Since living in Korea, I've slowly come to realize that the way we serve others in the States, isn't necessarily the best way to serve Koreans. A good friend here in Korea has told me about a book titled,
Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility by Duane Elmer. I haven't read the book yet, but I'm hoping to get to it soon. It's now much more accessible due to the wonderful gift of a kindle we got in the mail this Christmas from my parents. Anyway, the theme of this book is illustrated in a recent occurrence. Let me tell you what happened. So you know the Yuja "cha" tea that I wrote about in a previous blog? Well, I brought a large jar of it to school to share with my co-workers (they drank it up, by the way) and made a cup of it for the particular teacher who gave me the fruit to make it. When I arrived at her desk and handed her the steaming mug, she smiled and said "kamsahamnida", thank you, and I smiled and bowed. Two minutes later, the same teacher appeared at my desk with a bag of two new to me fruits called "mogwa." She politely told me that I should do the same thing with the mogwa that I did with the yuja. And I chuckled inside at how my small attempt at serving her in her language of giving gifts was returned with her serving me in her language of giving gifts. So, I arrived home that evening with 2 large mogwa and this is what I did:
1. Wash the "mogwa" well.
2. Cut the mogwa into quarters. Be careful. This fruit is very hard.
3. Cut out the seeds and core!
4. Cut into small, 1 inch by 3/4 inch slices.
5. Mix the mogwa slices with the same amount of sugar as mogwa, 1:1 ratio.
6. Pour the mixture into 2 or 3 small glass jars. Layer the top with sugar before screwing on the lid!
Wait 10-14 days! Scoop one heaping spoonful into a mug and pour hot water on top. Stir and Enjoy!
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