Korean Job Discussion Forums

[VanIslander]

I realized recently that the Korean foods I like the best don't have rice in them, all the better since the rice is pasty and bland compared to other kinds of rice I've had and enjoyed.

So I can recommend:

Very enjoyable non-rice dishes:

1. haemul tang
2. chuncheon dukalbi
3. gamja tang
4. nang myeong
5. soondae guk
6. mayoon tang
7. sam gyp sal
8. kalguksu
9. bul dak
10. pahjeong with makkoli

(yeah, duk is pressed rice cake noodle thingies, which is essential to duk guk I like a lot, so I didn't put it on the list, but really the taste and texture is quite different compared to typical Korean rice dishes.)

What other Korean non-rice dishes do you like?

[jhuntingtonus]

Bulgogi

[Sleepy in Seoul]

andong jjimdalk (안동찜닭) Mmmmmm...

[Xuanzang]

wang mul mandu, mandu guk,

[KumaraKitty]

I absolutely adore japchae! But since it is usually a home cooked item, I rarely get to eat it.
Dak dori tang is also a tasty spicy chicken soup I love usually with lots of potatoes in it!

[Hyeon Een]

Baek-suk

Boiled chicken, usually found in country areas. Usually after you've finished with the carcass they take it out back and make some juk (rice porridge) with it.

One time that we ordered it the ajumma called her husband over. The husband then went into the chicken coop which was about 3 meters away, pulled out a chicken, wrung it, then took it into the kitchen, where presumably the ajumma prepared it. It took about 30 minutes or more for the meal, which is a LONG time for a Korean restaurant. But damn, it was fresh. Good stuff.

This was way out in the country.

[yingwenlaoshi]

I have found only 1 place that serves galbi tang where the beef ain't covered in fat; I just don't eat the rice served with it. Of course, I do it to my detriment as South Korean white rice is best delicious comfort nutritents aplenty white rice, but I just don't understand South Korean culture.

[Rusty Shackleford]

BBQ Duck and choo-o tang are in my top ten for any cuisine, not just Korean foods.

Most of the soups with fresh seafood in, are great. Shabu-shabu is awesome as well. Almost as good as samgyupsal/galbi, for me.

I hardly ever eat the rice these days, either. I ate it at first but I've cut back on carbs lately and now it just puts me to sleep 20-30 minutes later.

[Old Gil]

[redaxe]

buldak, dakgalbi, and any other dish that consists of pan-fried spicy chicken. Especially with that cheese-stuffed ddeok in it. Yes please!

[Son Deureo!]

I like a lot of what's been mentioned already, but here are some more:

dalkdoritang/닭도리탕 - Spicy chicken stew with carrots and potatoes. If you can get this in the country with freshly slaughtered chicken it's even better

soondooboo/순두부 - Silken tofu soup, usually flavored with clams, but go to a specialty soondooboo place like BSD and they'll have more varieties on offer

kongbeejee/콩비지 - Soybean porridge. Hearty and delish in the winter.

saengseon gui/생선 구이 - Grilled fish. Even better if you can get it by the sea. My favorite Korean fish is 조기 - yellow corvina, but Spanish mackerel고등어 rocks, too.

jogae gui/조개 구이 - Shellfish barbecue. They'll bring out a grill covered with live shellfish - clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, sea snails, and more and grill it over a fire or charcoal. Dodge their parting shots, dip in gochujang, and enjoy. Or bring your own butter.

gamja jeon/감자전 - Potato leek pancake, often served at traditional drinking houses and will work great as brunch in a pinch on an overnight hiking trip.

[redaxe]

[hugekebab]

[daemyann]

a lot of the soups are quite good, along with the juk. I personally dig jan-guk-jang and dwen-jang.
Apologies for the brutal romanization.

[redaxe]