East Meets West

a couple of days ago, i was trying to find some frozen rice cakes for a Korean dish i was planning to make (ddukbokkie), and it took me forever to find... and when i did, i was so happy, that i bought 2 huge packs... i think i did regret it later on, from when i bought it, i only used half of it and the rest are taking up soo much space in the freezer... i wrote to maangchi (the person i got the recipe from) and asked her what else i could do with frozen rice cakes, she told me i could just store it up,or put it in stews and what not...
...maybe some of you would probably ask,"why not make more ddukbokkie?" well, to answer that question... it's not exactly on my top food choices for everyday (not that i dont like it...i do) but, it's one of those food that i'd like to eat when about a whole month passes or maybe 2... honestly, it has something to do with the sauce, the ddukbokkie sauce is a little thin, i guess you can say that, and i'm the type who wants the thicker version of most sauces (something to do with texture in my mouth). and so, i've been searching on the internet for hours on other recipes, on some article, a blog maybe,on what else i could possibly do... and i haven't stumbled on anyone who has the same dilemma as i do... instead, i keep getting redirected to chili and spaghetti sauces and all that... and it suddenly hit me!!!

ddukbokkie is somewhat sweet and spicy, and i realized, why not make spaghetti sauce and just make it sweet and spicy. there are a lot of differences from both dishes but i really did think it could work...

so for dinner today, i prepared my ingredients for my very first Cincinnati chili. if you're not familiar with it, it's a bit different from Texan chili. i mean, ingredients wise, it it quite different. Cincinnati chili has cinnamon, some chili powder, honey, and some chocolate... you can just search it online and you'll know what i mean...


and so, i whipped up some Cincinnati chili, i boiled the frozen rice cakes like you do to pasta, and... tada! EAST MEETS WEST... i made Cincinnati Rice Cakes...
if you're like me, and you want an alternative... give this a try! i would strongly recommend it...

if you want the normal ddukbokkie recipe, just comment and i'll post it next...