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Friday, May 9, 2008

shabu shabu

last night, i had a korean-style shabu shabu meal. i haven't had shabu shabu in a long time, and usually when i do, it's either japanese- or chinese-style, but it was cool to try it it korean-style... there are some differences from what i'm used to. you cook the meats and veggies in broth (water?) like normal, but instead of eating them in a soup bowl, you eat them in lettuce wraps that have rice and shredded egg on top (not cheese!). there were a bunch of dipping sauces that i liked---a bean-like sauce that you add for the lettuce wraps, as well as a peanut and spicy sauce for meats and seafood and a dumpling sauce for dumplings and also some kim chee. after the meal, they prepared a kim chee rice porridge that was also yummy. finally, they serve a mochi dessert, along with a cinnamon drink that i've never had before---i liked it a lot and want to know where i can get more... it reminded me of goldschlager but without the gold sparkly bits, a lot less intensely cinnamon, and non-alcoholic. i think there were a couple of pine nuts in it too which i thought was a nice touch.

here are some pics, although they are very grainy because of the low light...

IMG_2764.ccdipping sauces
IMG_2765.ccboiling broth
IMG_2768.cc.jpgmeat and veggies starting to cook
IMG_2770.cclettuce wraps
IMG_2771.ccmeats and seafood
IMG_2774.ccingredients for kimchee rice porridge
IMG_2781.cc.jpgkimchee rice porridge
IMG_2784.cc.jpgmochi dessert and cinammon drink

Originally uploaded by cignoh

5 comments:

Unknown said...

YUMMO!

Unknown said...

Thanks for documenting!

Robin D. said...

i'd never heard of korean-style shabu shabu before... have to look around for that here sometime. all your photos look really yummy! especially the cinnamon tea with pine nuts.

sukogirl said...

oh!! that looks soooo good! i like the peace sign in the last photo with the cinnamon tea. i've never heard of korean style shabu shabu either. i didn't realize until i went to japan, but yakiniku is originally from korea.

Lyndal D said...

that's beautiful!! nice job!