Do you like Korean food?
Robert Guerrero 
It looks pretty tasty to me.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 90 | October 4, 2022 7:50 PM |
some of it, yes. Barbecue, fried chicken, kimchee pancakes... yum.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 27, 2022 11:06 PM |
Yes, absolutely, though I don't eat meat.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 27, 2022 11:08 PM |
Yes, I love it. Korean food and Mexican food as well.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 27, 2022 11:11 PM |
That thing looks more typically American than anything else. Chicken in a spicy sauce smothered in melted, toasted cheese with scallions on top? I'm sure there's some Korean twist, but it sounds like something Max & Irma's dreamed up.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 27, 2022 11:14 PM |
I just had green onion pancakes and Kimchi for lunch. YUMMERS.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 27, 2022 11:27 PM |
How authentic is the dish OP linked to? It looks like Chicken Parm. Is cheese even part of any Asian cuisine?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 27, 2022 11:30 PM |
That looks good!
Bibumguksu is great to beat the summer heat!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 27, 2022 11:31 PM |
The recipe is called "BULLDYKE?" 😂😂😆
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 27, 2022 11:34 PM |
Look up Maangchi on YouTube. She has hundreds of Korean cookery videos, and deserves to be a DL icon.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 27, 2022 11:41 PM |
R9, it looks like it could be a post-war-influenced dish.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 27, 2022 11:42 PM |
I'm now addicted to her! Yes I love Korean.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 27, 2022 11:52 PM |
My husband is Korean and we do a fair amount of Korean home cooking. He makes the best japchae and spam-n-kimchi. I've gotten pretty good at making spicy chicken wings and kalbi.
However, even as an adventurous eater, some Korean food is just not for me. Raw blue crab marinated in hot pepper made me gag, as did raw skate wing (which is not fileted; it's served attached to the cartilage). I can't handle fermented oyster kimchi, either.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 28, 2022 12:11 AM |
I find it fascinating how diverse the Asian foods really are. Most all Korean food you don't find versions of in Vietnam, China or Japan, and vice versa.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 28, 2022 12:32 AM |
[quote] How authentic is the dish OP linked to? It looks like Chicken Parm. Is cheese even part of any Asian cuisine?
Cheese has become a popular ingredient in Korean food, it seems. Not sure whether the recipe at OP is "authentic."
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 28, 2022 2:06 AM |
It's not "authentic" in the sense of classical Korean cooking. It's a modern dish, hence the cheese. Cheese had no place in traditional Korean cuisine whatsoever.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | July 28, 2022 3:19 AM |
NYTcooking has a fabulous recipe for Korean fire chicken with cheese. I have made it many times. It isn’t authentic but it is delicious. The cheese cuts the heat.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 28, 2022 3:22 AM |
Bibimbap is probably a low-challenge way to eat Korean food. Make sure you get the kind that actually has a rice crust, though. That crunchy, browned rice is the best part of the dish.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 28, 2022 3:24 AM |
They seem to like spicy food.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 28, 2022 5:43 AM |
Cheese? OP that is at best Korean American.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 28, 2022 7:09 AM |
Koreans don't eat cheese?
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 28, 2022 8:29 AM |
My favorite dish is corn cheese. But it’s so expensive.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 28, 2022 5:07 PM |
Yes, they do now, R28. Not before the last ten or twenty years was it so popular. They've had pizza and cheeseburgers, etc , for a long time, but creating east-west hybrid dishes using cheese is more recent, with some exceptions.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 28, 2022 6:13 PM |
OMG I made the spicy fried Korean chicken last night following the recipe at the beginning of the thread. It was astounding!
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 28, 2022 6:49 PM |
Yes, r24 it's Maangchi's recipe from OP's link.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 35 | July 28, 2022 9:05 PM |
[quote] Do you like Korean food?
No, I'm not a big fan of eating dogs and cats.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | July 29, 2022 12:24 AM |
[quote]OMG I made the spicy fried Korean chicken last night following the recipe at the beginning of the thread. It was astounding!
What Korean fried chicken recipe?
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | July 29, 2022 8:35 AM |
The chicken and cheese dish does look really tasty. My Korean mother-in-law must have missed out on this trend (she's been in the US for more than 50 years). She's never made us anything like that.
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | July 29, 2022 9:03 AM |
I like most of what I've had. Seafood pancakes, bulgogi, all the varieties of kim chee (although the common nappa cabbage variety is my favorite), various noodle dishes, and kimbap (Korean sushi roll). I go to the Korean market occasionally to buy a jar of kim chee, particularly when I know that I have to do a course of antibiotics. It helps restore the intestinal flora that gets wiped out by the antibiotics. It's high in sodium, which isn't good for my blood pressure, but I don't eat it for weeks on end. When it gets too sour to eat plain, I just mix it in with some meat and some fresh vegetables to make kim chee soup.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 29, 2022 9:12 AM |
I like her japchae recipe.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 40 | August 3, 2022 2:35 AM |
I am strongly in favor of it!
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | August 3, 2022 3:26 AM |
I make my own kimchi, and the recipe I have works every time. It’s delicious, and much better than buying packaged kimchi. There is a bit of preparation, but the end result is very satisfying.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 42 | August 4, 2022 7:23 AM |
I tried Korean fried chicken and was incredibly disappointed.
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | August 4, 2022 7:40 AM |
You mistakenly heard KFC and thought you were supposed to go to the Colonel's place.
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | August 4, 2022 2:12 PM |
Side request: could someone recommend a good gojuchang? I’m a novice when it comes to cooking Korean, so I’d appreciate any help.
| by Anonymous | reply 45 | August 4, 2022 10:28 PM |
No. Never. I got caught up by Moonies in San Francisco a long, long time ago and didn’t get away for nine months. I didn’t like fasting then and I don’t eat Korean food now, ever.
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | August 4, 2022 10:53 PM |
R45, CJ Haechandle gochujang is what my Korean MIL buys. This is a paste that you can use to make gochujang sauce. For a ready-to-use condiment, I like HAIO Vinegared Hot Pepper Paste. Chung Jung One may be easier to find and their products are decent.
| by Anonymous | reply 47 | August 5, 2022 1:44 AM |
Thank you, r47. I’ll start looking for some this weekend. My very best to you and your MIL!
| by Anonymous | reply 48 | August 5, 2022 2:06 AM |
Absolutely LOVE it. Got into it about a decade ago, and have been obsessed since. So many great dishes, the banchan, etc. And relatively healthy too.
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | September 6, 2022 8:16 AM |
I live for it. It's my favorite cuisine.
| by Anonymous | reply 51 | September 6, 2022 8:20 AM |
R12 - she's awesome and has the best personality. I love watching her videos. I read that her first cookbook has the best collection of Korean recipes.
| by Anonymous | reply 52 | September 6, 2022 8:24 AM |
Yes my white ass loves Korean food. Kimchi, once you get over the hump of it being unfamiliar (if it is unfamiliar), is so versatile I've seen a few westeners converted in a very short time to eating it with almost every meal. it goes with everything. And Maangchi is legit. Am linking one of my favourite recipes, it's absolutely delicious - and you 100% need a non-stick skillet.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 53 | September 6, 2022 8:40 AM |
Another Maangchi favourite. To those who might be afraid of extreme heat, Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru) and Korean red pepper paste (gochujang) are not really that fiery at all, especially in the most common brands.
Stay away from those instant ramen fire noodles though. Those will fuck you up and not in a fun way.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 54 | September 6, 2022 8:45 AM |
[quote] Is cheese even part of any Asian cuisine?
No. But like with everything there are quirky exceptions like a Yunnan dish with some kind of cheese that i had in China.
| by Anonymous | reply 55 | September 6, 2022 9:08 AM |
No. Hate it. The only cuisine I hate. I even like Ethiopian and Filipino food and those are non-starters for a lot of folks.
Kimchi-hate it. They put it clay pots and bury it in the ground. It should stay there and that was probably the original intention.
After the Korean War, American troops provided them with hotdogs and American cheese and they put that shit on everything. Including the hotdogs.
I dated a Korean guy and now I hate him too.
| by Anonymous | reply 56 | September 6, 2022 9:22 AM |
R56 I think you hate Korean food. Although I have to say hot dogs with kimchi sounds good!
| by Anonymous | reply 57 | September 6, 2022 9:38 AM |
Probably not authentic. I'm looking for a traditional North Korean grass and leaves salad.
| by Anonymous | reply 61 | September 6, 2022 4:45 PM |
It's delicious. I was taken to a Korean restaurant in the mid-1970s. Korean restaurants were rare back then. I remember thinking kimchi was odd. Now I love it.
| by Anonymous | reply 62 | September 6, 2022 4:49 PM |
If you have high triglycerides, eat kimchi.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 63 | September 6, 2022 4:53 PM |
I love it. An HMart opened near me during the pandemic and I started cooking a lot of Korean dishes with the help of YouTube. It's probably my favorite Asian cuisine.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 64 | September 6, 2022 4:54 PM |
Dak-bokkeum-tang is good.
| by Anonymous | reply 65 | September 6, 2022 5:06 PM |
Liking Ethiopian food but not Korean food is kind of baby-taste adjacent.
| by Anonymous | reply 66 | September 6, 2022 5:16 PM |
Gochugaru or the Korean red pepper flakes are basically the crushed red chili pepper flakes that you put on pizza. Except smaller flakes and no seeds. No seeds is a plus for me.
| by Anonymous | reply 68 | September 6, 2022 5:39 PM |
People who say yummers should be pounded on the head with a pipe wrench until they stop breathing
| by Anonymous | reply 69 | September 6, 2022 5:51 PM |
Yummy 😋
And the fried rice looks delicious too
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 71 | September 6, 2022 11:31 PM |
R71 Chris Cho's (apparent) affectation annoys me to no end. Just seeing his face fills me with irrational rage.
| by Anonymous | reply 72 | September 7, 2022 1:26 AM |
R72 maybe uncle Roger is more your taste, pun intended.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 73 | September 7, 2022 2:15 AM |
I like their picked cucumbers and seaweed salad. I may be wrong, but Japanese food also has similar side dishes.
| by Anonymous | reply 74 | September 7, 2022 4:12 AM |
Glad so many dislike Korean food. I do not wish it to become too popular and decline in quality like Chinese Thai and Indian.
| by Anonymous | reply 76 | September 7, 2022 6:14 AM |
No. Years ago I stayed in a holiday apartment above a Korean restaurant and the variety of smells struck me as off or worse for the week, at times a burning hair smell which stuck with me. Unfair or not, it put me off Korean food which had not been favorite before the experience.
| by Anonymous | reply 77 | September 7, 2022 6:15 AM |
[quote] Yes, they do now, [R28]. Not before the last ten or twenty years was it so popular. They've had pizza and cheeseburgers, etc , for a long time, but creating east-west hybrid dishes using cheese is more recent, with some exceptions.
So... if they actually do it in Korea, how is it Korean-American?
| by Anonymous | reply 78 | September 7, 2022 6:18 AM |
I started growing garlic chives just to keep up with her channel!
| by Anonymous | reply 79 | September 7, 2022 6:30 AM |
I love garlic chives! You can use it instead of onions and they have a fresher, greener aroma.
| by Anonymous | reply 80 | September 7, 2022 6:31 AM |
R73 - even worse, although I also hate him for other reasons.
| by Anonymous | reply 81 | September 7, 2022 9:48 AM |
I'll await Margaret Cho's cookbook.
| by Anonymous | reply 82 | September 7, 2022 7:35 PM |
Uncle Roger sucks CCP dick.
| by Anonymous | reply 83 | September 7, 2022 9:43 PM |
Yep, r84 got a Pee-Wee Herman / Paul Reubens or elvira/cassandra Peterson thing going on
| by Anonymous | reply 85 | September 10, 2022 4:39 AM |
I just tried Korean BBQ chicken breasts and was disappointed.
| by Anonymous | reply 86 | September 20, 2022 8:29 AM |
I’d love some recommendations for barbecued chicken recipes. Spill!!
| by Anonymous | reply 88 | October 4, 2022 12:53 PM |
I have never seen or tasted anything Korean that has mozzarella cheese. I do like Korean food but that thing she made is not Korean IMO.
| by Anonymous | reply 89 | October 4, 2022 1:22 PM |
