Koreans have a dish called Bi Bim Bap that is roughly as common as hamburgers are in the United States. Bi Bim Bap is basically a big mound of rice with a bunch of stuff piled on top of it. The good news for me is that in addition to being ubiquitous, Bi Bim Bap is also delicious and -- in many cases -- vegetarian, unlike virtually everything else in this country.
I had eaten Bi Bim Bap before I visited Korea, but I've really taken my appreciation of the dish to new levels here. I've eaten it no fewer than four times, and I suspect I'll be up to six or seven by the time I depart these shores.
Now it's true that I might be getting just the tiniest bit weary of mushed up veggies and rice, but it's either that or pork, braised in beef, smothered with shrimp paste, so I'm just going to be grateful to Mr. Bap, or whoever it was who came up with Korea's finest gift to vegetarians.
Looks pretty healthy...
Posted by: Curlysalamander | 10/28/2009 at 10:55 AM