Tan Hui Juan

Tan Hui Juan
Nineteen
6 September 1994
Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma in Business Information Technology
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 @ 11:14 AM

삼삼이네 생고깃집

삼삼이네 생고깃집

515-6 Sinsa-dong

Gangnam-gu

Seoul, South Korea

Today's post is about just another day of over stuffing myself this time round with my Korean friends. Nobody knows where better to eat than the locals right? So we took a 15 minutes or so from Hakdong (where I stay) to Sinsa-dong. A small place that you could have easily miss in this place in a restaurant packed Sinsa-dong.

The place is packed by locals with numerous scribble on the wall. Not a very big place but it's pretty cozy.

On the table in front of us lies an overused steel tray for barbecue and small container below for oil catching.

The large amount of sides as usual.

Soju. So apparently the legal age of drinking is 20 in Korean but Korea age is one year above regular age so technically I'm 21 this year so even though I haven't passed my birthday this year, I'm already legal to drink. (Confusing, I know) But this Ajumma came and checked my ID because she thought I'm some high schooler (I'm flattered).

3 person portion of meat. Yumz.

First you need to lather the whole steel plate with lard.

In goes the bad boys.

On the other side Kimchi, Spring Onion and Bean Sprout.

You can cut the veggies into smaller bite sized pieces.

Spin the meat when it's ready. JUST LOOK AT IT!

Cut them up into smaller pieces too and damnz they're ready to reside in my tummy.

So apparently you can put them on the veggie when they are done so they stop overcooking.

Yumz look at that!

So the best way to eat: ALL TOGETHER. PORK + KIMCHI + SPRING ONION + BEAN SPROUT.

After you are done with your meat (at this phase, you should be relatively full). You can proceed to dice up your meat and be ready for the second part of your meal...

KIMCHI FRIED RICE.

So we had to wait for the rice to cook (and burn a little below) so while waiting we decided to add to the vandalism on the wall.

♥

Back to the food. OOH THAT KIMCHI FRIED RICE.

OOH THAT BURNT SIDE. This is the best part!

SCRAPE THAT PAN. (Reason why non-stick pan is not used for this)

I think this is a relatively good place to eat considering it's yummy at cheap (one person portion amounts to around $6 only.) Definitely worth the price and worth the try! But the downside is you probably have to speak Korean to order here. So practice your Korean before you head over!

Labels: Barbecue, Dinner, Korea, Korean, Pork, Restaurant, Seoul, Travel

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Monday, July 28, 2014 @ 9:16 PM

Shenyang (심양)

Shenyang (심양)
683-123 Hannam-dong
Yongsan-gu
Seoul, South Korea

I just came back to my hotel room after over-stuffing myself with food. And hello, the only reason I can blog now is because there is a computer in my hotel room because stupid me decided to be lazy to bring my laptop to Korea and I have regretted my decision for weeks. So today we headed to Itaewon to have some look around and dined at a pretty interesting barbecue place which looks fairly normal from the outside.

Here's the menu, if you can read Korean. This place serves mainly lamb.

A usual, sides are served first. Onion and what I presumed to be pickles.

Then they place some powder seasoning on our plates. What I think might be Cayenne Pepper or Turmeric or something.

Some (what we think is) vinegar to brush the meat with.

The service staff then brought us charcoal and added water to heat it up.

Here comes the first plate of food. Notice how they come in skewers with little star-like thing in the bottom?

Load them up and see how awesome looking they are.

And the explanation for the stars.

Some of the different kind of meat I ate, they are all pretty tender and delicious. Dip the meat to the powder seasoning. WOW.

The rack on top is apparently to hang the cooked food so they stay warm but not overcooked. Who came up with such ingenious idea?

Then we ordered staples. Mapo Toufu rice and Leng Myeon. I'm a little too late in taking the pictures.

And they are both pretty decently good.

So yeah, I think this is a pretty unique and ingenious way to eat barbecue meat which is more rarely seen so I definitely recommend people who haven't tried it to do so because it's really this good! Walking distance away from Itaewon Subway Station!

Labels: Asian, Dinner, Korea, Korean, Lamb, Restaurant, Seoul

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 @ 11:14 AM 삼삼이네 생고깃집 삼삼이네 생고깃집 515-6 Sinsa-dong Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea Today's post is about just another day of over stuffing myself this time round with my Korean friends. Nobody knows where better to eat than the locals right? So we took a 15 minutes or so from Hakdong (where I stay) to Sinsa-dong. A small place that you could have easily miss in this place in a restaurant packed Sinsa-dong. The place is packed by locals with numerous scribble on the wall. Not a very big place but it's pretty cozy. On the table in front of us lies an overused steel tray for barbecue and small container below for oil catching. The large amount of sides as usual. Soju. So apparently the legal age of drinking is 20 in Korean but Korea age is one year above regular age so technically I'm 21 this year so even though I haven't passed my birthday this year, I'm already legal to drink. (Confusing, I know) But this Ajumma came and checked my ID because she thought I'm some high schooler (I'm flattered). 3 person portion of meat. Yumz. First you need to lather the whole steel plate with lard. In goes the bad boys. On the other side Kimchi, Spring Onion and Bean Sprout. You can cut the veggies into smaller bite sized pieces. Spin the meat when it's ready. JUST LOOK AT IT! Cut them up into smaller pieces too and damnz they're ready to reside in my tummy. So apparently you can put them on the veggie when they are done so they stop overcooking. Yumz look at that! So the best way to eat: ALL TOGETHER. PORK + KIMCHI + SPRING ONION + BEAN SPROUT. After you are done with your meat (at this phase, you should be relatively full). You can proceed to dice up your meat and be ready for the second part of your meal... KIMCHI FRIED RICE. So we had to wait for the rice to cook (and burn a little below) so while waiting we decided to add to the vandalism on the wall. ♥ Back to the food. OOH THAT KIMCHI FRIED RICE. OOH THAT BURNT SIDE. This is the best part! SCRAPE THAT PAN. (Reason why non-stick pan is not used for this) I think this is a relatively good place to eat considering it's yummy at cheap (one person portion amounts to around $6 only.) Definitely worth the price and worth the try! But the downside is you probably have to speak Korean to order here. So practice your Korean before you head over! Labels: Barbecue, Dinner, Korea, Korean, Pork, Restaurant, Seoul, Travel Tweet 0 Comments
Monday, July 28, 2014 @ 9:16 PM Shenyang (심양) Shenyang (심양) 683-123 Hannam-dong Yongsan-gu Seoul, South Korea I just came back to my hotel room after over-stuffing myself with food. And hello, the only reason I can blog now is because there is a computer in my hotel room because stupid me decided to be lazy to bring my laptop to Korea and I have regretted my decision for weeks. So today we headed to Itaewon to have some look around and dined at a pretty interesting barbecue place which looks fairly normal from the outside. Here's the menu, if you can read Korean. This place serves mainly lamb. A usual, sides are served first. Onion and what I presumed to be pickles. Then they place some powder seasoning on our plates. What I think might be Cayenne Pepper or Turmeric or something. Some (what we think is) vinegar to brush the meat with. The service staff then brought us charcoal and added water to heat it up. Here comes the first plate of food. Notice how they come in skewers with little star-like thing in the bottom? Load them up and see how awesome looking they are. And the explanation for the stars. Some of the different kind of meat I ate, they are all pretty tender and delicious. Dip the meat to the powder seasoning. WOW. The rack on top is apparently to hang the cooked food so they stay warm but not overcooked. Who came up with such ingenious idea? Then we ordered staples. Mapo Toufu rice and Leng Myeon. I'm a little too late in taking the pictures. And they are both pretty decently good. So yeah, I think this is a pretty unique and ingenious way to eat barbecue meat which is more rarely seen so I definitely recommend people who haven't tried it to do so because it's really this good! Walking distance away from Itaewon Subway Station! Labels: Asian, Dinner, Korea, Korean, Lamb, Restaurant, Seoul Tweet 0 Comments