Yesterday, Serious Eats posted my roundup of “10 Terrific Tofu Dishes in Seattle.” An excerpt: I probably wouldn’t have connected the words “tofu” and “terrific” twenty or thirty years ago. Before I’d been exposed to the wide array of Asian cuisine, tofu was merely a meat substitute that I considered bland and boring. Now I [...]
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10 Terrific Tofu Dishes in Seattle
December 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tags: Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Thai · vegetarian · Vietnamese
The Mein Man: Ka Won Wins with Bulgogi and Noodles
July 10th, 2012 · No Comments
Dish: Ttukbaegi Bulgogi Place: Ka Won Korean Restaurant, Lynnwood Price: $7.99 lunch, $8.99 dinner In the bowl: Per the menu: “Marinated beef tenderloin, sliced rice cake, vegetables, and clear noodles are cooked in beef rib broth. It is served in earthenware pot.” Supporting cast/What to do: The order comes with a selection of banchan and [...]
The Mein Man: Sam Oh Jung Sets Up Summertime Noodles
June 12th, 2012 · No Comments
Dish: Mul Nengmyun Place: Sam Oh Jung, Lynnwood Price: $9.99 In the bowl: Per the menu: “Cold noodle in beef broth soup with sliced beef and pickled vegetables.” Those vegetables are cucumbers and daikon. There’s also Asian pear, half of a boiled egg, and–check this out–ice. Supporting cast/What to do: The noodles come with hot [...]
The Mein Man: Chan Is a Cute Little Place with Little, Little Dishes
May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments
Dish: Buckwheat Noodle Salad Place: Chan, Downtown Price: $9.00 In the bowl: From the menu: “buck wheat noodle salad with mixed vegetables, hardboiled egg and spicy vinaigrette.” Those vegetables include shredded cabbage, red onion, cucumber, bean sprouts, kaiware (daikon sprouts), and maybe some microgreens. Supporting cast/What to do: Some of the dishes at Chan, like [...]
Oma Bap’s Bibimbap is So-So Bap
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments
In Bellevue, Oma Bap is a new Korean restaurant in the midst of a grand opening celebration through tomorrow. “Inspired” is a word they tout, but I’m not quite feeling the inspiration. Part of the problem is in the honesty that the food is “Korean inspired.” My bibimbap (and the other food I sampled) wasn’t [...]
Tags: Korean
The Mein Man: Counting Noodles at Kimchi Bistro
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Dish: Job chae Place: Kimchi Bistro, Capitol Hill Price: $10.00 On the plate: Per the menu: “stir-fried potato noodles w/assorted veg and beef.” Supporting cast: Banchan (including cabbage kimchi, bean sprouts, and daikon) and a small portion of rice. What to do: Dig in, eating the banchan between bites of the job chae. Noodling around: [...]
The Mein Man: Ja-Jang Is So-Sorta Good at Red Lantern
March 16th, 2011 · No Comments
Dish: Ja-Jang Noodles Place: Red Lantern, International District, Seattle Price: $11.95 In the bowl: Fresh, Korean wheat noodles (thick spaghetti size) with a julienne cucumber garnish Supporting cast: A second bowl contains fermented black bean paste, beef, shrimp, squid, onions, and zucchini. And a side dish with pickled daikon slices, raw onion pieces, and plum [...]
The Mein Man: Red-Hot Korean Noodles in a Silver-Cold Bowl
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Dish: Bee Bim Naeng Myun Place: Hae-Nam Kalbi & Calamari in Shoreline Price: $8.95 In the Bowl: A fiery red mass of buckwheat noodles with daikon kimchi, cucumber, beef slices, Asian pear, and half of a boiled egg. Supporting Cast: Scissors, and a small bowl of clear beef broth. Also a nice selection of banchan [...]
Sexy Feast: Tempted by the Taste of Tang (and Vanilla Sex)
October 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
When Jonathan Kauffman, Seattle Weekly‘s former food guru, recommended a restaurant, I always went without hesitation. His reviews resonated with me, as we have similar food preferences. But when a recent shopping trip to H Mart in Lynnwood enabled a visit to Original Sul Lung Tang, I had a rare episode of betrayal. Kauffman had [...]
Tags: Korean · Sexy Feast
Sexy Feast: The Changing Taste of a Tai Ho Dish
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments
Go to Tai Ho (despite repeated recommendations, it took me 11 years), and if you’re observant, you’ll notice two different-colored take-out menus at the front counter. If you’re staying, that’s your clue to ask your server for both menus, as they’ll otherwise just give you one–the Chinese one. The other is also Chinese, but Korean-style. [...]
Tags: Korean · Sexy Feast
