Korean BBQ

Culinary shears are incredibly sharp, but definitely an odd feeling to use.

When I was in South Korea, I went to a BBQ almost daily. This shit is delicious and also fun.

It's like their favorite hangout spot, you see all the busy workers gather after work in their suits and turn red and sweaty from alcohol and the heat. Besides being delicious I also like that these spots are more than just food places, but are also great for social meetings. People come there and sit for two hours or more even, not like regular restaurants where you eat your food and bail.

Only complaint was that they are fairly expensive.

Even Koreans prefer American BBQ.

>be korean
>drinks feces wine

Honestly, I would have said the same thing about soju before I actually went there. You can go to 7-11 and buy a bottle of soju that's about the size of a bottle of water for about the same price. It's super cheap, gets you nice and buzzed and goes well with snacks.

>t. retard who goes to restaurant in order to pay to cook his won food.

>tfw tricking retards into overpaying to cook their own food while staff does minor prep work

t. brainlet physically incapable of eating anything other than mcdonalds

>But it's about the experience!

so cute how they hold the meat, like they aren't really sure how to really grab it.

i know that sounds sexual but no intention of it being that way

I know that feeling. The first time an American pulled out his Big American Meat I had a hard time handling it but I still couldn't wait to get it into my mouth.

l-lewd

KBBQ and American BBQ aren't even the same category of food.

Yoink

Wait, you win the food? Are there games?

I like doing Korean BBQ at home, but the restaurant near me always use shitty cuts of meat rather than filet so it is gross.

Nigger what? If you're not getting pork belly, short ribs, and ribeye then you're doing KBBQ very very wrong.

? give me the categories then.

Not him but kbbq is grilled thin cuts of tender meat over relatively high temp whereas american (nignog) bbq is slow smoked tough ass meat at a low temp. Pretty big difference, but both are goat if done well.

But you can't spell socialist without social

It's odd, but it's really handy and quick.

>while staff does minor prep work
Service in Korea is nothing like it is in Europe and the US. In 99% of restaurants, you just wave down a server by shouting "HEY, SERVER!". They don't come by and tend to your every whim, so this makes perfect sense.

youtube.com/watch?v=GTXP2FzQS94

I wouldn't mind. I love eating, I love cooking, I love food, and I love hanging out with friends.

The whole point is that you get to cook the meat how you want. It's fun dude and it's not even that time consuming. You just lay out your piece and take it off when you like how done it is.

Eating meat right off the grill is the dankest shit ever and if you don't agree you can eat a bag of dicks.

Gooks are weird, like most of the eastern subhumans

The difference is that you don't need to do the prep of going out, buying the ingredients, marinating meat, etc. And the quality of meat at these places tends to be higher than what a normal super market carries. Plus they do all the cleanup. It's like going out grilling with friends without the shitty parts.

I think if you haven't done it, you should go out and try it. It's incredibly fun. It's very social, you get to cook with all of your friends, you can try dozens of cuts of meat without having to prepare ahead, and you can sit there for a few hours just enjoying each others company. If you do it, try tongue. It's incredibly tender and has a distinct taste.

>having to cook the meat yourself
go to a better kbbq place

>not cooking their own meat
Are you a woman or child who needs someone to cook all of their meals? Real men love to cook meat, especially grilled meat.

I'd rather sit back and ogle the cute kgirl doing it while I tug my bulgogi under the table.

Pathetic. Letting a woman cook for you. You're not a real man. You're just an overexcited child.

Yakiniku is best.

If you're new, the "servers" will help you cook it up. Customer service in these restaurants are fucking great.

>was staying in LA for a couple days
>broke as fuck
>stayed in Koreatown
>cheapest room was down the street from the west coasts best Korean BBQ place
>Had no idea
>holy fuck
>unlimited sides
>Korean waiter walked us through everything

>tfw South Korea has AYCE bbq for 8-10 bucks
>back in the US is 20-30

Do you still remember the name of it by any chance?

"Bestest, Number 1, 88 Olympic Korea BBQ!"

how do you start dating your wife if your already married? did you seperate or go on date nights or something?

Time travel, do they not have that in flyover land?

not true at all,maybe thats how they do it in your village

Mongolian BBQ is superior

MBBQ is neither Mongolian nor BBQ in any of the typical definitions of BBQ. It's not grilled/cooked over flame/coals. It's not smoked. And it's not done outdoors. It's just stir-fry done on a gigantic hot plate. Delicious though it may be, I ain't barbecue of any sort.

>AYCE side dishes
>no before-meal prep
>no after-meal clean-up
>no dishes to wash
>nice social activity
It's lovely. Pitiably, my favourite combination KBBQ/Chinese hot pot place closed last year for some reason.

What do you consider 'expensive?' $18 per person is generally the cheapest price I find for KBBQ, with most expensive I've come across so far being $45. Perfectly reasonable, considering the quality of the meat is higher than what's typically served in other Asian joints.

First time I had American BBQ ribs (not slow-smoked stuff), I was put off by how sweet the sauce was. KC-style, I think that is, have I got that right? Not American, so I'm not sure what's what with barbecue regionalism even if I married one of you people.
I do know that I fucking hate Texas barbecue because beef ribs are goddamn awful and brisket is meh-tier at best.
What's that barbecue type made with what's basically a vinaigrette? That one's shit-kickingly delightful.

Bulgogi - thin strips of flank, sirloin, ribeye grilled direct
Kalbi - LA style thin crosscuts of short rib. Authentic Korean style butterflied shortrib grilled direct
Taejigulgi - thin strips of pork grilled direct
Takgulgi - thin strips of chicken grilled direct

Consider yourself BTFO, flyover fuck.

this is what happens when you live in a 100 sqft box

Fuck me i miss Korea. The KBBQ was 10/10, the street food everywhere was great, and the fried chicken they make was the best I’ve had it in the world.

Such a great country.

Keku kek

it looks like they are wearing human masks

Carolina style is all vinegar based.

Tfw you realize that grid-grill could never achieve those sear marks.

Well they dont have food in north korea, so duh.

those are cuts made for the marinade. the difference in the indent makes it look like it has straight grill sears.

thye are more plastic than flesh

ayo
hol up
so you be sayin
I have to pay to cook my own food
and I'm still expected to tip?

do they charge for seating too? charge for using the bathroom?

Is it that fucking expensive back in the states? I pay 1000 yen per hour (Approx $9) for all you can eat Korean Barbeque. Pic related.

I'll be damned.

Wait....you just pay 9 bucks and go pick out whatever cuts you want? Holy shit. No wonder my gf keeps telling me that I'd prefer KBBQ in its homeland.

That's in japan you doofus.

>Is it that fucking expensive back in the states?
I have no idea where that dude lives, but it sounds like an gentrified shithole where they can get away with overcharging.
Where I live you get charged by the plate, so they bring out this big dish filled with whatever meats and you just cook it and eat it, and if you want more you just order another plate.
Costs anywhere between $8 to $19 per plate depending on what you get (the $19 plates are shit like steak or special house-marinades)

Yeah, I realized that after the fact.

kek

Yakiniku is more expensive in Japan than the US, but the meat is higher quality. 1000 yen per hour yakinuku is not a thing any would actually. In Tokyo even on the low end you're paying about 2000-2500 yen for 2 hours of shit meat or 4000 yen for something actually decent. Most good places are not all you can eat, so chains like Guts Soul are popular because its rare

Tokyo costs 3 times as much as anywhere else tho

Tokyo prices on food are pretty much the same around the country, when it comes to anything that isn't a local special. People will bitch about Tokyo rent prices, which is a bad deal when compared by square meters to yen, but Tokyo is the only city I've ever been to where its totally reasonable to live on your own in the heart of the most popular districts in the city on a fresh out of college mediocre salary, if you're ok with a small space.

In NYC its basically impossible to find an apartment without having to share it with 2 or more people on a sub $50k salary. It will be a little bigger but not significantly

I bought a 3 bedroom house in Ibaraki for 6k euros.
The food prices are definitely better also.

Ibaraki is not Tokyo by any stretch of imagination

I see, you have enlightened me.
Teach me to reach your level of reading comprehension oh great one.

could be worse

Yeah, since American barbecue is actually good.

I prefer American BBQ, but I do like Asian BBQ as well

>Free wild food
>Ponces charge a fortune to make other ponces cook it themselves.

Noma, yeah?

It's so you can sit and talk with your buddies
The meat is sliced thin so it cooks quickly
If you had it cooked all at once, it'd be cold before you got halfway through anyway

Korean bbq is a normal restaurant
It's just some kind of exotic concept to you flyovers

>Who the fuck doesn't like grilling?
Soyboys like OP

Hmmm.
If I had to choose I don't know which I llke more

I probably would pick Korean BBQ though since most places can't get American BBQ right but Korean BBQ is easy to execute

Beef tongue is also good.
We'll usually get a plate of beef tongue cuz they slice is paper thin so it cooks instantly and melts in your mouth.

>buzzfeed
You should be banned for that

Haha sick roast bro! I love /r/dumbwojack

>most famous food is meat you clumsily cook yourself

korea is such a shithole.

>clumsily cook yourself
Most of our um...hands are bigger than yours drumpf, so we're not clumsy when we handle cooking utensils ;)

This is incredibly retarded if I wanted to cook I wouldn't go to a fucking restaurant, I would cook in my back yard/house it's a lot cheaper and I don't have to drive there..

Fuck no unless you live in some awful shithole. I've eaten KBBQ in multiple cities across the US and never paid more than $17 for a plate of meat. Recently went with 3 other people, we had more than enough meat for everyone and also got 2 bottles of soju and it was still less than $100 for everything.

>shithole
reported!

>clumsily cook yourself
Are you some sort of retard who can't control your hands?

Do you have the waiter cut your meat for you, too?

If you're the retarded girl flipping pancakes, pls fuck me, I wanna suck your tig bitties.

Depends on the restaurant, why?

Whatever, can't find a better video and that's all I knew about from months ago that has to do with Korean BBQ. That little series actually does give you some great ideas for places toe at though. Don't deny it.