We visited Chan’s mother’s side of the family in Hamyang. We stayed in a local hotel but everyone was basically a 3-5 minute drive for us. It’s a really small town but I loved it. His family are so loving and warm and they all were AMAZING chefs. One of the Aunts owns a restaurant so we got to grind so much good food every night. First night? Hanwoo beef, Korean beef! It’s like eating the wagyu A5 of Korea, they bought the plus plus version of it (aka $$$).
Mushroom Medley – peek that fluff ball! Does anyone know what that mushroom is called??
Here is the fluff ball unfluffed. They just dipped it raw in sesame oil with salt. It was delicious. A bit of a nutty flavor, I really enjoyed it!
HELLO. Look at that marbling. So good. Everyone super enjoyed the dinner. That meat was crazy.
No real dipping sauce needed or seasoning. They chopped up green onions seasoned it with sesame oil and salt and I’m sure other seasoning that we ate with the meat. It was the perfect accompaniment.
End the meal with a simple Doenjang jigae. Nice warm soup to warm up in the increasingly cold weather!
What a feast! That mushroom looks amazing. Now I really want to go to Korea but I will need to try and contact someone who lives there to get the real stuff. Like samgyetang that I hear is way better than anything here.
Soo sooo good. But you’re right, if you can get to a native in Korea, your experience will be exponentially better.
I didn’t get to try samgyetang but probably cause it’s been just ok here, maybe I gotta try it there!
Jenny….thats LIONS HEAD Mushroom…..so so yummy…..used a lot a lot to replace “crab” in dishes….neva eva seen it here in Hawaii
Omg! Thank you for sharing this Dd!!!! I can definitely see how this could replace crab and I wouldn’t even miss the crab if it was used! Dang wish it was sold in Hawaii!!!
everything sounded wonderful!