BRUNCH IN SOUTH KOREA 🥘 Homestyle Korean Cooking

gochujang

🥗Healthier: sambal oelek

💰Cheaper: red chili flakes

Sambal oelek offers a similar heat with fewer calories.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos can be more affordable.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Arrive at a restaurant in Itaewon for brunch.

Wait for 15 minutes to be seated.

Observe the decor and menu while waiting.

Order a set meal to try a variety of dishes.

Receive six side dishes: crumbled tofu, squid and filefish, seasoned perilla leaves, cabbage salad with tomato, chilled cucumber soup, and three types of jokkal.

Taste the cabbage salad, noting its refreshing quality.

Enjoy the deep-fried baby squid, describing it as golden brown and crunchy, topped with scallions.

Taste the Korean pork rib barbecue, noting the accompanying radish and scallion.

Describe the flavors of the yuja tartare sauce for the fried squid.

Taste the seaweed soup (miyokuk) with dried fish, commenting on its spiciness.

Discuss the texture and flavor of the perilla leaves, suggesting they pair well with brown rice.

Taste the squid and filefish dish, noting its freshness and crunchiness.

Comment on the spiciness of the food and the heat in the restaurant.

Add lemon to the fried calamari for extra flavor.

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