Asian Cuisine - Korean

We made the following dishes for our Korean service:

• Soo Jeung Kwa
• Jahb Chae
• Dak Chochu Jang Doekum
• Dubu Jolim
• Kohng Namool
• Ojingo Pokum
• Bulgogi

Traditional Korean eating is done with all dishes served at once, buffet style, so our service followed this format. All dishes had mise en place done ahead of time and were cooked just before service.

Soo Jeung Kwa is a beverage flavoured with ginger, cinnamon, and persimmons. It has a strong, pleasing flavour and is good for cleansing the palatte. Chef said our flavour was very good, but we had not toasted the pine nuts which garnished the drink.

Ojingo Pokum is a spicy wok-fried vegetable dish. The colours and flavours of onions, peppers, carrots, and mushrooms are combined with squid to create this dish. Chef did not have any particular negative comments regarding this dish and said our flavour was excellent. This was one of my favorite dishes of the day.

Kohng Namool is a bean sprout salad. Ours turned out well although we may have missed removing the bean from some of the sprouts. Again, Chef said the flavour was good on this dish.

Bulgogi is a meat dish where meat is marinated and then cooked on a grill or wok fried and served with a spicy sauce. I worked hard at making our sauce for this dish give an extra kick, and it turned out very tasty. Chef was happy with our presentation on this dish and said the flavour of the meat was very good

Dak gochu jang boekum is a chicken dish in which the chicken is marinated and then boiled with the marinade to create a sauce for the dish. Chef was happy with the flavour on this dish and our presentation was good.

Dubu jolim is a tofu dish where tofu is cooked in a frying pan along with garlic, onion, and red peppers to add flavour. Again, Chef commented positively on our presentation and flavour, without negative feedback.

Jahb chae is a noodle and spinach dish, which also ahs onions, carrots, and mushrooms. Chef said this dish was nice but was perhaps not sweet enough.

Hacmul jungol is a seafood soup containing squid, shrimp, oysters, and clams, alnog with mushrooms, cabbage, and onion. Chef commented that our soup was flavourful but was perhaps overcooked, leading to incorrect textures in the ingredients.