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Korean bbq where you cook your own food are a specific type of Korean restaurant and wonderful
More general Korean restaurants are likely to have some bibimbap (rice, meat and veg, often in a hot stone bowl) and lots of soupy noodle type dishes.
Most food comes with ‘banchan’ which is lots of little dishes of veg, kimchi etc.
They do great beer food of ‘jeon’ crispy pancakes, fried chicken and spicy chewy rice cakes.
New Malden is the best place to try some more authentic Korean as the embassy was there and a big Korean community settled in the area.
Where are you based, there’s also lots of relatively good chains in London, and then some really good Michelin star Korean food at Sollip restaurant near London Bridge.
More general Korean restaurants are likely to have some bibimbap (rice, meat and veg, often in a hot stone bowl) and lots of soupy noodle type dishes.
Most food comes with ‘banchan’ which is lots of little dishes of veg, kimchi etc.
They do great beer food of ‘jeon’ crispy pancakes, fried chicken and spicy chewy rice cakes.
New Malden is the best place to try some more authentic Korean as the embassy was there and a big Korean community settled in the area.
Where are you based, there’s also lots of relatively good chains in London, and then some really good Michelin star Korean food at Sollip restaurant near London Bridge.
wyson said:
It’s not uncommon that restaurants have a Chinese menu with ‘authentic’ foods and a westernised menu.
There’s a place in Sheffield like that, they have a section on the menu titled ‘English Dishes’. Has stuff like S&S chicken, beef in black bean etc.Main menu has things like crispy pig ears, chicken feet and many others dishes that suggest the food will be very genuine.
wyson said:
Yeah, I won’t lie, I tried dishes containing both those ingredients and I couldn’t eat a lot of it. Definitely see the point in the Westernised versions, lol. Traditional Cantonese cooking is also big on slow cooked soups. They ordered one with pig stomach and lord knows what else. The smell and taste of it sort of made me wretch, was glad for my hot and sour soup, which of course, only I was eating. One ‘authentic’ plate I did enjoy was a jellyfish and cucumber dish. Sort of tasted like eating fresh, garlicky rubber bands, but was refreshing.
What I noticed though was the balance in what they ordered, wasn’t the greasy stodge, fried everything with thick gloopy sauces that is ‘normally’ ordered.
Once with another group of British friends, I tried to show off and order like the Chinese, braised this and steamed that. They were like, what is this food? Lol.
If you ever see Hot Pot on the menu then go for it. Like Korean BBQ it's a very hands on cook yourself course for sharing. We really need a K-Pot chain in the UK...............What I noticed though was the balance in what they ordered, wasn’t the greasy stodge, fried everything with thick gloopy sauces that is ‘normally’ ordered.
Once with another group of British friends, I tried to show off and order like the Chinese, braised this and steamed that. They were like, what is this food? Lol.
Edited by wyson on Saturday 15th June 11:21
wyson said:
Yes, met up with a few of them recently (some stayed back in Blighty), tried to get into Heidilao in Piccadilly Circus, which they said is a famous hotpot chain in China. Alas, that restaurant only did walk ins, the waiting area was absolutely packed, said it was 1h 30min wait, so decided to eat elsewhere, that I can't remember the name of.
I'm not going to lie, we had a split mild and spicy side soup base, the spicy side totally numbed out my mouth because of the Sichuan peppercorns and I was sweating, on the verge of tears. Desperately wished I had a mini milk the next day on the toilet as well.
A stock image I randomly found on the internet, but it was this sort of setup:
Was nice enough, though next time, I'll definitely stick to the mild soup. That spicy soup, the heat sort of creeps up on you, totally caught me off guard.
Nice nosh I'm not going to lie, we had a split mild and spicy side soup base, the spicy side totally numbed out my mouth because of the Sichuan peppercorns and I was sweating, on the verge of tears. Desperately wished I had a mini milk the next day on the toilet as well.
A stock image I randomly found on the internet, but it was this sort of setup:
Was nice enough, though next time, I'll definitely stick to the mild soup. That spicy soup, the heat sort of creeps up on you, totally caught me off guard.
Edited by wyson on Saturday 15th June 13:17
I enjoy spicy and hot bur avoid most food that lists Sichuan peppercorns - reminds me of the dentists - cloves likewise.
OP here.
This was the Korean BBQ grill in Bournemouth, so the grill optio or dishes.
We had a couple of meats for the grill and stone/sizzle options as additional. Nom nom. I loved the eggs on top.
They did have ox tounge and a few other offals but generally rather westernised.
I am originally from south London and know New Malden very well, it was only frequented for the macdonalds though!
This was the Korean BBQ grill in Bournemouth, so the grill optio or dishes.
We had a couple of meats for the grill and stone/sizzle options as additional. Nom nom. I loved the eggs on top.
They did have ox tounge and a few other offals but generally rather westernised.
I am originally from south London and know New Malden very well, it was only frequented for the macdonalds though!
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