It seems like I can't get enough of Korean food. I love it so much I will never get sick of it because it's just so tasty. Today I went to Sarang in Golders Green with my family. It used to be called Kimchee a while ago and has now changed it's name to Sarang but fortunately everything is exactly the same even the menu. Each table has its own BBQ grill in the centre which is what we went for.
The Korean tea we drank has a different sort of flavour to other oriental teas and tastes quite nutty. Korean tea can be made from fruits, leaves, roots or grains. The one served to us was roasted rice tea called Hyeonmi cha (현미차).
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| Fried meat dumplings with sweet vinegar sauce |
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| Spicy rice cakes with seafood |
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| Jap Che - Stir fried glass noodles with vegetables |
Now we come to the mains which is my favourite Korean BBQ meat. We ordered three different types of meat; beef, pork and chicken.
This is Bul Go Gi - thin slices of beef marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, garlic, pepper, sesame oil and topped with onions. It is one of the most popular Korean BBQ dishes and the meat is very tender and sweet.
Apart from the BulGoGi we also had Daeji Bulgogi (spicy marinated pork) and Dak Bulgogi (specially marinated cuts of chicken). All three meats were cooked on this hot barbeque plate which was very fun to watch. The waiter cooks it infront of you on the table and the smell is just wonderful.
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| My father attempting to cook the meat himself |
Of course I could not eat Korean food without ordering my favourite Dolsot BiBimBap (assorted rice in a stone pot). As always I went for the beef one with a raw egg that cooks once the rice is all mixed together. The stone bowl is so hot that the rice sizzles and must be constantly turned so that it doesnt go hard at the bottom. Mix it with some chilli paste and it tastes so good.
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