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2012-01-16
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Recently, we came to know about Uncle Jang Restaurant, that served pure, unadulterated, spicy Dak Galbi! There were only 2 options available, either Spicy or Non-Spicy. No prize guessing which one I ordered! But since I was sharing with my colleague, we played safe by mixing 1 portion of Spicy and 1 portion of Non-spicy. And we waited for the staff to cook.While waiting for the food to be ready, we were served some banchan in the form of kimchi and a bowl of cold sourish soup. I didn’t quite en
While waiting for the food to be ready, we were served some banchan in the form of kimchi and a bowl of cold sourish soup. I didn’t quite enjoy the soup but eventually found out that it’s actually useful to curb the spicy feeling after eating the dak galbi.
It was definitely not easy sitting and waiting patiently for the food to be cooked while the strong aroma of gochujang attacked our senses. The smell was make us salivate non-stop, not to mention the spicy whiff that we got once in a while that caused us to choke.
Finally, the staff said the golden words “Please enjoy your meal”. Yes, we started to dig in like hungry beasts, almost scalding our tongue from the piping hot chicken. Oh but it was good! Just like how I remembered it from Seoul. I ate the chicken on its own. I ate it wrapped with lettuce. I even ate it with kimchi. And don’t forget the rice cakes – so chewy and bouncy! I wish there were more of those.
We have the option of adding in side dishes if you think the main dish is not filling enough. During my first visit, I asked for Ramen and fried rice, to be shared by 2 persons. I personally enjoyed the Fried rice more, as the flavour was well absorbed within the rice and the addition of seaweed and extra gochujang made it even more tantalizing.
But during my second visit, I found that the Udon paired better with the Dak Galbi due to its thick and slightly chewy nature, almost like rice cake. The ramen would have been too soggy after being cooked for a while. The udon was just nice!
In my opinion, Dak Galbi can create either a love or hate relationship with people. You either worship and love it like we do, or dislike it for being monotonous. Really, there’s nothing else you can eat here except for Dak Galbi, unlike a full-fledged Korean restaurant. But I urge you to try it out, because it really tastes just like the real thing back in Seoul. Of course, if you’re a first-timer, I would suggest you to go with the non-spicy version.
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