东亚烤肉 East Asian Barbecue Part 2 of 2 - Korean

So lately the east asian BBQ tour of my brother & family for the moon celebration in Taiwan continued from taiwanese/japanese grill to korean. I myself love visiting korean restaurants in Sweden. Aside from those delicious korean dishes, what I also enjoy everytime is their tea.

Although a pity most of these restaurants do not really give importance on knowing the name of their, what they would just refer to as, people´s or everyday tea. Anyway, it reminds me very much of: Gen Mai Cha, the japanese very own people´s tea, which I recommend for most grilled food, as it has that wonderful taste which reminds of corn or popped roasted rice that´s in it, a taste which goes perfectly with all grilled food.

And so, this tasteful korean BBQ starts with all those korean small dishes usually contained of vegetables, korean pickles, seaweeds and fruits. The more the merrier, as my brother expressed it. Not to mention that they are really so good as amazingly even the children love them!

Then comes the buttering of the hot plate, then the grilling of the stuff you ordered, like shrimps, shells, squid, fish combined with vegetables and those delicious korean cold and black noodles. Black noodles are actually white with black korean sauce. Very delicious.

Until we meet again on my next visit to Taiwan, dear brother and sister-in-law, now I´m very tempted .... of seeing you and my lovely nieces again, and, admittedly, of the great temptation of all these goodies and yummies! lol.

Bye, see you on Thai BBQ next time, says Nikki, until then, here´s more about this wonderful korean BBQ with reasonable price to note down for your next stop in Taiwan, specifically the Miaoli area. 

... for Chadao ...

黄琼丝 /Celina

Photoes courtesy of: Dr. Huang shu Fang & family, Miaoli, Taiwan

东亚烤肉 East Asian Barbecue Part 1 of 2 - Taiwanese/Japanese

What other food do east asians drink their tea with? Noodles, rice and spring rolls are probably what everyone knows as typical east asian food, but what about barbecue?

Actually, barbecue has long been one of the food activities in east asian countries like Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea. In fact, speaking about the Moon Festival that has occured lately, it is one of the get together activities done among friends and families in Taiwan during the event.

My brother in Taiwan knows how I miss these occassions, so he is always happy to send over some pictures I can enjoy until my next visit to Taiwan. These photoes are from his family´s latest moon festival celebration with their friends and colleagues.

This time they went to a japanese/taiwanese barbecue: grill on each table, fresh meat, seafood and vegetable, not to mention the delicious dessert afterward.

Food is indeed a joy that fills the stomach and spirit, but what fills the heart are - as the photoes shown below say and as moon festival is primary all about - the wonderful people around you, - family and friends.

And so as the moon brightened, faces also light up and everyone from all generations enjoys: pround mothers & fathers, children, colleagues, etc etc. all feeling the meaning of the celebration ... and so tea tastes really best!

Part 2 coming up: Korean Barbecue .... meanwhile, this japanese / taiwanese barbecue place is at Yuan-shaw restaurant, Ju-pei city Hsin-chu, and even in many major cities around Taiwan. Don´t miss it next time you´re in this beautiful island.

Until next post ... in the meantime Taiwan smiles and says: Hello!

/ Celina Huang

Photoes courtesy of: Dr. Huang Shu Fang 黄书芳