[[Note: This post was split from the SF board at: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/325773 — The Chowhound Team ]] Wow. Awesome. Thanks, Lawrence. Will definitely check them out. Meantimes, we’re heading into K-town...

My Korean mother carries around a little tube of Korean hot pepper paste when she’s traveling outside Korea, and when she’s really desperate, she’ll squeeze some directly onto her tongue.

in Korea in 2002. It was Bud, but it was damn cheap! (sorry – a bit off topic...)

much for eats. I have a craving for good Asian from India to Korea and all points in between. thanks

Item from LA Times today: "The food company that gave the world Spam is teaming up with General Motors Corp to use pork and turkey byproducts to help make car parts." The collagen byproducts will be used as a binder in sand molds...

, is this place still there? Wondering. It seems this area, according to her book, teams with Korean BBQ. While I lived on and off in NYC for the past three years, now back in LA, didn’t have such an experience. We worked...

preparation of sushi is hardly a suburban US innovation. In fact, Japanese-style restaurants are a long-standing tradition in Korea (it might help to keep in mind that Korean was under Japanese domination at the time when sushi...

. Bella Napoli is a good (but not great) pizzaria. madison between 30th and 31st. They do have a lot of pre-topped choices. I like the chicken w/rice at the halal cart at 31st and bway (towards 5th.) There is always the Little...

in specific regional dishes of China... try China Islamic for a change of pace. In Koreatown there is excellent Korean food (better than I ate in Korea), from Korean BBQ to goat stew to soondubu and raw marinated crab....

I hope she enjoys it. We have gone with several of our friends who have been to Korea for extended business stays and with Korean friends too. Have your Mom ask for the “fresh” kimchee. The waitstaff may deny that...

Team- I have five days (Monday-Friday of next week) to hit up the best ethnic restaurants outside of Manhattan- All the restaurants I’ve “always wanted to go to”, but have never made the time to try. I need your...

Re: cold glazed ox tongue: Cay, I just found a North Korean cookbook (well, more like a cooking pamphlet) that I bought on a tour of the Kum Gang mountains in North Korea (an interesting joint venture of the Hyundai corporation...

Very sad news indeed. Good bye Hong o Hwe from Korea House on Bloor. (raw seasoned skate in chile sauce). Thank you for the fond memories, I’ll even miss the ring of fire...

japanese fried rice is always short or medium grain, as is korea's kimchi fried rice.

The Fish Market place has been there at least for a year. Before them there used to be a husband and wife team running a sushi counter, and they used to be pretty good, but they moved down Roosevelt ave. and 52nd st and have...