K Town Meatery

K Town Meatery, aka Meat, really doesn't look like much-

but it's an endless Korean barbecue parade! R and I recently went with some friends and we were treated to delights of the meaty variety. Luckily one of our friends has a very healthy appetite, so we were able to try a lot of different cuts of meat. Korean bbq is an interesting experience, if you've never had it, I suggest you look into this. For someone new into the KBBQ world, there are a few things you should know about, for instance, you are given banchan to eat with your meal, these are like side dishes and you should try them all to see what you like. Order some beer, a Hite perhaps, and get down to the business of the bbq! Now let's take a look at what took place at the meatery...

brisket

really tasty potato salad

kimchi, dipping oil, and pickles

egg souffle

bulgogi

bulgogi bite with kimchi ready for the wrapping

prok belly and spicy bulgogi almost ready to devour

a happy man, his Hite, and his meat

a sirloin of gargantuan proportions

sizzle sizzle

Meat was pretty good, company was great, and the experience is always fun! Do you have a favorite Korean BBQ place? We want to know!


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Anthony Bourdain, Eat Your Heart Out!

Welcome the bf- another guest blog for Man & Food:

Lunch time, Northridge CA - So there I was, in Northridge trying to think of where I should have lunch. Several places came to mind but none whet my whistle quite like the Korean market! If you haven't been to a Korean market before let me be the first to tell you that you are missing out!

I have never been to Korea but I feel like once you enter the doors to these markets you are practically transported there. They aren't like a typical American supermarket. Not at all. When you shop at a American market all you really do is SHOP. Korean markets, at least all of the ones I have been to, are like mall meets market. When you enter the "foyer" you are smacked in the face with the waft of a food court. Also in the entry are several retail stores that sell items from jewelry to toilets (yes I have seen toilets and have no idea who buys one at a market) and even perfume counters.

Anyway, even though you know you are in a market most of the signage is still in Korean. It can be quite a challenge figuring out what each dish is really about so after walking by each food vendor I decided to go with the most bland/safest choice: Udon Noodle Soup! It was delish. Although there were a couple of things that were unidentifiable. You can see one of them in the picture. They are rectangular fried rice? squid? fish? I have no idea, but they were tasty. Another thing that came up in the dish was this semi circular something. I can't definitively say what it was because the outer layer was a bright pink, more pink than anything natural. I assume it was rice based but I don't really know what it was.

I would love to know everything that I may have eaten the other day, please let me know with your comments! ** D here. I'll take a stab at it that the unnaturally pink thing was a fish cake called kamaboko.