Today we celebrated my son’s 1st Birthday at our home with 30 guests. It was a fun birthday party and the food was wonderful. Koreans call the first birthday “Tol” and often times there is a “Toljabee” event. This event is considered the highlight of the party because the birthday boy/girl is dressed in traditional Korean garments called “Tok-Bok” or “Ham-Bok”. The child sits in front of a table full of festive fruit, rice cakes, and other food along with the Toljabee items.
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Tomorrow I am cooking for 30 people for my son’s first birthday. Koreans celebrate their childrens’ first birthday similar to a wedding reception, seriously. They invite tons of people, rent halls, serve catered food, hire photographers, and spend lots of money for this event. Although I am Korean, we will be doing none of the above. Instead I will make a handful of dishes, take my own pictures, and spend a lot less for doing so.
With that said I want to have a few traditional Korean dishes as well as a few other Asian ones. But a must have for me is Kalbi. [click to continue…]
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