I ate Korean food tonight

diablita · February 09, 2013, 10:10:31 PM

We went with some friends and OMG was it delicious. We started with a vegetable scallion pancake that I tasted just a bit of but was fantastic. Then we all had stone bowls. I think the name for the beef version was bulgogi; I had the vegetable + tofu version. It was outrageously good with a really tasty sauce and some different salads alongside. The veg part was good but the crispy rice on the bottom of the bowl was fantastic. (downside was I didn't leave any behind, as I usually would).

Adn I never knew that I liked kimchee! I've tasted so many different regions' cuisines and never had this. I want to go back tomorrow.

Tim · February 09, 2013, 10:41:03 PM

I love Korean food. Now I want some kimchee.

onawhim · February 09, 2013, 11:06:29 PM

cgraz · February 10, 2013, 06:34:37 AM

I love Korean food! It is so flavorful. I miss the place I used to go to near BU when I lived in Boston. Glad you enjoyed it!

merigayle · February 10, 2013, 07:14:37 AM

Quote from: cgraz on February 10, 2013, 06:34:37 AM
I love Korean food! It is so flavorful. I miss the place I used to go to near BU when I lived in Boston. Glad you enjoyed it!

what place?

i always got vietnamese.

cgraz · February 10, 2013, 07:16:17 AM

It was a couple of doors down from the Paradise, on Comm Ave. Excellent food. I was pretty much always the only non-Asian person in there. I used to date a guy who was half-Korean and he took me. The food was terrific.

Ice Cream · February 10, 2013, 07:55:29 AM

I have been reading a lot about N. Korea recently. It must have been S. Korean food. Looks like the N. Koreans don't have much food. Very sad.

The Turtle Whisperer · February 10, 2013, 08:33:52 AM

One of our fiends is Korean, and while I don't think she has ever cooked us anything, she always brings stuff from Korean eateries and markets. I've become a huge fan!

diablita · February 10, 2013, 09:08:16 AM

Quote from: Ice Cream on February 10, 2013, 07:55:29 AM
I have been reading a lot about N. Korea recently. It must have been S. Korean food. Looks like the N. Koreans don't have much food. Very sad.

That is very sad, Ice Cream. There is so much poverty and hunger in this world that it's hard to wrap the mind around it.

witchypoo · February 10, 2013, 01:50:59 PM

Quote from: Tim Nutzoid on February 09, 2013, 10:41:03 PM
I love Korean food.

1. it's up there in my small group of faves.

mango · February 10, 2013, 09:46:03 PM

Quote from: Ice Cream on February 10, 2013, 07:55:29 AM
It must have been S. Korean food. Looks like the N. Koreans don't have much food.

huh, what a strange thing to say.

anyway, I love Korean food too.

nadra24 · February 10, 2013, 10:51:28 PM

My sister served a mission in Korea, and took me to a Korean restaurant in Oakland when she got back. The servers there were not expecting her to speak Korean to them! The food was good, but I just can't do the kimchi.

ihop · February 11, 2013, 02:00:35 PM

Love Korean food! I found out there is a little restaurant down the street that has stone bowls and bulgogi. I can't wait to try it!

onawhim · February 11, 2013, 02:25:49 PM

The desserts are really good as well. Walnut cakes and the brown sugar pancakes are the best things ever.

Natasha · February 11, 2013, 04:07:37 PM

We just went to a Korean restaurant for the first time last Week, and I liked it so much we went back this weekend. I liked the bibimbap.

Ice Cream · February 11, 2013, 06:21:44 PM

Quote from: mango on February 10, 2013, 09:46:03 PM
huh, what a strange thing to say.

http://www.dw.de/north-korean-dissidents-reveal-famine-in-homeland/a-16586059

mango · February 11, 2013, 07:10:13 PM

I know about North Korea's famine problem.
In fact, I know it all too well.

I still find your response strange.

It must've been South Korean food, because North Koreans don't have much food?

Yeah, I don't follow your logic.

But hey, that's okay.

caribougrrl · February 12, 2013, 02:15:09 PM

Quote from: onawhim on February 11, 2013, 02:25:49 PM
The desserts are really good as well. Walnut cakes and the brown sugar pancakes are the best things ever.

I miss being able to get korean food. I need some good recipes for stuff I can do at home. (hint, mango) My gf is headed to Toronto next month, and kimchee is on my list of requests for stuff to bring home.

mango · February 14, 2013, 11:58:31 AM

Quote from: caribougrrl on February 12, 2013, 02:15:09 PM
I need some good recipes for stuff I can do at home. (hint, mango)

sigh, how I wish I could help, but alas, I'm a terrible cook who dislikes cooking and therefore, rarely cooks anything, much less Korean food.

still, if you're looking for any particular kinds of recipes, let me know and I'll help peruse Korean recipe sites.

meantime, these are for you, and onawhim:

caribougrrl · February 14, 2013, 12:18:48 PM

Quote from: mango on February 14, 2013, 11:58:31 AM
sigh, how I wish I could help, but alas, I'm a terrible cook who dislikes cooking and therefore, rarely cooks anything, much less Korean food.

still, if you're looking for any particular kinds of recipes, let me know and I'll help peruse Korean recipe sites.

meantime, these are for you, and onawhim:

alright then, when I decide what I want to cook, I'm going to ask you to read the recipe and tell me if it sounds right.