I made Korean japchae (stir fried glass noodles), a dish that is surprisingly common to find in Mongolia. There are actually many Korean restaurants throughout Ulaanbaatar, and looking at all of them made me crave japchae.
Lately I have found myself listening to more “chill” music by a band from Chinatown in NYC called Chanpan. A couple of my favorite Mongolian bands that I also like to listen to recently include The Lemons and The Galtmah. I even saw The Galtmah live a couple months ago at Ulaanbaatar's Hard Rock Cafe!
This week I got to slide down the ice sculpture in Sukhbaatar Square (the center of Ulaanbaatar)! I have loved passing by and getting to slide down these ice sculptures which were made for the New Year and are placed throughout the city. It is one of my favorite parts of winter time in the coldest capital in the world!
Inspired by my recent visit to the Bogd Khan Museum, I have been reading about the Chinese Qing Dynasty and Bogd Khan’s life lately. I have particularly been interested in the multiple Mongolian Independence days, which are debatable depending on who you talk to. Within the past century, Mongolia has had many interesting governmental changes.
