Korean food

I was recently in Dallas Texas US and went to a Korean restaurant and had Bulgogi.

I think the traditional meat thats used is pork and beef. But i chose chicken. It was chicken in spicy red sauce next a few noodles and bottom layer was short rice. It was so delicious. I have made and will be ordering authentic korean seasonings on Amazon soon. 

I bought frozen udon noodles at my local Asian grocer and not sure how to use them. Any recipes or help for eating udon noodles? Thanks

 Stevie70:

i have eaten

✔️ kalbi ribs

✔️ kimchi

✔️ black bean noodles 

✔️ spicy rice cakes (Tteokbokki)

✔️ Gochujang sauce (i need to drink tons of milk or put a lot of broth with it since it is too spicy) 

✔️ soju

✔️ several snack chips with fish, bbq, hot sauce and other flavors

✔️ Maxim gold coffee

✔️ Chaphaghetti

✔️ Jjawang

✔️ lotte chocate ( several different flavors) 

✔️ grape jelly drink

✔️ chestnut tea 

I have bought the Snackfever Korean snack boxes about 6 times so I got to sample several snack foods and drinks 

I want to try bibimbap, kimchi stew, kimchi pancakes and restaurant made spicy rice cakes ( only had ones I made or microwable so not as good) 

Thats a great list.   Chestnut tea sounds interesting. I need to look up others on your list. 

I tried bulgogi a few weeks ago. It was yummy but I  was more fascinated by all the sides. I'd seen all the banchan in k-dramas. Seemed like a ton of work to go through for a meal. 

Now I  understand... This weekend I binged Korean cooking videos on youtube, then made some banchan. It was quick, super tasty and cheap! I also made an anchovy kelp broth that tasted amazing, was easy, and made my house smell like the coast (that's good). My dog was very happy to  get the "used" anchovies. 

TIP: In the US, shop at local Asian groceries.  Don't even bother with regular grocery stores.  It'll taste better and be pretty cheap. Also, ask questions at the shops.

Living in a multicultural country, Australia, I’m lucky to have many Korean restaurants close by. My favourite is cold noodle soup xD so yummy, chewy! Perfect for summer! And nice during winter if you have too much greasy food lately, and want something substantial yet refreshing! Then their Korean BBQ with the pork belly, marinated meats of various types! Then the spicy fried chicken! Any of their kimchi soups are to die for as well xD last and not least it’s the seafood noodle soup!

I would recommend those! From Korean drama, precisely I need romance 3, I learnt of Korean mussels soup, soooo good! It’s also very easy to make at home as well if your average Korean restaurant doesn’t offer it. For all seafood lover or mussel lover, it’s a must try ;)

I never found interest in kimbap as I feel it like sushi and meh (I kinda love my eel sushi and nothing can beat that, sorry :) )kimchi is one of my favourite pickles as it’s so versatile! You can turn it into various soups and you can stir fry with it, or eat it on the side with anything! One of my favourite kimchi dish beside the various kimchi soup is cold tofu with kimchi stir fry with pork! A must try as well :)