Since today is Friday, we didn't have kindergarten lessons today. Cate wanted to have another cooking day. Cooking days are great for four reasons: 1.) I get to come in at noon, 2.) The kids love to cook and usually reward us with excellent behavior on cooking days, 3.) I don't have to make lesson plans, and 4.) I get a free lunch and charming people to eat it with (Cate and Angel, as well as the kids).
Today we made a special type of stuffed rice cake called song-pyeon (not really sure of the spelling, but that's how it's pronounced). You make them by taking a little bit of dough (smashed rice), rolling it into a ball, forming the ball into a little bowl, stuffing it with filling (we used a sugar and peanut mixture), and then sealing it. After that, they are steamed in a huge, special pot. When they are cooked, they get a little bit of sesame oil on them.
Along with the song-pyeons, which were delicious, we also had kimbap, kimchi, pickled radishes, and spicy rice cakes for lunch. As an added treat, Cate brought a sweetened rice beverage (which I can't recall the name of). It was an excellent lunch, although I chose not to partake of the kimchi. I'm really not a fan of the stuff, although I will occasionally eat it. It's disgusting, but strangely addictive.
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