Update of unconnected things

[resolute]

Had a regular dental cleaning and checkup this morning. I used to go once a year, because I am a genetic sport gifted with AMAZINGLY GOOD teeth. But I am on meds now that give me constant moderate dry-mouth, and that puts me at high risk for cavities and gum disease. I am not super-worried about cavities, I've had a couple tiny ones, I know they hurt, but they are solvable. I *am* worried about gum disease. It has been linked to increased risk of heart disease and now, apparently, Alzheimer's. And I've met my body, if I got gum disease I would never fight it all the way off, it would just ENTRENCH in my system and I would be dealing with it the rest of my (probably shortened) life.

But things look good still, and I will go back in six months.

In other news, an unforseen side effect of watching a lot of K-Dramas is that seeing all the food makes me hungry. SO I have started making tiny forays into learning about and cooking Korean food. The thing I learned today? The thing that makes me one of today's Lucky 10,000? Is that there is such a thing as fresh kimchi, and it is DELICIOUS.

See, I have always disliked kimchi when I have tried it. I detest almost all fermented foods. But I found a recipe for a fresh kimchi with white cabbage, made it, and it is amazing. I love it. I intend to eat it all very quickly.

Comments

[pameladean]

I knew about fresh kimchee theoretically for a long time because I read Korean cookbooks, but there's a separate Lucky 10,000 experience in actually trying it. I couldn't actually live on it, but that was my first coherent thought. I'm so glad you get to enjoy it.

P.

[resolute]

This is completely changing my understanding of kimchi! I am so excited!

Teeth solidarity

[jesse_the_k]

I also won the lucky saliva lottery, and also have the anticholinergic meds on board (and finally accepted that yes I do need to floss my teeth every fucking night). May your good fortune continue!

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The first time I tasted kimchi it was both a) fresh and b) comprised of tasty things grown within 30 feet of that dining table. I feel in love. Then I picked up a bottle at the local Asian store and damn, not the same.

[resolute]

My kids have NOT won the good-teeth lottery, and I keep trying to be a good example for them, but it's difficult because I have a lifetime of skating by on good genes to overcome...