Ssam

Ssam
工体北路8号三里屯SOHO2号楼B1-238室

Korean cold noodles, reimagined.

Arirang Korean Restaurant

Arirang Korean Restaurant
3F, W Square
314-324 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong

Seafood and kimchi hotpot, with tofu.

Korean Garden

Korean Garden
2/F, 247 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
Hong Kong

Decent jajangmyeon, and one of the few places in Hong Kong where Cass is served.

A random walk in 810 Yeoksamdong, Gangnam Style

Jjinmandu (Korean steamed dumplings), seonji haejangguk (coagulated ox blood, in soup), nakji bokkeum (chopped octopus with sausages and bean sprouts), sundae (stew with beef intestines and blood sausage), naengmyeon (cold noodles with slices of radish and pear).

[caption id="attachment_2026" align="alignnone" width="529"] Jjinmandu (Korean steamed dumplings).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2027" align="alignnone" width="529"] Seonji haejangguk (coagulated ox blood, in soup).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2028" align="alignnone" width="529"] Nakji bokkeum (chopped octopus with sausages and bean sprouts).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2029" align="alignnone" width="529"] Sundae (stew with beef intestines and blood sausage).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2030" align="alignnone" width="529"] Naengmyeon (cold noodles with slices of radish and pear).[/caption]

Food Court @ Shinkong Place (Beijing, China)

Food Court
Shinkong Place, Beijing.

Naengmyeon and Kimchi rice combo. OK taste, but innovative combo design.

Yang Unban (Beijing, China)

Yang Unban (銀畔馆)
Guomao, Beijing.

Korean blood sausage.

Ssam (Beijing, China)

Ssam
Sanlitun, Beijing.

The bibimbap, rethought. Presentation was nice, but taste was only average.

Potato Hotpot

Potato Hotpot. Wudaokou, Beijing.



Korean Dduk Bokki (rice dumpling stir fry); potato hotpot.

To Dam Gol Tofu House (Carrollton, TX)

To Dam Gol Tofu House
2625 Old Denton Rd, Suite 310
Carrollton, TX 75006
(972) 242-2616

Soon du bu, or fresh tofu bathed in a robust soup of heat and spices,
isn't the kind of dish associated with Texas. But To Dam Gol Tofu
House beats all odds by making excellent soon du bu available to
chicken-fried steak country. Situated just off Old Denton Road, in a
revitalizing area thanks much to the H-mart nearby, To Dam Gol Tofu
House gives all the top Korean restaurants on Royal --heretofore DFW's
Korean central -- a run for their money.

The soon du bu was incredible: tofu first entered the palate with a
silky, ready-to-melt texture and a subtle sweetness. As the spicy
stimulus registered, the drama at the palate became exponentially
more and more provocative -- it was as if the tofu's caring gentleness
of Dr. Jekyll slowly yielded to the spices' combustive misanthropy of
Edward Hyde, in a culinary version of RL Stevenson's work. The o jing
ngo bok kum, or stir-fried squid, by contrast had none of that
good-versus-evil interplay: this was a macho dish, with the squid’s
strong textures further kicked up by the masculinity of the spices and
barely cooked – and still pungent – onions.

The experience was extremely positive, and I’m delighted to report
that, with To Dam Gol's tofu, the DFW area can now add another facet
to its multicultural culinary home.