bibim-bap

Bibiam-Bap is compound word of Bibim(mix) + Bap(cooked rice). As the name says, it is cooked rice with various cooked vegetable and meat. And we use red pepper paste or other sauce as a seasoning to enrich the taste of bibim-bap. But the unique thing is that red pepper paste doesn't affect the original taste of each vegetables.  

Bibim-bap is known as healthy food. Experts say that the most ideal ratio of meat and vegetable is 8:2. As you can see in the picture, the proportion of vegetable is larger than meat in bibim-bap. It's really good dish for the modern people whose vegetable intake quantity is too small.

 Several years ago, MTV 'VH1 All Access' introduced how Hollywood celebrities control their weight. At 'Celebrity Diet Secret' corner, Gwyneth Paltrow who is famous for Iron Man and Avengers' cook introduced Bibim-bap as the best dish to maintain good health and weight. 

Nowadays, some airlines serves bibim-bap as in-flight meal.
 I'm not sure about others but it is the best!! in-flight meal for koreans!haha

As you noticed, flavor of bibim-bap varies according to the types of vegetables you put and the amount. 

 Dol Sot Bibim-Bap. Dol Sot means stone pot. They put bibim-bap ingredients inside the heated Dol sot, so the food is really hot! 





Cheese Bibim-bap.
of course it's not traditional dish but it was developed recently to target young people or foreigners!




While posting about Bibim-Bap, i feel hungry:(haha 
I'll mix remained banchan(side dishes) with cooked rice as a dinner todayXD

tteokbokki (rice cakes in hot sauce)

   One of the Koreans' best snack is tteokbokki! It is loved by many people from elementary student to working people for its delicious taste and cheap price. It is made of sliced rice cake, eggs, odeng with pepper paste sauce. It is spicy yet sweet and delicious!!!

we call this place as 'po jang ma cha'(street vendors) and every Koreans would have memory of eatting tteokbokki with other foods here with friends. Actually, pojangmacha is the one that I missed the most while staying in the Philippines. I can make or buy tteokbokki here but it feels different from eating in pojangmacha. If you have chance to go Korea, you should try eat tteokboki here with other foods like 'soon dae' or 'odeng'!

People created many ways to enjoy tteokbokki as it is loved by Koreans for a long time!

Cheese tteokbokki! 

As the name represents, it is tteokbokki with cheese topping! Cheese mitigates spiciness of tteokbokki!

 

tteokbokki + Ramyun = Ra bokki

If you want to try tteokbokki in the Philippines, this is tteokbokki specializing restaurant locates in 1st floor or Avenue mall, Makati Avenue - Shin dang dong tteokbokki

Ramyun (Korean Noodle)

     I can't ignore 'Ramyun(Korean noodle)' in terms of explaining Korean culture and food. Many Filipinos are thinking that Koreans like spicy food and... we really do! because we eat spicy noodle with spicier kimchi!:)haha According to WINA, Korea's individual noddle consumption ranked #1 in the world. Anyway Ramyun has been with Koreans for a long time while we experiencing financial crisis and until now as a replacement of rice. 

Wow, See the variety kinds of Ramyun existing in Korea!!! you would know how Koreans love to eat ramyun:D

From the left- Nong-Shim Shin Ramyun / Nong-Shim An Sung Tang Myun 

  

 Shin-Ramyun is representative ramyun of Korea which launched on 1986 and holds rank 1 brand for 19years. it is known for deliciously spicy taste that 'Shin' means spicy in Chinese character. Surprising fact is that it is being exported to 70 different countries! I didn't know that people from other countries love spicy food as much as Koreans!:))

She is my favorite Korean singer, IU!♥.♥ For her singing ability and cute appearance,  she is being loved by so-called 'uncle fans' and she became national sister of Korea! 

She promotes Nong-Shim Shin Ramyun Black ~

As a Korean, I'm glad to see Korean noodles are sold in most of Philippines local supermarket like SM and Robinson and also in convenient stores! I hope you'll also enjoy SPICINESS of Korean noodle like me! 

One tip! Nong-Shim Shin Ramyun that I introduced is on promotion from Oct 1 - 31 in all supermarket! According to the ad, you can buy 5 packs of Shin-Ramyun at P168! I think it's best time for you to experience new world of hot and delicious food!:P