KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

With Christmas just around the corner, it seems that almost every night there’s a party or dinner to attend — or host! If cooking isn’t your thing on the holidays, fear not. For the whole month of December, pay a visit to Twenty One at Changkat Bukit Bintang or BSC for a 3 course Christmas set menu at RM 75++.

Twenty One Tables + Terrace at BSC introduced a new level of sophisticated yet relaxed dining, and lounge bar experience to the discerning party people and diners.

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Thanks to Chris who discovered Uncle Jang from their Facebook page, the glowing review sparked our interest and our curiosity get the better of us. Hence, we were all set to sample the famous Chuncheon Dak Galbi dish in Ampang few days back.

Dak Galbi is a popular South Korean dish where marinated chicken cubes are stir fried in a go chu jang (chili pepper paste) sauce together with cabbage, sweet potato, scallions, onions and tteok (rice cake) on a hot plate. Dak Galbi originates from Chuncheon, Gangwan Province. Hence the dish is also called Chuncheon Chicken (春川炒辣鸡). It is also known as the commoners galbi or university student galbi because of it’s huge portion and reasonable pricing. So occasionally, tummy fillers like cheese, ramen, udon and rice are thrown in.

One can choose to sit on floor cushions or chairs at this popular no-frills restaurant. Food will be served on a cast iron hot plate that is situated in the center of every table. We were there early, but soon after the place was bursting at the seems with mostly Korean patrons, almost 80% of them – always a good sign.

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Ko Hyang (故乡)＝ my homeland

There’s a reason it is always packed – good food with reasonable price (from RM9.90 to RM 18.90). With free banchan and soup too!

Ko Hyang is no stranger to the foodies in KL. Owned by a Korean who used to study here, this kiosk like eating place serves home made korean food. The one page menu features simple korean favourites such as bibimbap, jap chae (stir fry glass noodles), jeons (pancakes) and some rice/noodles dishes.

I was there last weekend with the girls (Christine and Aiwei) and we ordered up a feast that can easily feed 4 to 5 people.

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Insa-dong is the place to shop for Korean traditional goods. The streets are full of Korea’s historical artifacts, and the alleys are filled with Korean restaurants and traditional teahouses, galleries, antique shops, and more. We were brought by the Korean girls to this little traditional bar at Insa-dong for some Dong Dong Ju drinking experiences.

One of the things I love and will miss tremendously about eating in Korea is that the entire table will be completely covered with dishes of food once you sit down.

Three large gourd filled with Dong-dong is served right away. We were required to dip our cups into the communal bowl. Bear in mind that when somebody offers to fill your glass, hold it up with your right hand and place your left hand lightly under it.

Way to go for Dong Dong Ju! The 7% abv Dong Dong Ju has a creamy mouthfeel, a touch of sour taste with little alcohol burn.

Mun Lin, Yi Quen, Su Yen, Han Seum, Shang Hee

Eun Ji, Na Hee, Me, Lee Ping, Hyo Ju

Albeit the abv (alcohol by volume),of a mere 7 %, one can easily get drunk after 10 to 12 shots, just like him! He ended up lying his face down on some bench at the very happening Insa-dong and threw up eventually.

puke

“we don’t know him, seriously!”

tourists who wish to take a picture with drunkard

I guess the next day’s after effects were well worth the memories.

(Non Halal)

Assorted panchan dishes to be gorged by the empty stomach. The kim chi is crunchy, tangy, salty, addictively spicy and less pungent. The panchan dishes such as spicy cockles, bean sprouts, omelette with sausages and sweet pumpkin has been ‘malaysianised’ to suit our taste bud, but it feels weird on Rome’s taste bud, it was inevitable.

We had some complimentary spicy crab dish that comes with the galbi set. Weird combination huh?

We had four Daeji Galbi (pork ribs) dish of the sweet and spicy variation. The sweet variation is marinated in a sauce made from fruit juice, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar while the spicy variation uses house spicy marinate sauce. It is succulent in taste, crisply grilled to perfection with slightly charred around the edges.

The waiters and Chef Kim will expertly grill, flip and toss the meat to ensure that it was cooked to perfection. It feels authentic because some fiery charchoal block is used.

Another two Dakgalbi (marinated chicken) dish is added to the order as everyone turn out as cannibal.

NaengMyeong (chilled buckwheat noodles) is often served followed by a galbi meal. Koreans believed that the icy cold broth full of shaved ice can offset the heatness of the galbis. Served in a cold stainess steel bowl, the noodles sit in a tangy iced broth made of chicken stock, and are garnished julienned cucumbers, a slice of a Korean pear, and often a boiled egg.

Koreans have been drinking shoju for thousands of years. So a bottle or two of shoju is obligatory to mark the great birthday celebration. Smooth and clean in taste, it is easy to drink in combination with galbi dishes.

Girls and Boys

Korean BBQ Restaurant
DAORAE GARDEN (Tel : 03-6203-2616)
No.9, 1st Floor, Plaza Crystal Ville Center,
Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas,50480 Kuala Lumpur
(Same row as Maybank)

We were brought to the upper floor, where we can experience the traditional korean dining, it normally entails sitting on the floor and eating off a small table. My calves soon emitted frantic signals of numbs, guess I need to correct my postures as sitting with ur knees cross is the ‘very right’ postures.

Hmm their menu is a bit confusing, its all in korean words with description in English..but hey I need pictures!!

Free flow of sky juice

Appetizers / starters – You are entitled to refills of two servings. Most of the veges are pickled stuffs, some even looked and tasted like mum’s cooking.

Just find this bowl of rice picture adorable, don’t you think so?

Kgboy said that the silver coloured elongated chopsticks looks like some needles where ancient Chinese heroes used to test whether their food is being poisoned. LOL

The bibimbap hotpot that we ordered, with assortment of veges, beef and some garlic, onion based soup. The soup is lip smacking good, its great for curing flu viruses too!

You can have your food barbequed too, the sizzling and cracking sound of crisps and lards makes us feel “urrrgghhhh, we should have ordered that!” . Nevermind though, as the soups and beef are good, and we shall try their bbq item next time.

It costs about rm 60. We can hardly move after all the stuff, we tried really not to waste to food but mission failed. It’s an good excuse to do some boutiques hopping around hartamas area after that. There’s a lot of boutiques selling nice and cheap clothing around this area!

0G, Jalan 25/70A,
Desa Sri Hartamas,
50480 KL
Tel : 03 – 2300 1004
(Along the RHB bank)

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