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Bahnchan will be the New Tapas - The Coming of Korean

sagan, buena park, ca - korean bahn-chanI knew it all along, I was just waiting for one of the professionals to finally admit it. And now is the time...Korean cuisine will be the new "it" to eat.

The Chosun Ilbo, a Korean newspaper with an online edition, has an article about "food guru" David Rosengarten (one of my old favorites from the Food Network - remember his show "Taste?"). Rosengarten says that it is the healthful properties of Korean food that will make it "the new gourmet icon for the times." 

I realize that the many vegetarian offerings in the form of various vegetable bahn-chan (side dishes, as pictured above), and tofu, as well as the heavy emphasis on garlic make Korean seem healthy. Even the most recent health "trend" of low-carb fits well with the whole culture of Korean barbecue. Me? I think after such a long stint with relatively mild Japanese foods and sushi, people just need a spicy kick in the mouth with goh-choo-jahng Korean red pepper paste.

When it's time for that to happen, I'll be there, ready with kimchee.

 

Filed Under: Trends, Newspapers, Ingredients, Methods
Tags: asia, barbecuing, beef, broiling, dinner, grains, grill, lunch, pork, roasting, steaming, vegetables

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mona

11-14-2005 @3:47PM mona said... that's great, i can't wait to send your post to my bf, who is korean and who has introduced me to the glory of "dirty korean" places as he calls them. funny he's the anti-snob, doesn't like those fancy trendy places that claim to be authentic korean. i'm always willing to give them a try, but him? not so much.
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sarah

11-14-2005 @6:26PM sarah said... how funny, i think i feel the same way as you bf! there are lots of high-end korean restaurants popping up here in l.a., and for some reason, they just don't feel right. it's gotta be a hole in the wall.
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