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.
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