Wednesday, July 23, 2008

What is your favorite Korean food?

Hey guys, I know theres only a few of you that read this, but I was wondering what your favorite Korean dishes are?

I just got an email from my "adopted" korean family. Ironic. I am adopted to the US then when I visit Korea I got "adopted" into a Korean family! Its really great...lol

Anyways, they reminded me of my favorite korean dish because they were telling me they went back to the restaurant. I could never write about it because I didnt know what it was called and I didnt have any photos. Well I still dont have photos but I know what its called.

Gamjatang!!! It is my favorite dish in Korea. It translates to potato soup. I know it doesnt sound real appetizing. Actually when my Korean family first explained it to me, they called it potato and pork bone soup...So I had this picture in my mind of a cream of potato soup with like a ham bone in it for flavoring...needless to say I wasnt exactly excited about it. Boy was I wrong! Its actually a spicy broth base with large pork bones (not sure exactly what the cut of pork is, but I suspect its the spine/ribs of the pig) and chunks of potato along with various other vegetables. There are large chunks of pork on the pork bone which you peel off and dip the meat into a watered down wasabi sauce and eat! Excellent. Then, when you are done with the meat and potatoes, you can get ramen added to the broth and when thats all done you can get rice and make bibimbop!! By far this is my favorite dish..

As many of you know a close second would be Andong Jjim-ddak! Its hard to beat this spicy chicken and noodles combination.

These two dishes are hands down my favorite. Unfortunately I have never heard of these types of restaurants anywhere in the US. But I will start trying to track one down!

5 comments:

  1. This is a tough one.
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    Yeah sorry, no answer. But I ate 찜닭 again yesterday, and it was great. ^^

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  2. You really dont have a single favorite dish? what about a top couple?

    And I think I hate you...rubbing in 찜닭 in my face :(

    I did a search on the internet and I found a place in LA that has it...unfortunately its still a long way away from my house in Illinois.

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  3. Yuk Jae Jang at present But gamja tang is very high on my list I love it .

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  4. this is tough and for me always changing. but I have to say my friend and I had a pretty hilarious time trying to translate/explain dwenjangchigae to our white friend. fortunately he's a good sport and eats Korean food better than I do.

    "this stuff, it sits outside and ferments for years..."

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