My Korean Food Fix

One Saturday I went to work. I had an ulterior motive hee..hee...

Well, there was work to do. And for that, I should reward myself with a good meal. Don't you think?

I love Korean food. Yeah, I love all sorts of food - Thai, Korean, Indian, Malay, Vietnamese etc. So I was quite keen on trying Sopoong.

Authentic Korean Food For Everyone - that's their tagline. I tend to take the word "authentic" with a pinch of salt. I have been disappointed many times by so called authentic cuisine. 

I have visited many Nonya restaurants only to conclude that I can cook better. Please yah, I am not being condescending. Just being truthful.

So. Late morning, I marched into Sopoong. Actually, I made my way to Annie-1 first but had to pusing balik because it was full house.

I was early and only one table was occupied. A K-pop variety was showing on TV. See the little lady at the counter? She is the Korean lady boss.

From the menu I chose the hot stone pot Bibimbap (beef version) and a green tea.

The tea didn't look green and tasted unlike the green tea I am used to. Maybe Korean green tea is different.

The bibimbap is served piping hot and you can hear the rice sizzling. Actually, I would prefer it served in a regular bowl because a crust forms at the bottom of the hot stone. I do not enjoy rice crust. But never mind.

It was served with these sides dishes. Two types of kimchi and some sort of pasta/cabbage with mayo.

There was also a bowl of clear soup which unfortunately was very diluted. It was like drinking hot water with very scant seasoning.

I mixed the bibimbap ingredients together.

I noted they have condiments and one of the was gojuchang. So I squeezed some onto my bibimbap.

And then I mixed some more. I have had bibimpab twice before at another place and I have an idea how it should taste.

I'm afraid it fell short of expectations. The people who run this eatery may be Korean but the kitchen might not be. As we know, most kitchen staff these days are foreigners who may not be familiar with the food they have been trained to prepare.

I was disappointed. Perhaps this is not the best place to eat bibimbap. But there's lot more items on the menu that I can try.

Maybe I will do that on another working Saturday. This meal, in case you are curious, cost me RM17.70 after a promotional discount of 10%

After makan, I decided to do a walkabout (to burn some calories). To the aunties and not-so aunties, Daiso is opening soon. Yippeee!!!