Comments on: Bargain Korean… Not http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:39:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Trio of Tidbits http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-172087 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Trio of Tidbits Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:28:53 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-172087 [...] all the usual small dishes of ban chan - or whichever term one wishes to use, we’ve had this discussion before…. Not the best one I’ve ever had, and the spices were a bit muted, but it was [...] [...] all the usual small dishes of ban chan - or whichever term one wishes to use, we’ve had this discussion before…. Not the best one I’ve ever had, and the spices were a bit muted, but it was [...]

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-168937 dan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:53:52 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-168937 It's weird, there used to be a series of comments on this post that clarified that statement, including from a couple of Korean readers. I had always thought the same as you just stated, but quite a few people had written in to support the statement above, including Koreans, basically saying that "ban chan" and "kim chee" are used interchangeably within the community, and that "kim chee" referred more to the process of pickling things than the cabbage dish itself. I'm perfectly willing to keep them separate, but I get "corrected" in Korean restaurants on a regular basis. Personally, I think it's just a Korean conspiracy to keep us 외국인 off balance. It’s weird, there used to be a series of comments on this post that clarified that statement, including from a couple of Korean readers. I had always thought the same as you just stated, but quite a few people had written in to support the statement above, including Koreans, basically saying that “ban chan” and “kim chee” are used interchangeably within the community, and that “kim chee” referred more to the process of pickling things than the cabbage dish itself. I’m perfectly willing to keep them separate, but I get “corrected” in Korean restaurants on a regular basis. Personally, I think it’s just a Korean conspiracy to keep us 외국인 off balance.

]]> By: nuitblanche http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-168896 nuitblanche Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:49:32 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-168896 > <em>(as a note, I've been informed, kim chee does not mean pickled spicy cabbage, it’s a selection of preserved dishes of various types). This included the familiar spicy cabbage, equally spicy green onions, sesame doused watercress, sweet cured black algae, caramelized fish, sweet pickled burdock, and a light mushroom and pepper salad.</em> hi! actually, kimchee really is kimchee -- pickled spicy cabbage. other pickled spicy veggies (like cucumbers, scallions, etc.) each have their own various names -- but with kimchee attached to each particular name. the various preserved dishes (or tapas) you are referring to, are called "ban-chan". if the waitress brought out ban-chan when you asked for kimchee, she was probably accommodating you and being nice. :-D > (as a note, I’ve been informed, kim chee does not mean pickled spicy cabbage, it’s a selection of preserved dishes of various types). This included the familiar spicy cabbage, equally spicy green onions, sesame doused watercress, sweet cured black algae, caramelized fish, sweet pickled burdock, and a light mushroom and pepper salad.

hi! actually, kimchee really is kimchee — pickled spicy cabbage. other pickled spicy veggies (like cucumbers, scallions, etc.) each have their own various names — but with kimchee attached to each particular name.

the various preserved dishes (or tapas) you are referring to, are called “ban-chan”. if the waitress brought out ban-chan when you asked for kimchee, she was probably accommodating you and being nice. :-D

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Protection of the Cabbage http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-157 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Protection of the Cabbage Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:53:45 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-157 [...] I must say that the area is much prettier in sunshine, but that’s true of many places. Like the last time I visited, the community remains fairly insular. Doors are locked, and being amongst the few white boys in the neighborhood, we were the object of suspicious glances and glares. This time I got the chance to wander a bit more. Interestingly, though the main commercial street of Carabobo is fairly run down, as soon as you step off of it into the residential area to the north you find well kept homes, many in quite modern styles. [...] [...] I must say that the area is much prettier in sunshine, but that’s true of many places. Like the last time I visited, the community remains fairly insular. Doors are locked, and being amongst the few white boys in the neighborhood, we were the object of suspicious glances and glares. This time I got the chance to wander a bit more. Interestingly, though the main commercial street of Carabobo is fairly run down, as soon as you step off of it into the residential area to the north you find well kept homes, many in quite modern styles. [...]

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Coreana - Take Two http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-20 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Coreana - Take Two Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:45:29 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20050805/bargain-korean-not#comment-20 [...] After my previous experience with Korean food and coreatown here, and no one having mentioned anything better, I had just sort of figured it was a lost cause. When my friend Victor asked if I wanted to go out for dinner at a Korean restaurant I accepted with some trepidation. However, he’s been in Buenos Aires for twelve years, so I figured he might know a thing or two about the restaurants here. Top that off with the restaurant he suggested was in easy walking distance of home and how could I say “no?” You pretty much have to know that Bi Won is there, at Junín 548, as there’s only a small wooden sign hanging high above the sidewalk. I guess that’s what makes the garden a secret. [...] [...] After my previous experience with Korean food and coreatown here, and no one having mentioned anything better, I had just sort of figured it was a lost cause. When my friend Victor asked if I wanted to go out for dinner at a Korean restaurant I accepted with some trepidation. However, he’s been in Buenos Aires for twelve years, so I figured he might know a thing or two about the restaurants here. Top that off with the restaurant he suggested was in easy walking distance of home and how could I say “no?” You pretty much have to know that Bi Won is there, at Junín 548, as there’s only a small wooden sign hanging high above the sidewalk. I guess that’s what makes the garden a secret. [...]

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