One of the dishes I most looked forward to when I traveled to Korea was Budae Jigae. I know it’s not considered special by any means, but I am a fan of sausages and luncheon meat so this dish really appealed to me. If you don’t know the history of this dish, check out this page. Luckily there was a restaurant in the IFC Mall that specialized in it and I was able to try this dish out!
Before the stove was fired up…
Just wanted to share a quick update with one my favorite things from my trip to Korea. I saw many pictures of the original hotteok which I wasn’t interested in, I’m a fan of savory over sweet. When we visited Namdaemun, our wonderful guide led us to a very popular hotteok stand which sold AMAZING japchae hotteok. I am drooling just thinking about it. They fry it up fresh, stick it in a cup and pour some special sauce over it. The sauce was like a sweet marinade, looked like the type of marinade you would use for kalbi. You must try this if you go to Korea!
Can you tell what that is in the picture? Well I sort of gave it away in the title of this post but for those who don’t know Korean, this is Korean blood sausage. When I talk about blood sausage, I get the inevitable “ewww” from people. That’s okay with me because all that means is…more for me! I don’t know when I tried this first, but I love it. If you look closely, you will see that it is filled with various innards and noodles! Yum yum yum. This sausage is usually served alongside a seasoning salt. Even more yum…hehe.
Fishcake Kimbap
Here is some delicious Fishcake Kimbap. Both I got from Keeaumoku Supermarket. The way they roll this kimbap is so beautiful. So simple yet you know it takes so much preparation of different ingredients to create this one roll. Totally worth the $4 in my opinion!