A Gift of Warmth: Hand Warmer

I've been neglecting to write this for a while and it is way past the holiday season, but better late than never.

A friend of mine was in the country from Korea for a little while in the holiday season and managed to drop off a little gift. While it isn't anything that suits me in terms of style, it's (re)usefulness definitely gets a top score.

Its a re-useable hand warmer.

For those who aren't familiar with it, it does exactly what the name suggests: it keeps your hands warm. As the instructions say (in Korean), you simply microwave it-don't worry, it wont blow itself up and start a fire- for about 30 seconds. And keep it in your hands and just enjoy the warmth as the hand warmer itself gives off the heat it collected in the microwave. The hand warmer does stay warm for quite some time: Roughly 30 minutes. That's quite amazing.

This could just be my answer to the cold seasonal temperature of the Canadian Winter this season around. It is getting bloody cold in Toronto however, whether it is seasonal or not.

When it's not in use however, it simply looks and feels like a stuffed toy Taiyaki (たい焼き). Or to be more precise, regarding where this hand warmer came from, a Korean version, which is called, Bungeoppang (붕어빵). Both are quite tasty snacks, which are quite similar to one another and I will talk about them more in detail in the next post.

Oh, and one last thing, and my favorite feature I forgot to mention about the hand warmer: It actually smells like the actual Taiyaki/Bungeoppang. However, it tastes nothing like it =/