Serious Eats South Korea Snapshots

fatmanseoul — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:42:04 +0000

Looks like Robyn Lee has just about wrapped up her coverage of Serious Eats: South Korean edition. She covered everything from Mister Donut to School Food to Sanchon to street food to back alley pork, in one of the most comprehensive sets of posts on Seoul food out there at any major foodie site.

images by Robyn Lee from Serious Eats

Tokyo Shots

fatmanseoul — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:35:43 +0000

Belated, but pretty, we share here shots of food from our most fabulous capital to the East, Tokyo:

Sake and shochu from Jin’s Bar in Shibuya

Miso-marinated fresh cheese with shizo and on toast, Jin’s Bar

Skate jerky, Jin’s Bar

Chicken “gyoza” – instead of using a mandu skin, many bars in Tokyo now de-bone the upper part of chicken wings and put the stuffing into the wing itself. Mmm!

Organic grocery store . . .

Salad made from organic greens from organic grocery store

Seaweed salad with vinegar dressing (also organic)

Steamed turnips with miso dressing (organic, again) – sweet and just the right touch of saltiness. Who knew turnips could be so delightful?

Creamy beefy noodle casserole . . .what this American favorite was doing in the Far East, we know not – but we approve heartily!

Saury tempura . . .light and crispy on the outside, tender and flaky on the inside.

Okonomiyaki street stall at Ueno Park

These slow-roasted fish on a stick take on an amazing smokey flavor as they cook.

Tokyo takoyaki is serious! Seoul takoyaki stalls are no competition to these guys.

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Serious Eats South Korea Snapshots

Tokyo Shots