Vegetables & Tofu

A man on his delivery bicycle loaded with a small pallet of tofu, each block with the tofu maker’s initials, skirted by me at the covered Joongang Market in Seoul. This huge central food market of vegetables, meat, fish and spices seemed to go on forever. Pyramids of Chinese (Napa) cabbage were piled next to tubs of sea salt Ancient ladies sat on crates trimming green onions (scallions) and garlic cloves while chattering away. I could just imagine buying the spiky green onions and chopping them up for Taekyung’s piquant Soy Scallion Dipping Sauce that dresses our delicious Pan-fried Tofu with Mushrooms. This market visit seemed the perfect bookend to Taekyung’s summer trip to the farmer’s market in Boston where she set a thick bunch of just-pulled-from-the-ground green onions into her basket.