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harixseldon · Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Location: Anseong

I find myself eating the same thing over and over. I'd like to go to the casual Korean resturaunts around my house (the ones that have the women making Gimpa in the front) but I can't read Korean yet. Sad

Anyone have any suggestions for good dishes at that type of resturaunt?

vlcupper · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Location: Gangnam

If you like tuna fish, tell her "cham chi kim bap."

Or you could have regular kim bap.

The tuna one is my favorite.

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

There's a really good thread explaining some common Korean dishes here: http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=6005&highlight=Korean+food+list. Pay special attention to the posts by Thomas and myself.

Since you're a fan of kimbap restaurants (like myself) here are a few dishes you can find at most kimbap restaurants that are pretty easy on the Western palate, in case you haven't tried them already:

My two favorite kimbap restaurant foods:
��κ� (Soon Doo Boo) Soft tofu stew with clams and eggs.
�� (Jeh Yook Deop Bap) - Spicy pork with vegetables over rice.

�� (Yook Gae Jahng) - Spicy chopped beef soup
�Ұ��һ�� (Bulgogi Ddook Bbae Ghee) Bulgogi with vegetables served boiling hot in a clay bowl
�� (Tien Jang Chee Gay) - A hearty stew of soy bean paste, tofu and vegetables.
�� (Tokk Gook) - Flat round rice cakes in a thin broth, commonly served on Lunar New Year's Day.
��ġ�� (Cham Chee Kimbap)- Tuna and vegetables rolled in rice and seaweed.
�� (Noo Duh Kimbap) - Vegetables and other ingredients rolled in seaweed and rice with the rice facing out.
�Ұ�� (So Go Ghee Kim Bap) Beef kimbap
ġ�� (Cheese Kim Bap) Cheese Kim Bap

One more thing, the sooner you start learning how to read Korean script, the better off you'll be. It's really not very hard, it should take you no longer than a week or two, and will go a long way towards improving your quality of life here. PM me your email address, and I'll be more than happy to email you a guide to learning Korean script.

Good luck, and bon appetit.

peemil · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Location: Koowoompa

I like Do Sot Be Bim Bab. Please... Anyone who reads this can correct it.

It's Be Bim Bab in a hot bowl. Makes the rice all crunchy...

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

My favourite is chamchi-kimchi chigae, your standard kimchi chigae but with tuna instead of pork. Also a fan of the dumplings, cogi / kimchi mandu (meat/meat and kimchi).

Al-bap is good too, rice mixed with fish eggs, actually I guess it's dolsot al-bap, since it's served in the same hot stone bowl (the dolsot) as dolsot bibimbap, and cooks in front of you when you stir it all round.

I found kimbap places ideal for learning to read hangeul by they way- menus printed on the wall, simple phrases that don't take long to decipher..

Cthulhu · Joined: 02 Feb 2003

Nakji pokkum rules, though it might or might not be found in your neighborhood.

harixseldon · Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Location: Anseong

Thank guys. I'm going to try out something new tonight.

Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

I've really gotta enthusiastically second the "jay-yook-dup-bap" recommendation (spicy pork/veggies/rice)... I'm got discriminating tastes when it comes to that stuff, cuz the tastes vary so much from place to place.

Same with kimchi-jjigae. Maybe a bit more of an acquired taste, but it's so freakin' good once you get used to it. Again, the differences between restaurants can be huge. Kimchi-jjigae is like my Korean comfort food.

"Sogogi-dup-bap" (beef/veggies/rice) is alright if the "jay-yook" stuff is a bit too zesty... I don't always like the sauce it's cooked in, though.

Hm... I just realized I don't order more than a couple things at the kimbap places, myself!

Sliver · Joined: 04 May 2003 Location: The third dimension

Something that is very delicious but most newer arrivals don't know about is �� (sogogi bosot jon gol).

It is a beef and mushroom stew. Lovely and best eaten at restuarants frequented by taxi drivers.

Sage Monkey · Joined: 01 Nov 2004

harixseldon · Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Location: Anseong

I had Jeh Yook Deop Bap last night and it was delicious. Very Happy

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:

Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject:

Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

Hahaha... Just joking around with that one. I really don't mind two or three words in the romanization, though. Problem is when people get creative with it and spell it in a hundred different ways. Oh yeah, and trying to write a paragraph with it (like mine) is an exercise in futility.

BY THE WAY- for the OP... Here's another one you should eat- "ddook baek-i bulgogi" (�ҹ�� Ұ��). It's not usually in the kimbap places, but rather in places that specialize in it or in barbecue places. It's beef, onions, and (usually) the transparent noodles in some semi-greasy broth. It doesn't sound that special, but the broth is somthing else. Good stuff for winter, in my opinion. The �ҹ�� restaurant outside my office has a 15-minute line outside it every lunch hour, guaranteed. There's a reason for that!