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| photoed by D. Liongson |
Squid bulgogi! This is one of my favorites from this resto-- Korea Garden.
I've heard of bulgogi in beef, chicken, or squid. Perhaps it's a cooking process that they are called bulgogi.
I was informed that bulgogi means "meat cooking using fire" which explains the use of a grill. According to The Free Dictionary, the etymology of bulgogi are the Korean words bul=fire gogi=meat. It seems that meat also includes seafood. I'm not missing out. Yay!
Hold your horses. With this dish in a hot grilling plate and bearing some chilli, it helps to wait for the dish to cool before digging in. Simply eat it at its warm status. This is a whole lot better than in room temperature mode.
In a grilling plate of squid bulgogi, expect some squid pieces, onion pieces, sesame seeds, and in flavorful sauce. The onions are just as delish! Skip them and you'll be missing out. Either it is caramelized or it was also flavored with that special bulgogi sauce.
Enjoy the chewy effect while letting the bulgogi roll in the mouth with a spoonful of rice. Blended flavors of salty, sweet, and spicy plus a bit of heat from the sizzling plate and the chilli. Perhaps the chilli heat may be adjusted to the preference of the diner who will savor this dish to the last bite.
Spread the flavors with a bowl of plain rice. This may be feasted as lunch for one or a snack for two people. Just add a bowl of rice per person.
May be eaten with chopsticks or a fork and spoon set. Quite rare for a customer to use a fork and knife set. If necessary, it may help to ask for a fork and knife set to eat the meals with.
This is from Korea Garden Restaurant. If you're from Makati, why not give it a go? If resto tripping is part of your bucket list, add this resto too! Their Facebook page has fantastic food photos. If their cute cover photo is still there, it shares a tip on a very simple way to run a restaurant.
Be it mildly hot or beyond mildly hot, it's all good!
--D.L.
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D'HAIKU
If bul is to fire and gogi is to meat then
bulgogi is hot!
--D.L.
