Korean Barbecue – A Hard to Kick Habit

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Hailey in Best of Chinese Food, Expat Living, Food Trip, Good Food, Too Hot to Handle

Hubby and I are both carnivorous, yes we love eating meat, and one of our greatest pleasures is eating Japanese err.. Korean barbecue.

Obviously, there are hundreds of places here in LA to enjoy Korean Bbq, particularly in Korea town. Though I despise eating the grilled meat inside the restaurant because you will come out smelling smoked meat afterwards.

korean barbeque

korean barbeque

Even so, it’s a win-win situation, considering that you will be able to indulge in an array of meat and vegetables in front of you but must go easy with soju, Korean version of Japanese Sake.

You’d probably would not think we are currently in an economic downturn from the hubbub and bustle at the Korean barbecue restaurants, as at early as 5:30 pm, diners are packed waiting for the tables at the reception area.

Mobile phones chirping, , exclusive suites inflated with get-together as well as in the garden-like, outdoor eating spot outside of the weighty glass doorways, a large number of celebrations are positioned on the table-top.

Korean barbeque

There are numerous locations comparable to this in Taipei, and they are most likely pretty much identical. Basic distinctions… certain areas offer to eat all you can at a fraction of cost, as compare to US, the price is like gold.

However, Taiwan fixes all of this just about everything food related, Korean/Japanese bbq is actually super economical. You spend NT$ 399 (equivalent to US$13) for all you are able to consume, it’s cheap isn’t it?.

Korean barbeque

Grilled meat! This picture was taken at one of the bbq places in Taipei called 我!就厲害. I am convinced the only real things around the barbecue grill in this photo are pork belly and beef short ribs. Once the fat from the meat melted onto the fiery coals… darn, that aroma is one thing you simply cannot identify or perhaps duplicate beyond a bbq place. It is a cooking wonder as you would expect. The particular smell alone is sufficient to make myself crazy.


11 Responses to “Korean Barbecue – A Hard to Kick Habit”

  1. Mel Avila Alarilla 4 August 2010 at 11:16 pm #

    Korean dishes are in vogue now because of the medicinal values of their food preparations. Korean dishes like their counterpart in Japan are also very artistic and creative. But like most trends among people, Korean cuisine is the “in” thing now. I wonder if you have already tried the authentic Korean Bibimbap? The popularity of Korean cuisine is such that it was already featured in Discovery channel. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.

  2. Shydub 5 August 2010 at 3:45 pm #

    Magkasundo kayo ng hubidabs mo stang when it comes to food. my banana is very picky with food, chicken lng lahat nasa isip nya kaya bahu na ug iti hehehe. Aguy mura mo ug nag fiesta sa inyong food tsang,

  3. Manang Kim 5 August 2010 at 9:08 pm #

    Me too I am a carnivous ^_^ I haven’t tried Korean food, but just looking at the meat and the food now I am drooling.^_^

  4. Tetcha 6 August 2010 at 1:23 am #

    Hi there, Hailey! This blog is now in my list of “Interesting Sites.” Please add my site to your blog roll, too! Looking at this post so early in the morning makes me drool!

  5. beng 6 August 2010 at 8:01 am #

    hmmm…ginutom ako bigla

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  6. faye 6 August 2010 at 10:46 pm #

    I love korean food! It’s too sad that there’s only one korean restaurant here and it’s not delicious at all :(

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  7. chubskulit 7 August 2010 at 3:48 am #

    We love Korean barbecue sis lalo na yung sangeopsal ba yun hehehe sarap..

  8. arvin 7 August 2010 at 3:03 pm #

    hindi pa ako nakakatikim ng korean barbecue..masarap siguro iyan..iba ang lasa sa barbecue ng pinas,hehe..

  9. nancy 8 August 2010 at 12:01 pm #

    I’ve tried Japanese table of sushi and all but never Korean but looking at that preparation looks like it’s worth trying too… nagutom tuloy ako bigla, hehe!

    I’d like to add this blog to my blogroll too if you don’t mind -:)

  10. Cecile 10 August 2010 at 4:55 am #

    wow, daming pagkain…am sure buso na busog kayo ni hubby :-) ….kakagutom, korean food is one of our fave to eat, too bad there’s not much of korean resto here in TX

  11. niko 13 August 2010 at 8:04 am #

    tara mare kain ulit tau.. i mean lamon ulit tau LOL

    u understand lamon right??? hihihi

    i miss u.. how are u?

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