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Korean food, a warming choice for chilly days

by Robin Garr » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:43 am

Korean food, a warming choice for chilly days

LEO's Eats with Robin Garr

Charim’s panchan, the array of shared condiments, pickles and kimchee that add delight to the Korean table.
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I’m wild about Asian food. From India across Southeast Asia to Japan and China in all its regional delights, my Asian culinary favorite is usually whichever I had last.

But winter’s coming on now - believe it, even if the leaves are still mostly green and the breezes balmy as I write this - and cold weather makes my Asian dining fancy lightly turn to thoughts of Korean food.

Why does Korean food strike me as winter fare? Well, it’s hearty and filling, a cuisine that seems a cousin to Chinese with touches of Japan; but over many centuries it has evolved to fit the style of the land on which it lies. Korea’s changing climate - much like winter in the United States - gets people thinking about hearty stews, sturdy root vegetables, fermented goodies, and warming fire in red, piquant chilies and pepper sauce.

Today we’ll visit two favorites: Charim Korean Restaurant in St. Matthews, which recently launched an appealing new menu; and Rice Bowl in New Albany, a new spot that is already receiving raves from a lot of my Hoosier foodie friends. ...

Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/5847-2

You'll also find this review in LEO Weekly’s Food & Drink section today.
http://www.leoweekly.com/category/food-drink/

Rice Bowl
3114 Grant Line Road
New Albany, Ind.
(812) 590-6786
https://facebook.com/RiceBowlKoreanNewAlbanyIn
Robin Garr’s rating: 86 points

Charim Korean Restaurant
4123 Oechsli Ave.
290-8900
https://facebook.com/Charimkorean
Robin Garr’s rating: 89 points
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Re: Korean food, a warming choice for chilly days

by michael.powell » Sat Dec 03, 2016 7:30 pm

To my knowledge, the only spot in town that has LA-style BBQ at the table is Koreana (and it is awesome). Anyone know anywhere else?
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Re: Korean food, a warming choice for chilly days

by Robin Garr » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:35 pm

michael.powell wrote:To my knowledge, the only spot in town that has LA-style BBQ at the table is Koreana (and it is awesome). Anyone know anywhere else?

Koreana is the only one I know of. The Korean place that preceded Osaka had them, but the owner died in a tragic auto accident, and that was the end of that. I didn't know it was LA-style, though. It was commonplace in the "Korean Garment District" in NYC, near my office when I worked there, and they all had them; I was under the impression it came from Korea, not a U.S. innovation.
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Re: Korean food, a warming choice for chilly days

by michael.powell » Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:57 pm

Robin Garr wrote:
michael.powell wrote:To my knowledge, the only spot in town that has LA-style BBQ at the table is Koreana (and it is awesome). Anyone know anywhere else?

Koreana is the only one I know of. The Korean place that preceded Osaka had them, but the owner died in a tragic auto accident, and that was the end of that. I didn't know it was LA-style, though. It was commonplace in the "Korean Garment District" in NYC, near my office when I worked there, and they all had them; I was under the impression it came from Korea, not a U.S. innovation.


LA-style probably isn't an accurate term. I just tend to associate Korean BBQ with LA since it's particularly popular there.
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