In Defense of Korean Cuisine

It turns out I'm getting slandered in the MSN gossip-o-sphere because I'm honest about liking KFC in Korea... and believe me, I like it a lot.

One former classmate who is dropping his career to become a chef is especially upset.

Well, I'm here to defend the name and cuisine of the Korean people, who are sick and tired of being associated with gross spicy kimchi and, well, rice and dog.

For the record, the preparation of fast food in Korea is head and shoulders above that of the United States and other Western countries. At KFC, when you order take out, they charge you an extra couple of cents and package everything so there's no way it could spill, including strips of tape around the drink cups.

At McDonalds, for once in your life, you'll actually get a burger that looks something like the picture. In fact, it will look a lot like the picture.

The workers at these restauraunts obviously take their jobs very seriously, so let's stop insulting them from our culinary schools in Prince Edward Island or the Annex in Toronto, or wherever else we think we know everything about food and "culture."

Appreciating American fast food in Korea is nothing less than an appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the Korean people in general. They've taken a good and popular product and made it even better, once again.

Don't worry Koreans, this Canadian respects you, unlike the others who insult your KFCs and Pizza Huts from their perches of pretention across the world.

-------- P.S. Pretension is actually spelled with an s, according to my friend Simon, who otherwise has no connection to this post at all.