Thursday, August 16, 2012

Samgyupsal

Pronunciation:  som-gep-sa

This has got to be ONE of my favorite Korean dishes.  I love so many of them.

It's basically thinly sliced pieces of pork belly that you grill at your table.  I will explain it in pictures.


The server will bring out raw meat on a plate.  It is then the job of the diner to put the meat on the grill and cook it to his/her liking.  Then, chop the meat into bite-sized pieces.  Usually you are not given a plate because you eat right off the grill.


Once the meat is finished, you can start eating.  However, you do not need to eat just plain meat.  You are also given leaves of lettuce and 'banchan', or several side dishes.  What you do is: take the bite-sized pieces of meat, dip it in sauce, put it on a leaf of lettuce, add as much from the side dishes as you like, make a mini wrap, and stuff the whole thing into your mouth.


This is what my finished product usually looks like.  Yummy!!!!!!

We also recently tried some marinated pork belly and ate it the same way as above.  Delicious!


I am going to add a video from Youtube.com that I did not make and I DO NOT claim it.  But if you are interested in seeing how to eat samgyupsal, please check out the video.


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