daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
We love Korean BBQ so much! There’s a Honey Pig near us, which is okay. It’s a fun restaurant but a bit overpriced for the quality of the meat. I wish there were more options close to us!
Honey Pig Korean BBQ just opened for business in Austin! We made it for lunch on day 2 of their soft opening, and enjoyed the lunch special which had a ton of food! It was more than the two of us could finish, so leftovers were brought home for another meal. 😀
The restaurant is fun and cool, with large TVs showing Kpop videos, and plenty of space for a nice distance between tables. The meat in the lunch special was pretty good, and I imagine the higher-priced meats would be excellent. Maybe next time (I’m sure we’ll be back) we’ll try some of the premium cuts and also some seafood dishes.
I’m so happy that we have another good Korean BBQ restaurant just a few minutes away from our house. Yum!
Mariko made a big batch of kimchee yesterday. We enjoy eating it, (with yakiniku, nabe, okonomiyaki, etc) but we don’t have it often enough so these jars should last us a good long time, even though I suspect she is giving away a bottle or two to friends.
When Koa saw the kimchee, he said “Oh no”. He really doesn’t like the smell. I asked him what happens if his spouse loves kimchee, and he said, “Divorce!”.
Luckily for him, he will be leaving the house in May to tour with his DCI team so he won’t have to smell kimchee all summer!
Yakiniku must be one of the top meals for meat-eaters. Grilling right at the table is such a treat! In addition to the beef, pork belly, and sausage, we had mozzarella cheese, haloumi cheese, onion, kimchee, salad, and Sigeumchi-namul (spinach). So yummy!
We got this small 14cm-sized pot with lid which is excellent for making Korean noodles. It fits a regular Shin Ramyun perfectly, and the lid makes it easy to cook an egg in your noodles to your desired doneness.
But what makes this pot truly valuable is that it looks so nice that you don’t feel bad about eating straight out of it. I actually don’t mind eating out of a pot, but I have to admit that it is a little tacky. Maybe okay for a college student, but for people of a certain age, it’s just not good. 😂
