He was really enamored with the layers of flavor, and insisted I try it. I took a small bite and was wowed with how good it was. It was juicy and the Kimchi added so much texture and spice. It was incredibly RICH. So much so that Husband could only eat half of it.
Now remember, it was still early evening. It was a rainy Thursday night. We needed to be up in the morning for our Animal Kingdom day. We had been going non-stop all week, so we decided to go back to the hotel and enjoy a quiet evening. Since it was so early in the night, we decided to take the other half of his sandwich with us to nibble on later. A small container was brought to us, we settled the non-expensive bill (yay!) and headed for the monorail. (amazing how much smaller a bill can be when alcohol isn't involved...hah!)
We wanted to go back to the Contemporary Hotel to purchase some items in the gift shop that we had seen earlier but hadn't wanted to carry around.
So we hopped off, bought our items and hopped back on. Still carrying the sandwich, of course. Husband has me carrying the paper barely-sealed box with the sandwich, while he carried our bag of souvenirs. We were at the Contemporary and needed to get to the Magic Kingdom in order to get to the bus to get us to our hotel.
As you all know, that means the circuit. Stops, people getting on, more people getting on. Not enough people getting off. And a box of leftovers that has KIMCHI in it.
Memories had come back to me by now. There's a dinner movie theater somewhat near us. The one time we went I ordered similar chicken wings that came with kimchi on the side. Delicious while I was eating it, but I couldn't finish it all, and I was stuck smelling kimchi through the entire movie. Not pleasant. Actually nauseating.
I apparently had not learned my kimchi lesson!!
In case you are not familiar with the definition of kimchi: A usually spicy Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and allowed to ferment.
Yes, it's spicy fermented cabbage. In other words, it STINKS.
I was frantically trying to trade Husband HIS leftovers for OUR bag of souvenirs and he was NOT biting. I was trying to block the holes in the box with my hands to keep the smell contained, but it was not working.
Finally we MADE it! Nobody directly pointed us out or got sick or anything. They might still be talking about us, I don't know...but we got off at the Magic Kingdom, and omg, why were all those people trying to get in at this time of night? I mean it was a huge long line, blocking our way out to the buses. (found out later it was probably for an after hours party...everyone must show up at the same time for it?)
Finally a young guy in front of us took it upon himself to hop a gate and move it out of the way. We followed and went to our bus stop. Waited a good twenty minutes or so. Got on the bus and of course it was standing room only. Crowded.
Others riding with us might remember it unfondly as the stinky bus. We can only hope that the fermented cabbage smell was never pinpointed to us. And since I've never told this story to anyone else, maybe it will stay that way.
By the way, the ride from Magic Kingdom to All-Stars Music is almost exactly 17 minutes. I know because I timed it. Every minute smelled, I mean FELT like forty-five.