Favorite Korean Foods

[MBuzzy]

Ok - I'll be the first to post.

For those of you who have been to Korea, you know that they have some INCREDIBLE food.

SO - How about everyone posts their favorite Korean foods here.

Mine - Kim Bap, Shyabu Shyabu, and Bi Bim Bap

[SFC JeffJ]

My favorite has to be Gar Bae(sp?)

[MBuzzy]

Gal Bi? Marinated, grilled flank cut ribs?

[SFC JeffJ]

Gal Bi? Marinated, grilled flank cut ribs?
That is it!

There are other things I really liked but I couldn't tell you the name of them.
I had a Korean girlfriend years ago and she would just order for me, I had no say in the matter!

[Paul B]

Oohh..Gal Bi! Gal Bi! What..noone for Kimchi? I actually like it.

We had a Korean couple in class with their kids..made us a sort of Kimchi and octopus salad.

I know,I know..sounds a bit gross..but it was good eatin.:D

What else..Bul something Gi..I think. MMmm

[zDom]

I've only had the opportunity to try two:

bulgogi and kimchi

I like them both :)

[Makalakumu]

Bolgogi - hands down. I love that stuff and it has become a staple in our household.

Interesting story on how I learned how to make it...

Back in 99, I worked at a YMCA camp and I was chosen to lead a group of Korean kids and their leaders on a short BWCA trip. I was in Soo Bahk Do (Tang Soo Do) at the time, so I was really excited for the cultural experience.

When I introduced myself, I found that much of the Korean that I had learned in class was so badly mispronounced that it was almost unintelligible for native speakers. Worse, I discover via ridicule, that homonym for the name "Soo Bahk" was watermelon. For the entire trip, they chided me (good naturedly) as the American who practiced Way of the Watermelon. (They were more impressed when some of the korean TKD students offered to spar - I was a two time regional champ at the time, so I didn't dissappoint)

Anyway, I started getting everything outfitted for their trip. The leaders were part of this process and they asked me if they could pack some of their ethnic foods as the typical American trail quisine that I was suggested was decidedly unappealing. Ready to try something new, I agreed.

So I ended up packing all of these interesting looking packets of food in our Duluth Packs. Once on trail, bereft of my cooking responsibilities, my trip was pretty easy. I got to mingle with the other Korean kids, teach them to fish American style and attempt to teach them American movie one liners like...

"Go ahead, make my day."
"I'll be back."
"I've got a bad feeling about this..."

Meanwhile, the Korean adult leaders whipped up wonderful dishes. They introduced me to their form of chili garlic sauce, which they use like ketchup and kimchee, which was more familiar to my germanic sensibilities sans the spiceness.

They also made bulgogi.

And I was hooked and I had to have the recipe! Getting THAT across to a group with limited english proficiency was a challenge though.

The nice thing about bulgogi is that it's simple. It takes a little prep work to marinade the meat, but then your good to go. After a few tries, I got pretty good at making...good enough to start cooking for others...mostly women that I liked and wanted to impress. :)

[Brian R. VanCise]

I love Bulgogi! Definately that is one fantastic dish. Kimchee is also good but Bulgogi is where it is at. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Touch Of Death]

Kagogi...:ultracool Just kidding. The Martial Islanders I work with are big fans. One time one of my guys brought it to a Pot Luck at another job and didn't tell them until a few weeks later. Now he works with me. LOL
Sean

[Brian R. VanCise]

By the way I make an incredibly mean bulgogi dish. Unfortunately I do not do it very often because there is an incredible amount of prep work.

[MBuzzy]

Ok, I'll admit it. I do love Kimchi.....but they serve it with every meal. So I could go a year without Kimchi and not notice.

Bulgogi....another thing I love, but also overdone. As far as Koreans are concerned, this is the only Korean food Americans will eat. And there are two types of Bulgogi here....the kind that they thing we eat and the kind that THEY eat. The kind that they think we eat comes already prepared on a plate with rice.

They kind THEY eat comes RAW and you cook it at the table....and is INCREDIBLE. Also on the list of Traditional Korean BBQ dishes....Sam Gyup Sal (basically bacon), Eel, different cuts of beef, and Kalbi. YUM.

Oh yeah....and Po Shin Tang. :)

[Carol]

Bi Bim Bap and Hwe Dup Bap. My faves!

[tellner]

The little dishes of pickled this and salted that which show up as accompaniments to the meal.

[Makalakumu]

I would try this in a heart beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjBFI4VVys

The above was the tame version. This one isn't for the faint of heart.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2158153790477307516&q=Man+Eats+Live+Octopus&hl=en

Bring it on!!!

[bluemtn]

I loveloveloveloveLOVE bugogi (sorry if it's not spelled right...) I had it once when I was visiting Union Station in D.C.... MMMMMM!!

[MBuzzy]

Before I leave here, I WILL try live squid or octopus.

I find it funny that the Koreans think Japanese are crazy for eating sushi that isn't "fresh." For a Korean, Fresh means that it is swimming when you GET to the restaurant and you watch them kill it, cut it, and put it on your plate.

[Last Fearner]

I was in Korea from Dec. 96, to Jan. 97, and my favorite foods were filet-0-fish, fries, pizza-hut pizza with sausage and mushrooms, and Kentucky Fried Chicken!
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Ok, I know, why go to Korea and not try the food? Well, I did. I had eaten at plenty of Korean and Chinese style restaurants in the states before I went. Oddly enough, many of the Korean Grandmasters that I associate with tend to eat mostly and Chinese Restaurants. I've been to Korea-town in Chicago many times and ate at Korean restaurants where they have the grill pit in the middle of the table, a vent over head, and they cook the bulgogi right there.

Anyhow, I love bulgogi, and Sweet and Sour shrimp. We ate a little ocean side sea-food shack near Seoul where they had tanks of live squid, shrimp, octopus and clams that had been caught that day. We cooked the shrimp and clams over small grills at fold-up tables while we sat on lawn chairs and boxes. The shrimp was good, but I avoided the others (I'm not a big fan of raw food, and I don't care much for rice, but I have eaten it on occasion).
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When I first got to Korea, I was sampling everything: tea, coffee, rice drinks, open markets offering a free bite of octopus and other stuff unrecognizable. Within the first day, I became very sick. We then went to a restaurant where we removed our shoes, stepped up onto an elevated floor heated by hot water pipes, sat on small pillows on the floor around a long, low table. They served all of the usual dishes for everyone to share, and placed a huge platter in the middle of the table. It had a large fish with it's head still attached, and its eye-balls starring at me. Some of the other sea-food was still squirming on the plates.
I think I was about as white as a sheet by that time. :barf:
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Over the next few weeks, we ate at several Korean Restaurants with no problems, and I sampled most of the food. There was this one little bakery near the Mirabeau Hotel in downton Seoul, that had the best, most unusual cookie type thing which is hard to describe, but it was delicious. My wife and I paid nightly visits to that place! :)

CM D.J. Eisenhart

[MBuzzy]

LF - Not much has changed in 10 years! Although, I learned quickly that when you first get to Korea, you have to slowly acclamate yourself to the food. BUT, after almost a full year here, I'm happy to report that I can eat EVERYTHING on the table at any restaurant I go to.....and not get sick. And most of it is EXCELLENT!

In fact, one of my favorite dishes is the fish that come out staring at you! A few nights ago we went down to one of our civilians' restaurant. We picked the fish out of the tank, his wife grabbed them, threw them on the grill, seasoned them and brought them out. Then WE picked through the meat. YUM!!!

[SageGhost83]

I was raised on kimchi. My father brought it back from his tour in post war korea, and it has been a staple in our household since I was a baby boy. I love kalbi and pulgogi, too. Another one of my favorite dishes is nakji somyun - octopus in spicy kimchi noodles. It's delicious, but I hate when they don't remove the beak, I crunched into it a couple of times and almost cut mouth. I seriously must try the live octopus, it looks fun!

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Bulkogee, Yaki Mondu, Cheon, Ramen and Bibim Bap has to be the my choices.

I was there in the land of the Rising Calm in 84 - 85. :ultracool

[RED]

I stoped at a road side rest in Korea once that had these waffles with cream on them that where unforgetable. I don't know what they are called but they are great.

Kim Chi is great, but I can't get intimate with the wife for a week affter eating it.

I also had a greenish colored soup that had tiny ffish in it that was loaded with garlic that was pretty good. Sorry I can't remember the names of this stuff.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Oohh..Gal Bi! Gal Bi! What..noone for Kimchi? I actually like it.

We had a Korean couple in class with their kids..made us a sort of Kimchi and octopus salad.

I know,I know..sounds a bit gross..but it was good eatin.:D

What else..Bul something Gi..I think. MMmm

Kimchee is not a meal though. It's a popular condiment like cole slaw but not a meal.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Kagogi...:ultracool Just kidding. The Martial Islanders I work with are big fans. One time one of my guys brought it to a Pot Luck at another job and didn't tell them until a few weeks later. Now he works with me. LOL
Sean

I suggest everyone keep their pets away from Touch of Death. Shame on you.

%-}

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Before I leave here, I WILL try live squid or octopus.

You do know that there have been fatalities associated with people trying to eat that right? :mst:

[SageGhost83]

You do know that there have been fatalities associated with people trying to eat that right? :mst:

Yarghh! Then I think I'll pass.

[Last Fearner]

I was there in the land of the Rising Calm in 84 - 85. :ultracool

Actually, it's the "land of the morning calm." Japan is the land of the "Rising Sun."
:)

[MBuzzy]

You do know that there have been fatalities associated with people trying to eat that right? :mst:

Oh yeah!!! But not many!!! Anyway, that's half the fun. When I visit Japan, I intend to have blowfish too!

[Hawke]

Highly recommended Korean Food....YUMMY!

Soup and Stews
Kimchi jjigae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi_jjigae)

Mixed Rice Dish
Bibimbap (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibimbap)

Noodle Dishes
Naengmyeon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naengmyeon)
Japchae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japchae)
Jajangmyeon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajangmyeon)

Meat Dishes
Bulgogi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgogi)
Galbi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galbi)

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Actually, it's the "land of the morning calm." Japan is the land of the "Rising Sun."
:)


Look when I was there, you weren't thinking about the morning because it meant your overnight pass was no good anymore and you had to report for PT formation. So in my unit we changed it. Just like we renamed Camp Essayon "Camp Alcatraz", Camp Stanley was "Camp Stumbley" because after a thunder run in their Ville, most people tended to stumble around.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Oh yeah!!! But not many!!! Anyway, that's half the fun. When I visit Japan, I intend to have blowfish too!

You're a real suicide jockey aren't ya? %-}

[stephentsd]

Galbi hands down! I love dipping in in that orange bean sauce stuff, wrapping it up in a leaf and eating it hmmmm!! Bulggogi is also very very very nice! Mashesoyer!

[Chizikunbo]

My favorite would be kimchi (of all sorts) but I also love naeng young...bulgogi is awsome as well...in short there is not much korean food I dont like ;-)

[geocad]

By the way I make an incredibly mean bulgogi dish. Unfortunately I do not do it very often because there is an incredible amount of prep work.
If you have a link to the recipe you use, or if you don't mind, I would like this recipe. Thanks.

[geocad]

While stationed in Korea a few of us got turned on to a drink called SOJU (spelling??). Anyone else familiar with soju used in food recipes?

[Touch Of Death]

I suggest everyone keep their pets away from Touch of Death. Shame on you.

%-}No, you keep them away from my friends. LOL
Sean

[MBuzzy]

I don't know of any recipe with Soju, except the recipe for getting very very drunk, very very fast.

[Last Fearner]

While stationed in Korea a few of us got turned on to a drink called SOJU (spelling??). Anyone else familiar with soju used in food recipes?

Your spelling is correct.

소주 = Soju : Distilled liquor or hard liquor

Soju is a Korean alcoholic drink similar to the Japanese sake, although I don't believe it is quite as strong as sake ("sah-kay" or "sah-key" is a Japanese liquor made from fermented rice).

맥주 = Maekju : which is Korean beer or malt liquor.

Maekju will get you drunk, but not quite as fast as Soju.

I am not familiar with specific Korean cooking recipes, but I am sure that, like most chefs do, liquor is added to many dishes.


CM D.J. Eisenhart

[MBuzzy]

Soju basically tastes like Vodka, but it is a little bit more sweet. It is distilled from Rice I believe, much like Sake. It is drank in shots....and Koreans LOVE it. I've drank with many many Koreans and they will drink Soju until you drop, because most of their tolerances are very high.

Favorite Maekju...Hite and OB. Most Korean restaurants in the US will serve these. OB actually has a plant in the US. Most useful phrase in Korea....MAEKJU CHUSEYO!! (Give me Beer!)

[geocad]

I don't know of any recipe with Soju, except the recipe for getting very very drunk, very very fast.

A little goes a long, long way. I disagree with one previous comment. I think soju is just as strong if not stronger than sake.

[kaizasosei]

KIMCHI! mass amounts- Especially with bulgogi,rice and some other vegies.

Almost brings a tear to my eye just thinking of it.



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[MBuzzy]

The best thing about Soju in Korea is that it is unregulated. You can get it anywhere from 20 proof to 100 proof. I have HEARD of soju that is higher also. Depends on where you buy it and the label. The big companies are all standard...like JinRo (most popular) I THINK It is around 40 proof.

I have no idea how Sake is done...

[Butch]

I like most Korean food and like MBuzzy said Suju or Soju can range in content of percentage of alcohol. I don't know of any Korean food that uses any alcohol in it's food preparation, but thats not to say there isn't one.

MBuzzy, My son-in-law is going to be in Korea for his second tour in Dec. and I was wondering if you will be there then as has he is also in the Air Force. He will be stationed at Osan AFB. You can PM me with any info.
Butch

[Dave Leverich]

Heh, the custom on Soju (when you don't want more but don't want to be rude) is to have your hand around the cup but kind of above so it hides the amount in the cup. It's hard to explain but kept me from a second time of holy spins ;p.

I love bulgogi, kalbi, kimchi, Sam Gyup Sal (I had a 7th Senior Master cook that for us one time, he just got up and started cooking them, I felt honored, even if it is regular custom). My local grocery store now carries kimchi (bubbles when you open it, great hehe), bulgogi and kalbi sauces that are actually very good. Makes me happy :).

Then of course there's the countless (wth did I just eat, that was good!) stuff.

I wish there was a bigger Korean population here in Albany, when I visit Lynnwood (WA) or a few other spots up there the selection is amazing. Here, we take what we can get ;p

[DavidCC]

I love the Korean restaurants we have around here...

I have this book but haven't actually made anything from it yet... too busy with my Indian cookbook and smoked brisket LOL

Eating Korean (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764540785?ie=UTF8&tag=kunfubooonl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0764540785)
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[agemechanic03]

Chicken Bulgogi is my favorite right now!! Haven't had much of a chance to try anything else around here yet. Oh, and Ramen! It's Ramen noodles, some spices of course, meat, and who knows what else with a slice of cheese on top, REALLY GOOD too.

[JoelD]

My Soo Bahk Do studio held a Christmas party last weekend and our Sa Bom Nim brought in a ton of Korean food from a resturaunt in her neighborhood.

The Japchae and Bulgogi were fantastic.

[IcemanSK]

My father-in-law took us out for Korean food last night. I just had some left over Bul Goki & Galbi. Great stuff!

When I was in college, my budy & I conviced some gup student friends that they would do better on their belt test with Korean food in their systems. After a night of Kim Chi & Bul Goki, it was a very musical test the next day. Ah, garlic!

[Twin Fist]

oh man

that aint right...............

[IcemanSK]

oh man

that aint right...............

You got that right!:supcool:

[Imua Kuntao]

I love Korean food, one of my favs is Yuk Gae Jang/ very spicey hot beef soup. I know it sounds like a hyung.

[IcemanSK]

I love Korean food, one of my favs is Yuk Gae Jang/ very spicey hot beef soup. I know it sounds like a hyung.


lol. You're right, it does.

[MBuzzy]

MUCH tastier than a hyung.

[Alain]

A great thing on a hot summer day:

Pat Ping Soo

Places make it differently, but the base is shaved ice and pat (sweet red bean) I like mine with a lot of tok (small rice cake cubes that they use for pat ping soo)

I was there just last month and had a ton of great food. Makes me want to go back over again as soon as possible....

Yours in Training,

Alain

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[terryl965]

A great thing on a hot summer day:

Pat Ping Soo

Places make it differently, but the base is shaved ice and pat (sweet red bean) I like mine with a lot of tok (small rice cake cubes that they use for pat ping soo)

I was there just last month and had a ton of great food. Makes me want to go back over again as soon as possible....

Yours in Training,

Alain

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I agree with you I love to be in the market place trying anything and everything.

[miguksaram]

Kimchi chigae, sundobu, pudal chigae, hui do bop, koongnamul, hui-chigae...Crap..now I'm hungry.

[jkembry]

We had a Korean couple in class with their kids..made us a sort of Kimchi and octopus salad.

I know,I know..sounds a bit gross..but it was good eatin.:D

What else..Bul something Gi..I think. MMmm

Mmmm....love all of that.

[jkembry]

Kimchi chigae, sundobu, pudal chigae, hui do bop, koongnamul, hui-chigae...Crap..now I'm hungry.


Me too...can't wait for lunch.

[astrobiologist]

I went to Korea when I was 9 with a group of martial artists. We stayed in Osan, Busan, and Seoul. I enjoyed all of the foods I ate while I was there, but I can't remember the names anymore (that was 15 years ago). I loved in a few restaurants how there were grills in the middle of each table upon which the meats were layed, so that each person could choose how cooked they wanted their meat.

We visited an old-time Korea style village while I was there. In the village, there were a few street peddlars who were selling a Korean candy. It was kind of like a caramel taffy with a sugary flour powder coating. I have no idea what it was called, but it made at least one 9-year-old smile some time ago...

We visited a buddhist temple in the mountains above Seoul. We ate with the chief monk there and I remember that meal being one of the most filling, yet small proportioned, meals I had ever enjoyed. It was a meal of rice with some type of bean and vegetable mixture. There was a spicy sauce over the food, and we were also given a very tasty broth soup.

Other than that, my memory is a little fuzzy on the Korean cuisine. I do so love Kimchi! That is one Korean food I remember and still eat to this day!

[miguksaram]

I'm going to Korea in October one thing I will be doing, with or without the group, will be visiting some of the street side food vendors for some samkyupsa and soju. ;)

[Kreth]

I spent a month in Korea as a Marine in the late 80s. I'm sure this isn't "traditional" Korean food, much like most food in a Chinese restaurant isn't really Chinese in origin, but there were sidewalk vendors selling small paper bags of something very similar to fried pork wonton. Any ideas what this was?

[MBuzzy]

I spent a month in Korea as a Marine in the late 80s. I'm sure this isn't "traditional" Korean food, much like most food in a Chinese restaurant isn't really Chinese in origin, but there were sidewalk vendors selling small paper bags of something very similar to fried pork wonton. Any ideas what this was?

Mandu. To be specific Yakimandu. Mandu is just the Korean word for dumplings (like chinese or in america pot stickers), the yaki part is fried. You can have them steamed or fried and with a variety of ingredients. But most of the street vendors....you just say "Yaki!" and you get a big paper cup full of mandu. YUMMY!!!!

If you're particularly daring, you can try the WHOLE fish that are grilled and that you eat whole. Bones and all. Also sold on the street sides.

[MBuzzy]

Kimchi chigae, sundobu, pudal chigae, hui do bop, koongnamul, hui-chigae...Crap..now I'm hungry.

You like soup, huh? :)

I'm a big fan of shyabu shyabu.....but then, I never met a Korean food that I didn't like.


I'm going to Korea in October one thing I will be doing, with or without the group, will be visiting some of the street side food vendors for some samkyupsa and soju. ;)

Be VERY careful about Soju tents (if that's what you're talking about....since to the best of my knowledge you have to go into a restaurant to get soju). They are usually not very nice to Americans in there and the authorities try to keep Americans away. At least for the year that I was there with the Military, we were strictly FORBIDDEN anywhere near them. Mostly for our own safety.

As for Samgyapsal (if we're both talking about the thick pork barbeque), I'd probably be careful about picking that up from street vendors too!!! Its usually pretty expensive in the regular restaurants and when you're dealing with meats on the local economy - you're usually best paying for the good stuff.

Now....chicken on a stick and yakimandu from street vendors - you can NEVER go wrong.

And if you get the chance....find some Koreans and ask where you can get some Poshintang. Dog soup....You can't go to Korea and not eat kaegogi. Of course, since the olympics in Seoul, they don't really call it kaegogi in many places.

[miguksaram]

You like soup, huh? :)

Yep..my wife makes good Korean soup


Be VERY careful about Soju tents (if that's what you're talking about....since to the best of my knowledge you have to go into a restaurant to get soju). They are usually not very nice to Americans in there and the authorities try to keep Americans away. At least for the year that I was there with the Military, we were strictly FORBIDDEN anywhere near them. Mostly for our own safety.

I'm not sure which tents you have been in, but I have never had a problem going to one in all my 8 times of being over there. Never had problems with the authorities either. Perhaps it is the way you present yourself when you go into one or perhaps I have just been extremely lucky. I don't know. But I tell you it is great to be in one especially during fall and winter.


As for Samgyapsal (if we're both talking about the thick pork barbeque), I'd probably be careful about picking that up from street vendors too!!! Its usually pretty expensive in the regular restaurants and when you're dealing with meats on the local economy - you're usually best paying for the good stuff.

It is not that much more than a resturaunt and now they have to have liscences so they are inspected. Again..never had a problem with them and to be honest, I don't mind spending a bit extra for the atmosphere. :)

Now....chicken on a stick and yakimandu from street vendors - you can NEVER go wrong.


And if you get the chance....find some Koreans and ask where you can get some Poshintang. Dog soup....You can't go to Korea and not eat kaegogi. Of course, since the olympics in Seoul, they don't really call it kaegogi in many places.

Ummm...yes you can and no I won't. ha.ha.ha.ha..Had it in PI and never wanted ever again. My wife's parents used to raise the dogs for those shops in Korea. They don't even eat it. If the farmer isn't eating it...neither am I. ha.ha.ha.

[Kreth]

Mandu. To be specific Yakimandu. Mandu is just the Korean word for dumplings (like chinese or in america pot stickers), the yaki part is fried. You can have them steamed or fried and with a variety of ingredients. But most of the street vendors....you just say "Yaki!" and you get a big paper cup full of mandu. YUMMY!!!!
That's it! Yeah, definitely good stuff...

[shesulsa]

If the farmer isn't eating it...neither am I. ha.ha.ha.
That's an interesting way of putting it.

[miguksaram]

Has anyone had any dried ojinga? It is a flatten dried squid that you can run over a heater on the stove really quickly to "cook" it. Then peel it into strips and enjoy with some gochujang and maekju.

[MBuzzy]

I'm not sure which tents you have been in, but I have never had a problem going to one in all my 8 times of being over there. Never had problems with the authorities either. Perhaps it is the way you present yourself when you go into one or perhaps I have just been extremely lucky. I don't know. But I tell you it is great to be in one especially during fall and winter.

Honestly, I was never in one. I was there for a year with the military and at least for military personnel, Soju tents are off limits. We can be arrested for going in. Now, I guess I should qualify....I am only going off of what we were told as to the reasons that we can't go in. We also weren't allowed in Barber shops, because of the extra services that SOME offer. So I'm sure that its just like anything else that there are good ones and bad ones. At least around Kunsan, I know of some soldiers that had problems in them from the locals, though, that may be because of either their behavior or local perceptions.


It is not that much more than a resturaunt and now they have to have liscences so they are inspected. Again..never had a problem with them and to be honest, I don't mind spending a bit extra for the atmosphere. :)

I've never see it from a street vendor, that's cool!


Ummm...yes you can and no I won't. ha.ha.ha.ha..Had it in PI and never wanted ever again. My wife's parents used to raise the dogs for those shops in Korea. They don't even eat it. If the farmer isn't eating it...neither am I. ha.ha.ha.

I LOVE the stuff. Totally worth it! :)


Has anyone had any dried ojinga? It is a flatten dried squid that you can run over a heater on the stove really quickly to "cook" it. Then peel it into strips and enjoy with some gochujang and maekju.

Yes, definately. It is a shame that you can't buy this stuff in the states. I used to eat that and "chicken balls" at every rest stop. "Chicken balls" are basically chicken croquets with a very sweet BBQ sauce on them. VERY good. And that is chicken balls as in balls of chicken meat....

[miguksaram]

Honestly, I was never in one. I was there for a year with the military and at least for military personnel, Soju tents are off limits. We can be arrested for going in.

I can see why they military wasn't allowed. If you don't know how to drink soju...nothing but problems await you. I bought a shirt for a friend of mine the first time over. It had a picture of Bill the Cat from Bloom County comic strip and it read...Soju experience...the party's over. If you know who Bill the Cat is, you'll appreciate the shirt.ha.haha..


At least around Kunsan, I know of some soldiers that had problems in them from the locals, though, that may be because of either their behavior or local perceptions.

Kunsan is close to my wife's hometown of Chunju. Were you USAF?


I've never see it from a street vendor, that's cool!

If you go back..you have to do the tents. :)



Yes, definately. It is a shame that you can't buy this stuff in the states.

If you have a Korean grocery store in your area, you can get them there. I'm not sure if all Asian grocery stores have them, but Korean stores will.

[tkd75]

Yummy 불고기, 갈비, 닭고기. I tried too many things while there, but those are my favorite. I have a couple of different recipes for bulgogi, which I've made over the past few years. I even have my daughter eating Korean food now. Except for kimchi. She doesn't want to try any of it. I personally like the radish variety of kimchi instead of the cabbage.

Here's a couple of links to online Korean and Asian grocery stores. You can find your dried 이징어there, but I don't know if it's the same as what you mentioned that you can peel, miguksaram, but it is dried squid! :)

http://www.kgrocer.com/fish.aspx
http://www.koamart.com/shop/12-dried_food.asp

[miguksaram]

Yummy 불고기, 갈비, 닭고기. I tried too many things while there, but those are my favorite. I have a couple of different recipes for bulgogi, which I've made over the past few years. I even have my daughter eating Korean food now. Except for kimchi. She doesn't want to try any of it. I personally like the radish variety of kimchi instead of the cabbage.

Here's a couple of links to online Korean and Asian grocery stores. You can find your dried 이징어there, but I don't know if it's the same as what you mentioned that you can peel, miguksaram, but it is dried squid! :)

http://www.kgrocer.com/fish.aspx
http://www.koamart.com/shop/12-dried_food.asp

You know I hate reading this thread because it's early in the morning, I'm at work and I get hungry after reading it. ha.ha.ha.ha

The second link you provided has examples of the dried squid that I was talking about. Oh and the dried file fish. My wife cooks that up in the toaster oven, but put some butter on it and the sprinkle a bit of sugar and then pop it in for a bit. Take it out cut it up and have some gojujang.

Damn it...now I'm hungry again...I hate you all ha.ha.ha.ha

[Dao]

I am Korean and I like most of the food, I don't care for fried food that much though. I never had dog meat but I wonder if any of you did when you were in Korea.
I don't drink any alcohol for spiritual reason, I used to a little bit. It is custom to drink with your father in special occasion but you had to turn around and have your back facing them while drinking any liquor. It is a sign of respect. Also far as I know you don't do smoke in front of your elders, especially in front of your parents. I don't know if they still do this anymore.
Kimchi is only taste real good but it helps keeps you immune system strong. As a kid I rarely caught the flu or cold when I ate kimchi regularly. Whenever I stopped eating it I would catch the cold or flu when it was in season. So forget the toxic flu shot and eat kimchi regularly and chances are you won't get a cold or flu.

And last of all here is a site showing you how to make Korean food.
http://www.maangchi.com/recipes

[dandred]

Boshintang is defiantly not one of my favourites!!

[chrispillertkd]

Bulgogi, of course, is excellent. A close second is bibim naeng myun. Deliscious.

The mention of kaekogi reminds me of a story a friend told me. He was doing his doctorate in Chemical Engineering and had a Korean gentleman in class with him. They got to talking and the Korean told him that there were groups of ethnic Chinese youths where he was from who would go out on Friday nights, drink beer and eat dog and cause all sorts of trouble.

My friend, Keith, asked him, "Gee, do you think it's all the beer they drink?"

His reply? "No. It's the dog. They can't handle the dog."

I was like, WHAT? Some things don't translate acropss cultures I guess :lol:

Pax,

Chris

[MBuzzy]

There are certainly some psysiological "affects" that are associated with eating dog. They also think that it improves your sexual stamina.

[chrispillertkd]

There are certainly some psysiological "affects" that are associated with eating dog. They also think that it improves your sexual stamina.

Yeah, I did a little reading up on it after he told me the story. I just found it amusing that his friend was so adamant that it was the dog they couldn't handle. The large quantities of beer had nothing to do with it :D

Pax,

Chris

[MBuzzy]

I dunno, those Koreans and DRINK.....maybe the Chinese are the same!

[miguksaram]

There are certainly some psysiological "affects" that are associated with eating dog. They also think that it improves your sexual stamina.

One thing I learned about Koreans...well Asians in general. If they think it can keep you going sexually, they will eat the butt hole out of a buffalo. ha.ha.ha

[IcemanSK]

One thing I learned about Koreans...well Asians in general. If they think it can keep you going sexually, they will eat the butt hole out of a buffalo. ha.ha.ha


Now there's a visual that will stick with me all day! Thanks!:ultracool

[Laurentkd]

When I was in Korea one night we had pork which we cooked at the table and was in several large strips that we cut apart into bite sized hunks. It wasn't seasoned with anything really, just basically tasted grilled. Was that Samgyapsal? I really wish I knew the name of it! Thanks!

[SahBumNimRush]

bulgogi is awesome, but my Kwan Jang Nim's wife has a family recipe for kimchi that is unbelievable! Spicy, yumminess in a clay pot! There is a Korean restaurant on my way to my in-laws that has 4 different types of kimchi on the menu! One is a "white Kimchi" that isn't spicy, more sweet and tangy, but it is very unique and quite tasty as well.

[Tensei85]

Pretty much all the reg's bulgolgi, kalbi, gaejang guk, bibimbop, chap chae, ramyeon, jajangmyeon & all the sides are great!

Now I feel like eating Korean!

[Tensei85]

And of course Kimchi! Can't forget Kimchi, have to take a hundred mints when taking the g/f or wife out but its worth it!

[Skippy]

I would have to say Korean Short Ribs but with the different South/East Asian spices on it. Gives it more kick in the flavor!

[oftheherd1]

Old thread I know, but I just found and read it.



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I've never see it from a street vendor, that's cool!

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Street vendors - Po Jang Ma Ja, sell many things. I haven't been to Korea in about 22 years. My wife tells me it is different. But my experiences with Po Jan Ma Ja were good. I would say it depends on where you are, just as in the States. But normally the people were friendly if they saw you eating their food, and the food was normally safe. One reason, it was cooked and used that day, not kept for days in an icebox.



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Oh and the dried file fish. My wife cooks that up in the toaster oven, but put some butter on it and the sprinkle a bit of sugar and then pop it in for a bit. Take it out cut it up and have some gojujang.

Damn it...now I'm hungry again...I hate you all ha.ha.ha.ha

Now that's disgusting! Butter on file fish? Just kidding of course. Everybody gets to eat as they can enjoy. My wife still thinks I am weird for putting salt on my tomatoos. In Korea they are considered a fruit. If they put anything on them, it will be sugar. But


bulgogi is awesome, but my Kwan Jang Nim's wife has a family recipe for kimchi that is unbelievable! Spicy, yumminess in a clay pot! There is a Korean restaurant on my way to my in-laws that has 4 different types of kimchi on the menu! One is a "white Kimchi" that isn't spicy, more sweet and tangy, but it is very unique and quite tasty as well.

I wonder if you are referring to mul kimchi (water kimchi)? It is made from several fresh vegatables, but often the white radish in water and vinegar. It is often sweetened.

As an aside, in the Northern Virginia area, it seems all Korean restaurants put sugar in just about everything. Even Kinchi! :erg: And if it's not sugar, its an over-abundance of MSG. Koreans have always had an affinity for salts, but it seems worse now. That is one of the few things I am at odds with over my wife's cooking.

I noticed only a couple of mentions of Neng Myon. For those of you who haven't tried it, you might want to. It is a cold noodle soup. It should be a little sweet, and eaten with vinegar and Japanese wasabi to taste. Not the yellow mustard sauce the Koreans often try to give you in place of Japanese wasabi. It should be cooled with ice, but again, be careful of those who add a lot of crushed ice. Your taste buds get frozen and you can't enjoy the taste of the food.

EDIT: Another I didn't see. I saw mention of Yaki Mandu, but not Tok Mandu. That is mandu cooked in a soup, with the round rice cake (tok), cut at an angle. Delicious. You can add the Korean red pepper paste (Kotchujang) to taste if you wish.

[SahBumNimRush]

I wonder if you are referring to mul kimchi (water kimchi)? It is made from several fresh vegatables, but often the white radish in water and vinegar. It is often sweetened.



It isn't labelled as Mul Kimchi, but the description fits. It's a tiny, hole in the wall place, in south western Virginia; in a tiny town on 460 called Pembroke. The restaurant is Kahl Bee.
The "white" kimchi there definitely has a sweetness to it. I, personally prefer the traditional cabbage or radish kimchi, but my wife LOVES the sweet white kimchi.. .

[oftheherd1]

It isn't labelled as Mul Kimchi, but the description fits. It's a tiny, hole in the wall place, in south western Virginia; in a tiny town on 460 called Pembroke. The restaurant is Kahl Bee.
The "white" kimchi there definitely has a sweetness to it. I, personally prefer the traditional cabbage or radish kimchi, but my wife LOVES the sweet white kimchi.. .

Strickly speaking, kimchi is a process. In Korean, if all you say is Kimchi, most people will think of cabbage kimchi. But you can kimchi a lot of things. Cucumbers are popular in season for instance. So is radish kimchi. My wife has kimchied western cabbage. It wasn't that bad, but not that good either. They also kimchi watermelon rind. That really is good as well.

The mul kimchi is often sort of a palate clearing agent.

[SahBumNimRush]

Strickly speaking, kimchi is a process. In Korean, if all you say is Kimchi, most people will think of cabbage kimchi. But you can kimchi a lot of things. Cucumbers are popular in season for instance. So is radish kimchi. My wife has kimchied western cabbage. It wasn't that bad, but not that good either. They also kimchi watermelon rind. That really is good as well.

The mul kimchi is often sort of a palate clearing agent.

I didn't know that until a couple of years ago when I started going to that Korean restaurant in VA. She also had some sort of fermented bean that she served too.

[Carol]

Hae dup bap! I loves me some hai dup bap.

I do like Korean food overall. Of course it doesn't hurt that I have a friend that works at a nearby Korean restaurant. :D

[oftheherd1]

I didn't know that until a couple of years ago when I started going to that Korean restaurant in VA. She also had some sort of fermented bean that she served too.

Yeah, the bean paste (forget the name at the moment) is good. I get it often with Cha Jang Myon, to eat with diced raw onion.

[oftheherd1]

Hae dup bap! I loves me some hai dup bap.

I do like Korean food overall. Of course it doesn't hurt that I have a friend that works at a nearby Korean restaurant. :D

I don't know that I have ever had that. I will have to ask my wife. I wonder if the Hae is the hwae fish that is often used in one type of neng myon? That is one of the things I don't like; hwae that is, I love regular neng myon with beef and Korean pears.

[Carol]

I don't know that I have ever had that. I will have to ask my wife. I wonder if the Hae is the hwae fish that is often used in one type of neng myon? That is one of the things I don't like; hwae that is, I love regular neng myon with beef and Korean pears.

I'd wager it isn't. Hae dup bap is like a sashimi rice salad, strips of sashimi, veggies, served over rice and mixed together with a tangy red sauce. If you like sushi or sashimi, its quite good :)

[oftheherd1]

I'd wager it isn't. Hae dup bap is like a sashimi rice salad, strips of sashimi, veggies, served over rice and mixed together with a tangy red sauce. If you like sushi or sashimi, its quite good :)

I asked my wife and she said we have eaten it. Who knew?

According to my wife, Hae, or Hwae, just means raw fish. I thought it referred to a specific type of fish that is rather cartiligenous. I don't like eating that or tendon or ligament. Just me. She said the hwae dok pop is like a fish pipimpap. One is never too old to learn I guess. It does sound like it might be good.

Have you or anyone else eaten Sol yong tang? It is a bone soup, with usually thinly sliced beef. You mix your rice in it, and add Kaktogi (radish kimchi). One of the first Korean meals I ate after arriving in Korea.

[miguksaram]

I don't know that I have ever had that. I will have to ask my wife. I wonder if the Hae is the hwae fish that is often used in one type of neng myon? That is one of the things I don't like; hwae that is, I love regular neng myon with beef and Korean pears.
Hai/Hae dul bop. Is a sushi dish per say. It is seafood and rice mixed together. Very good. As for the naemyung dish it was it served in cold liquid? If so it sounds like mulnaemyung. If it was with red sauce the it sounds like bibim naemyung.

[miguksaram]

Have you or anyone else eaten Sol yong tang? It is a bone soup, with usually thinly sliced beef. You mix your rice in it, and add Kaktogi (radish kimchi). One of the first Korean meals I ate after arriving in Korea.
I just had a fresh batch while I was over in Korea last week. :) Good stuff.

[oftheherd1]

Hai/Hae dul bop. Is a sushi dish per say. It is seafood and rice mixed together. Very good. As for the naemyung dish it was it served in cold liquid? If so it sounds like mulnaemyung. If it was with red sauce the it sounds like bibim naemyung.

Yes, there is more than one type of nengmyon. I prefer the mulnengmyon. Pipim nengmyon is OK as long as it isn't hwenengmyon with that cartiliginous fish my wife prefers. http://martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif

EDIT: I forgot to mention, I asked my wife about the Haeduppak. She assures me we have eaten it. I sure don't recall that. I guess it would be OK, especially with Kotchujang paste. I prefer raw fish with wasabi, but have eaten and enjoyed it with Kotchujang. The first time was at my wife's uncle's place on an island outside the outlet of the Han Gang. At first I wasn't even sure I wanted raw fish taken in the yellow sea at the outlet of the Han Gang. http://martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif She assured me it was OK as he knew which fishermen to buy from. In fact, it was good, and obviously I survived.


I just had a fresh batch while I was over in Korea last week. :) Good stuff.

Yep, I envy you. My wife fixes it when I ask for it. It seems not to be a favorite food of hers. The first time I was in Korea, we had to go to a location about 3 1/2 hours away. The interpreter wanted to stop at one of his favorite restaurants. I was new so he asked if I minded. He was happy when I said yes, and surprised when I agreed to try the food. Then more suprised when I told him I liked it.

He was a good interpreter and good person, and we got along well. It was funny though, usually when we went to outlying places, if they had a mess hall, he (and the other interpreters) preferred to eat there. I wanted Korean food. We sort of had to trade off on that on our excursions. But he would never pass up a chance to eat, no matter where. http://martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif