koba

22 November 2013

The evening of my birthday, E took me out for a rather special dinner. I was craving Korean food, so after some research, I requested that we go to Koba.

Even though I finished work late so our dinner was at 9, fairly late for a weekday, we decided to not take the gamble and booked a table anyway. I'm glad we did - the place isn't huge and it was pretty much full.

This is a restaurant with table top barbecue for the quintessential Korean cuisine experience. There are ventilators above every table, and the whole theatrical side of it is always exciting!

First though, we ordered a couple of my favourite dishes.

Kimchi is a given.






We also ordered Pajeon, a pancake with spring onions and seafood, as well as Korean fried chicken "Yangnyeom chicken".






I honestly can't explain how good both these dishes were. We devoured them at an alarmingly speed.


And then for the main event - the meat! We chose Kalbi (beef spare rib), Bulgogi (marinated beef slices) and Sweet & Spicy Pork Belly.










As you can see, you wrap the meat up in lettuce leaves, add marinated spring onions & miso paste, and try to eat it in a somewhat dignified manner.

I'm not entirely sure I succeeded.





This was an indulgent and incredibly delicious meal, and we give this place four thumbs up. It's definitely a place for a special occasion though (for us, at least!) - the bill doesn't break the bank, but it's not somewhere we would go every month.

Just as well, our bodies probably wouldn't cope.



16 comments:

  1. What is your workout method? Miho, seriously?;-) And yes, you should make some The Food Rating System. This post would have the highest rating 'Don't read if u are hungry or on a diet' ;-) Looks great!

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    1. haha oh god... trust me, i am the least toned person ever. i hardly ever exercise...i think it will have to be my new years resolution to get fitter actually!! and i know, if i could be a food critic as a part time job i wouldn't mind it at all ;) x

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  2. what a wonderful dinner celebration. the food looks absolutely delicious. i seriously have a dream of traveling the world and eating at all the different korean restaurants in different countries. i think it would be such an awesome experience.

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    1. that really would be incredible - i just love korean food so much! x

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  3. Ahhhh I love Korean barbeque and this post just reminded me that I haven't eaten it in a while now... I must remedy this problem asap.. These photos have me salivating at work right now and it's only 10:03am over here on this side of the world. Thanks Miho, I blame you ;)

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    1. sorry about that ;) at least i have reminded you of a crucial to-do: korean bbq! x

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  4. Oh this looks delicious, lucky you! Especially after that brekkie I saw him make you on your instagram (god I sound like a stalker!).

    I've never seen a Asian food place where you cook your own meat, this looks so good!

    hmm maybe...

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    1. Haha the line may be fine between internet buddy and stalker, but you aren't the latter ;) you have to try Korean BBQ it is SO GOOD x

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  5. You totally look dignified, don't even worry about it girl ;] And I've never actually been to a Korean restaurant! I'll have to write down what you got so I'll have some ideas if I ever get inside one. I need to actually make it happen...just like I need to make some homemade ramen as per your recipe!

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    1. I'm sure they have great places in the US for this kind of thing - do it! x

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  6. Okay, what's your secret? You eat all this yummy looking food and you stay SO slim - I'm jealous!! ;)

    Jennie xo | sailorjennie.com

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    1. Not at all, I'm honestly average!! Plus I'm only 4'11" so I have to be proportionate to my height ;) x

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  7. This food looks absolutely delicious, my mouth is watering! xx

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  8. This post waters my mouth. I've eaten Korean food only once but it was tasty as heaven!

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