Happycall Fish Pan

I wonder what Happycall actually means?

If the Colonel falls asleep in the stroller while I am trundling around the supermarket, I sometimes try to kill a bit more time wandering the aisles to let her sleep.  It was on just such an occasion that I stumbled across a piece of kitchenware I have only ever encountered in Korea, the Happycall fish pan.

Keeping warm in Korea

Seoul is a populous city and it's really really cold (sure, there are colder places, but I'm Australian... -15 is ridiculous!) so there is a huge push to encourage people to turn down their heaters. If you're going to keep your ondol down low, then you need another way to keep warm on the cold, clear nights. 

제육볶음 (Korean Spicy Stir-fried Pork)

It would be a significant challenge for those required to eat halal or kosher in Korea.  Not impossible, but I suspect that there is actually a certain amount of pork particulate in the air due to the sheer abundance of pork being stir-fried, barbequed and generally loved by Koreans.  This dish is one of our favourites and I have been working on improvements with every attempt at cooking it.

So this is 제육볶음 (cheuk bok-um)...