Korean food are the new favorite of many people today, after the boom of Italian, Mediterranean, Indian and Japanese cuisine here in our city, the spicyness, meaty and veggieness of a Korean food is welcome with open arms, especially if you are a foodie, you’ll bite and taste it before hugging it. Thanks to Korean novelas, pogi boy bands and sexy cute girl group performers, the Korean invasion is finally complete and we have now lots of Korean groceries, school, boarding house, Kpop, Korean inspired outfit, Kimchis and more kimchis and also the food!
Last night, I attended a food tasting session for Woo Galbi, since the restaurant is not yet open, (it will open this April 2013 in Shangri La Plaza Mall's new wing) the food tasting session and food blogging was held in Wafu resto in Greenhills. The resto is owned by Brian Tiu and Chef Chris Oronce, after the launch of a series of restos, they now put up another Korean resto that will spice up our foodie life.
For Korean food, we are very familiar with this kind of set up, lots of side dish
Here’s the assistant chef prepares our maki roll with soya paper
The soya paper is like those sea weed wrapper, but this one tastes a little creamy
I didn’t expected that they will serve to us half of the food in Woo Galbi’s menu, I’m ready that night and beside me is my notepad and Olympus E-PL1 camera. Its hard to take note and get the write spelling of the name of those Korean dishes, but I stick to its common and English name version.
Foodies had a great time last night, Instagramming all the food and entice everyone with the new food concept from Woo Galbi.
I present here the teaser for Woo Galbi’s offerings, although that they haven’t release yet a price for each, but consider this as a guide for you til the opening of Woo Galbi restaurant.
Spinach with miso hollandaise
My not so favorite dish, all pure greeny leaves, the miso hollandaise added more taste to this Spinach. Its too heavy for my tummy, but this is perfect for a vegetarian person.
Eel with cream cheese maki
Crunchy and tasty maki with eel meat, the cream cheese added more delight and sweet
Spicy Soft Shell Crab Roll
This is for the next hardcore level of Korean food fan, a must try and taste good with a dip of sauce
Kimchi pancake (like an okonomiyaki)
Like an okonomiya or Japanese pancake, the Koreans have its own version. Looks spicy, but not that too chili. I enjoyed eating this.
Seafood pajeon
I forgot to taste this hahhah , but as I said, it tastes like an okonomiyaki
Beef taretare (raw ground beef with quail egg yolk)
this is pure raw beef! I’m so scared to eat this but I was informed that they carefully prepared this while its frozen and its a part of beef meat that is safe even its raw. I super enjoyed this, its like for the extreme foodie.
Futo Maki ( crab meat)
The usual maki with crab meat inside… nothing special, but its much more bigger
(forgot the name of this dish)
Seubokkeum
Another favorite, I love this prawn cooked with lots of kimchi and veggies. It’s a heavy seafood for my tummy, I think I ate 4 pcs. and I call it a night.
(forgot the name of this dish)
Kimchi soup
I love the kimchi soup, almost all Korean resto offers this.
Seafood soup ( with red snapper fish )
Not chili or spicy, but its tasty because of the juice from the seafood ingredients.
Haemul Tang (Spicy beef soup )
The best!! I felt a heavenly ascend after sipping the chili kimchi soup, and the chomping the grilled beef.
The most tastiest food infront of me.
Bodae chigae (Army soup)
They told me that Korean soldiers always eat this during their training and back in the war times.
Bodae chigae (Army soup)
It’s a kimchi soup with noodles, sausages, ham and tofu.
Kalbi Jim (beef stew)
the ultimate favorite! hahahahah beef stew by Koreans are the best because of its softness and sweet-salty flavor.
Tofu soup
Chicken Kalbi (grilled )
I’m not a fan of wrapping this chicken with a veggie, but that’s how Koreans eat it.
you need to use this as a wrapper for your chicken kalbi.
wrap the chicken, dip it to a sauce and then eat it
Sam gyup salssam (grilled pork with rice)
Crunchy pork with lots of glory, not sure if it’s a part of a pork belly, but I love the slice and crunchy features, I ate this in one shoot to my mouth.
Kal bibop (grilled beef top on rice)
Ojingo gui (grilled squid)
Woo Galbi is not yet open, but I like to give a congrats to Brian and Chris for bringing another Korean resto for us, thanks also to Myke Soon for organizing this foodie trip with us food bloggers. (Myke is now working under this new food group )
Watch out for Woo Galbi Korean restaurant opening this April 2013 in the new wing of Shangri La Plaza Mall.
#woogalbi !!!
