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Curiousity led me to open up my friendly Wikipedia where I soon found a 1,500-word article that proved not only to be a good introduction to surasang, but a pretty comprehensive study of Korean cuisine in general. It's worth reading just to know the Korean words for various types of banchan.
In case you're wondering, sura means a bowl of boiled rice or rice with added grains, and sang means table. Hence surasang. Now all I need to do is find out where to try surasang in New York City.
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12-03-2006 @11:13PM MJ said... MY grandfather is of asian descent, and I could never understand how they eat and be so thin! Must be the garlic and the onions...LOL...........Love the small serving bowls, I have several sets but never have used them...........
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12-04-2006 @5:39PM vivshmack said... i don't think you would find a korean restaurant serving surasang specifically. it seems more like a style or a cultural tradition due to its perseverence through oh about six centuries or so? and since the cultural style is so prevalent, the dishes you find at any contemporary korean restaurant could qualify as surasang, including the appetizer plates, jigaes, bimbimbaps, etc. okay, maybe with the exception of kalbi.
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12-04-2006 @6:45PM spanky28 said... Not sure if they serve surasang, but the name of the restaurant is Sura, The King's Meal.
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