Comments on: Drunk farmer shoots friends over FTA

By: adeptitus

adeptitus — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:03:37 +0000

I didn’t think air rifles were legal in S. Korea?

By: sewing

sewing — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:10:59 +0000

All this talk is making me hungry for some juicy Korean pears….

By: michael

michael — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:01:24 +0000

D’oh! NAJU

By: michael

michael — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:00:43 +0000

Global–I think it’s more labor intensive than other fruit (has to be individually wrapped when growing) which adds to the cost. They’re already exported to the U.S. from Najo so there’s a lot of potential if Korea gets the fruit designated and brands it well.

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:33:50 +0000

Korean pears are delicious, but not at $2 or $3 per unit!

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:22:18 +0000

michael, Korean pears are increasingly popular in North America, albeit within certain niche markets aimed at serving Asian-North Americans and food connoisseurs.

By: sewing

sewing — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:09:53 +0000

I would imagine that the average distance and therefore time from harvest to dinner table is much shorter in Korea than it is for many of us here in North America (Californians excepted), at least for various kinds of in-season produce. Could this mean fewer preservatives and whatnot, ergo better tasting fruit? Or am I completely off-base? And what happens in the off season?

By: Uri Onara

Uri Onara — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:36:20 +0000

Where can I get one of those air rifles? Will they become available with the new trade agreement? Or are they illegal Japanese imports? Was it modified with Japanese or Korean parts. My guess is that it was North Korean…

By: michael

michael — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:30:07 +0000

There’s a farm on the east coast of the U.S. that produces “specialty” pears from Japanese and Korean varieties, and I read it’s very successful. Korean pears are excellent, and some of the farmers should get gov’t support to grow them instead of rice, then band together like Sonagi said and market them overseas. Korean pears could become a well-known brand like Florida oranges. It would really beat clinging onto overpriced, subpar rice production.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:28:29 +0000

Dried mulberries are outstanding - crunchy and a little sweet. I don’t know if you can get them in Korea. International markets in the US sometimes carry them.