseball player and owning his father's noodle shop. Jane also quit her job as a nurse to find a job with Young-Kwang. In-woo found himself as a disowned son by his father for his unsatisfactory behavior and Jane,Young-Kwang and Il-woo find job at Jae-myung's officer Eun-joo awake from coma after 17 years. Seo In-chul had lover named Kim Kyung-joo who happned to be Young-kwang's runaway sister eventually Jane reigned her memories after she reunited with her long-lost mother to fight back her father's will and Il-woo discovered that In-chul behind his kidnapping as child. with help of officer workers both Young-kwang and Jane must challenge agnist Jae-myung who hid the secrets.

Honestly, when I was watching some of eposides, I felt the plot did not attract me especially when Yoon Jane gained her memory back and decided to revenge on those who flamed her. Yet, when the background music was played with the action, I was totally awake and the more I watcehd the drama, the more I was eager to know what was going to be the next. That's the reason why I recommand this koeran drama: Man of Honor.

Korean Drama2: City Hunter

City Hunter is one of my most favorite korean drama. There are 20 eposides and I finished them in last summer vacation while I was in Spain. (People all think I am a fool because I was always sitting in front of my laptop watching city hunter and did not want to hang out with them.)The reason why I like this drama is because I think the story is quite different from others--love story is not only included but also some fighting scenes. The story is based on the Japanese manga series City Hunter written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo.
The story is basically started from a war between North Korea and South Korea.in 1983(this is just a fabricated war.)South Korean officials plan a covert operation to enter North Korea and kill several top members of the North's high command, codenamed "Clean Sweep." Lee Jin-pyo and Park Moo-yul, two Presidential Security Service bodyguards and best friends who were presenting at the bombing, organize a 21-man team for the mission. Yet, as the team wreaks havoc in Pyongyang, the officials abort the plan to avoid an international crisis if the mission is discovered. Their major concern is that the United States will withdraw its nuclear protection if the mission is made public. Then the government killed those soldiers who were heading to North Korea. Yet, one of the soldier survived and decided to embark on his revenge.
Vowing to avenge his fallen comrades, Lee kidnaps Moo-yul's infant son. He flees to the Golden Triangle to raise the child as his own and trains the boy intensively in combat. Following an attack on a village they are living in, Jin-pyo confesses his long-term plan for revenge to the child, Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min-ho).
Seven years later, after successfully finishing his college years and attaining a doctorate in the United States at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yoon-sung returns to South Korea to fulfill his step-father's plan for revenge. He enters the Blue House as an IT expert under the National Communication Network Team. He is warned by Jin-pyo not to trust anyone and never fall in love, as doing so will put the people around him in danger. Whilte he was working at the Blue House, he meets a bodyguard Kimm Na-na, and gradually falls in love with her. The story is touching. Kim Nana and Lee Yoon Sung love each other deeply, but because of those revengeous tasks, Lee had to hide his feeling to Kim in order to protect her. During the tasks, several people died and injured. In the end of the story, Kim and Lee finally could be together but there did not end up to be a happy ending-- Lee's stepfather got several shots and died in order to rescue Lee. (Touching~~~~~)

  

Korean Drama1: You Are Beautiful

You Are Beautiful is the first korean drama I recommand. The story basically talks about a boy band, AN JELL's relationship between a girl who disgused as a man and joined in this band to be one of the member.

Go Mi Nyu and Go Mi Nam are twins. Go Mi Nam is the one who  successfully auditions for the musical band A.N.JELL. But then, he is forced to leave for the USA to correct a botched plastic surgery. In order not to get any trouble, Mi Nam's manager comes and begs Mi Nyu  if she can disguise as her twin brother until Mi Nam recovers. Of course at first, Mi Nyu does not want to do this cheating thing but then, she thinks being a star may be the best one and the quickest way that she can  find her mother.  Now, posing as Mi Nam, Mi Nyu enters the group A.N.JELL and meets its members: Hwang Tae Kyung, Kang Shin Woo and Jeremy. At first, Tae Kyung does not like Mi Nam and mabecause he thinks "she" is not qualified to be a singer.  But then, Shin Woo and Jeremy are friendly to her. Somehow, after Tae Kyung discovers that Mi Nam is a girl and gradually falls in love with "her". In order to keep her secret, Tae Kyung sacrificed a lot, like he has to pretend that Yoo He Yi, who is an actress, is together with him so that he can get distract the media's attention on Mi Nam.
I think the reason why I watched  this korean drama at the beginning is  mainly because of the actor, who's name is Jang Keun Suk. He is the one who played Tae Kyung.  But the more I watch this movie, the more I feel I was not just watching my favorite korean actor but honestly,  I am totally obessed to the story. The story is basically about love and care. If I had a twin brother and we looked alike, I would like to disguse as him and see if I could meet any handsome men. HAHA~

Made in Spain

Made in Spain is not something that made in Spain in this blog, but this is a restaurant's name in Taichung. A few weeks ago, my friend discovered that there is a Spanish restaurant in Taichung and not so far away from Tunghai University. I was so exercised because I had not eaten Spanish food since I came back. So.....Today, I am going to introduce this restaurant to you.
Name: Made in Spain.
Address: Taichung city, west area, sian road, no. 165. (easy to be found)

Decoration: photos are around. Red chairs are around. Like a bar with dim light.... When you are in the restaurant, you will feel to be like in a latino world.
See the photo, you will know........

See? they like the red color because that is the symbolic of enthusiasm.

About the food? let's see..................

Firstly, i have to say that i really love the paella there, even more than that in Spain. Everything is just so match.

Paella in made in Spain. Maybe you think this is not enough for you, but you get full when you finish that.

menu..........................

The price is quite fair, but the food is good. I think you may be hungry after read this, because I am hungry now.

So, wanna go? please invite me to go with you. Thank You!!!

What we got in fiesta?

    Fiesta means party in English. When I was in Spain, we used to hold a party on Wednesday day because of the middle of a week. Spanish think of having fun as a important thing. They drink, they dance and sing. I remember we had different kinds of fiesta, for example, in the first week, every dance is accepted; in the second week, differently, we had to dance flamenco, one of the classical dancing in Spain; in the third week, we had karaoke contest; in the fourth week, we had Taiwanese style party(because students there are mostly Taiwanese.) Different kinds of parties, however, have the same purpose--- having fun. Having fiesta, of course, we do drink a lot of alcohol. Sangria, one of the famous Spanish alcohol is indispensable. And, now, I would like to post some photos of famous alcohol or beer in Spain.

Sangria~~~~ with a lot of fruits, red wines.... (if you want to see how to make one, see the previous article)

Shandy---this looks like beer, but shandy doesn't equal to beer. Shandy is sweeter. Somehow, I cannot buy any shandy out side of Spain.

vino de verano--- looks like sangria, but not the same. Vino de verano is more sour.

Three kinds of alcohols are my favorite. I hope you like them, too. If you don't know where you can drink spanish alcohol, let me tell you in the next blog.

the history of spanish food (2)

Previously, I focused on the Paella's history. Today, I will like to show the history of spanish food in general...
Now, pay attention........
Basically, we could divide what has impacted on spanish food into three reasons.
I quote from "Enforex", the website.

Geography of Spanish Food

The basis of the history of Spanish food of course has to do with its geographical situation. First of all, the country is located on the Iberian peninsula and is  almost entirely surrounded by the waters. Naturally, due to this fortunate location, seafood forms one of the pillars of Spain's gastronomy and categorizes the country as having a Mediterranean diet. The rest of Spain is a diverse terrain made up of mountain ranges, lush pastures, fertile farmgrounds, extensive coastlines and more, which together provide quite the variety of fresh products. For example, Spain's famous hams are cured high in the mountains, vineyards and olive groves sprawl across expanses of land, and fresh fruits and vegetables hail from throughout the country..(http://www.enforex.com/culture/history-spanish-food.html

Cultures Throughout the History of Spanish Food

Endless cultures, as they passed through or settled in Spain, have influenced the history of Spanish food. The Phoenicians left their sauces, the Greeks introduced Spain to the wonders of olive oil, and Romans, Carthaginians, and Jews integrated elements of their own cooking into that of Spain. However it was the Moors who, during their centuries of reign, most impacted Spanish gastronomy. They introduced fruits and light seasonings into the Iberian diet, as well as combinations of fruits and nuts with meats and fish. Rice- a genuine staple of Spanish gastronomy- and therefore Spain's vast array of rice dishes, come straight from the Moors, as does the use of saffron, cinnamon, and nutmeg. As you eat gazpacho on a hot summer day, thank this clearly gastronomically talented Moorish culture, as it too comes straight from them. Conclusion? Ironically enough, the foods we consider to be "typically Spanish" would either not exist or would be extremely different without the intervention of so many cultures into the history of Spanish food..(http://www.enforex.com/culture/history-spanish-food.html

The Americas' Impact on the History of Spanish Food

Along with its obvious historical impact, the discovery of the Americas with Christopher Columbus' famous 1492 voyage resulted in the addition of more important elements to the history of Spanish food. As of 1520, foods from the new lands arrived in Spain and immediately began to integrate themselves into the Spanish diet. Amongst the many products that crossed the Atlantic and arrived on Spanish turf, tomatoes, vanilla, chocolate, various beans, and potatoes - which surprisingly arrived in Spain before arriving in Ireland- are all staples of today's Spanish kitchen.(http://www.enforex.com/culture/history-spanish-food.html)
So, you see? because of the geographical, cultural and American's impact, here comes spanish food.

The histoy of spanish food (1)

Part 1!!!!!
We all know "Paella" is quite famous around the world and the food is originated from Spain. But, we do not know why spanish people created paella, right?
Today, I am going to be the teller. Let's talk about Paella's history.
 Paella is from Valencia, one of the city nearby by sea in Spain. Factories are around in Valencia. Paella was originally a laborers' meal, cooked over an open fire in the fields and eaten directly from the pan using wooden spoons. Seafood is rare in the fields of Valencia, which is why they used chicken, rabbit, duck and snails.
Snails were the most commonly used meat as they were cheap; for special occasions rabbit or duck would be added and the well-off would have chicken. Anyone that tries to tell you that the original paella was a seafood dish is wrong.
Today, we have two kinds of paella.. paella with seafood; paella with meat(duck, rabbit...). The first one is always much more expensive than the second one. After all, seafood is pretty rare in Spain. Somehow, we don't find any paella with meat in spanish restaurant of Taiwan. Maybe, they took the wrong concept? (they thought paella with seafood was the originated one. )
Anyhow, personally, i prefer paella with seafood, because that's more fresh. And, paella with lemon is much a perfect match!!
 

Valencia

Paella only with meat

paella with seafood.:)

Now, are you mouth watering? If you are hungry, let's go spanish restaurant!! (Next, spanish restaurant in Taiwan)