Bibimbab

[Dharion]

It's Korean food and tasting delicious. The small Korean restaurant whose owner my family is friends with is serving it in stone ware :w00t:.
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I'm surprised no one on B&B has mentioned Korean food yet. Anyone who's addicted to Kimchi (lower right corner of 2nd picture) aswell?

[Doc4]

Good stuff! A European Deli a couple blocks away from my work was taken over by a Korean couple a few years ago, and they served Bibimbap twice a week. :tongue_sm

They just sold out to someone else, so my bibimbap supply is gone. :frown:

[AACJ]

A while back, I mentioned the Kimchi my neighbor brings to our house every few months or so. They bury it in the back yard for a few months to let it get nice and ripe, then distribute it to the neighbors.

[Abdiel]

Actually, in the hot stone bowl, its Dolsot Bibimbab. Bibimbab basically means stirred rice, dolsot refers to the hot stone bowl (I'm assuming the bowl pictured is heated). It's just no fun without the hot bowl crisping the rice.

GREAT stuff and one of my favorite Korean dishes.

For those of you having trouble finding a good Korean place, look around Army bases. I have found, generally speaking, that if there's an Army base there's likely to be a good Korean place somewhere in the vicinity.

[scoopster]

Stone Bowl: One of my favorite Korean dishes, esepcially in the winter months.

Kimchi: Ive heard it said that there are as many different recipies for Kimchi as there are grandmothers in Korea. Yeah the real ones get buried in the back yard over the winter months.

[kongjie]

I'm not crazy about Korean cuisine in general but this is one of the dishes that is really good.

[ouch]

A Korean place near where I work said they serve bibimbap, but I guess I must have misunderstood them. :001_rolle

[arcman]

I'm not too big on kimchi, but I like bibimbab.
Bulgogi (http://www.trifood.com/bulgogi.html) is quite tastey as well.

[Philadelph]

I LOVE Korean food! You are making me hungry!

[Confuzius]

When I was growing up I had a korean friend who lived across the street. My introduction to Kimchi came when I was 8. I love the stuff, but am kinda scared to make it myself.

I havn't had bibimbap yet, but I'm a big fan of chap jae.

[Mainecanefan]

Oh, I love bibimbap. There's a restaurant up the street from my office that serves it. If I go there for lunch and order it, I'm ready for a good long and happy nap, or an unproductive afternoon at a bare minimum. I love slathering some hot sauce over it for some extra kick.

[ginantonix]

Great stuff! I had never heard of it before, but when I was in Halifax last summer I stumbled across it at a sushi joint (of all places.)

After much searching, I found a Korean store in town that sells the Dolsots and the pepper sauce, so now I can make it any time I like!

I did, however, make a few bad scorch marks on our kitchen table despite placing the dolsots on a thick ceramic tile. Fortunately, SWMBO enjoyed it enough that there was no fallout.

[Dharion]

I love slathering some hot sauce over it for some extra kick.Last time when I had Bibimbab I forgot to stir well enough. Together with the Kimchi it was on the verge of being not so delicious anymore. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/smilies/yellow_guys/bored.gif (the sweat was pouring all over me) But once I came to the rice and the meat things returned to normal spiciness.

I'm not too big on kimchi, but I like bibimbab.
Bulgogi (http://www.trifood.com/bulgogi.html) is quite tastey as well.Thanks! I'll try that next time.

[paul.c]

For those of you having trouble finding a good Korean place, look around Army bases. I have found, generally speaking, that if there's an Army base there's likely to be a good Korean place somewhere in the vicinity.

That's absolutely fact. Look for an army base and you will find Korean food. If you are in the vicinity of Ft. Campbell you will find several on 41A (the main drag) I think that MO MO and BE WON are the two favored. MO MO being favored more.

[jakko]

sang gu sal (uncured pork belly) and kimchi chigae are my 2 favs!

[CitizenDan]

I love kimchi but sadly that's where my experience with Korean food ends.

[urr-lord]

love kimchee.at least the mat style.i have a bucket of it in my fridge right now.

[Giant]

SWMBO and I get Korean all the time. There is a little mom and pop operation in our city that has been around for ever. Oddly enough, it's called the Bulgogi House. When they bring out the bibimbab in the hot stone bowl, they put on how much hot sauce you want and stir it for you. The way that the rice crisps is absolutely amazing. They also make a spicy pork bulgogi that is out of this world. The best part though has to be the unlimited steamed rice, kimchi, and steamed bean sprout salad. Quickest service in town too.

Now I'm hungry.:blush:

[professorchaos]

Korean food is fantastic! Love the BBQ and, of course, Kimchi. Tell us more about Bibimbab, please.

[slcsteve]

I was stationed in Korea in 1961. At that time the military would place off-limits to any restaurants that weren't approved by US inspectors. 18 year old smart guy that I was at the time, with a weekend pass to Seoul, I decided to eat anywhere I pleased. I was ok for a day. I was violently ill for the next week. I couldn't sleep through the night or make a formation. Horrible! To this day I can't bring myself to eat Korean food. You can have my portion.

[Doc4]

Korean food is fantastic! Love the BBQ and, of course, Kimchi. Tell us more about Bibimbab, please.

From Wikipedia ...

Bibimbap is a popular Korean dish. The word literally means "stirred/mixed rice" or "stirred/mixed meal." (It is also sometimes spelled "bibimba," "bibimbab,"b-bop" or "bibimbop").

Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. It can be served either cold or hot.

Vegetables commonly used in bibimbap include julienned cucumber, zucchini, mu (daikon), mushrooms, doraji (bellflower root), and gim, as well as spinach, soybean sprouts, and gosari (bracken fern stems). Dubu (tofu), either plain or sautéed, or a leaf of lettuce may be added, or chicken or seafood may be substituted for beef. For visual appeal, the vegetables are often placed so that adjacent colors complement each other.

A variation of this dish, dolsot bibimbap (돌솥 비빔밥, "dolsot" meaning "stone pot"), is served in a very hot stone bowl in which a raw egg is cooked against the sides of the bowl. The bowl is so hot that anything that touches it sizzles for minutes. Before the rice is placed in the bowl, the bottom of the bowl is coated with sesame oil, making the layer of the rice touching the bowl golden brown and crispy.

The city of Jeonju, the capital of the North Jeolla Province of South Korea (located about two and a half hours' drive south of Seoul), is famous throughout the nation for its version of bibimbap, said to be based on a royal court dish.

Bibimbap is first mentioned in the Siuijeonseo, an anonymous cookbook from the late 19th century.[1][2] There its name is given as 부븸밥 (bubuimbap).[3] In Korean households, bibimbap is frequently prepared from steamed rice, vegetables, and meat.


As one of the most representative items of Korean cuisine, and because of its convenience of preparation, since the late 20th century bibimbap has been served as an airline meal on various airlines connecting to South Korea, including not only Korea-based airlines but also foreign airlines such as Lufthansa.

A further variation of bibimbap, called hoedeopbap uses a variety of raw fish, such as tilapia, salmon, or tuna. The term hoe in the word means raw fish. The dish is popular along the coasts of Korea where fish are abundant

[OneRand]

Have not had bibinba in a long time, but always enjoyed it.

[Fnord5]

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed a giant pickle jar on my next door neighbors stairs.

It was stuffed to the brim with cabbage and red chili flakes. :w00t:

Unfortunately, I have never talked with them, but the KimChi made my mouth water just thinking of it.

Not a very big Korean population here in Sacramento, but there are a handful of places, Going to have to go check them out now, thanks :001_rolle :lol:

[Dharion]

Bulgogi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgogi) is a Korean dish that usually consists of marinated barbecued beef, although chicken or pork may also be used. It is one of the most popular beef dishes in Korea.
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Had a citronic-ginger tea with it. :biggrin: