In article <kxD4o.10300$9y.8123@hurricane>,
Nancy Young > wrote:
>aem wrote:
>
>> At this time, yes, "Korean tacos" are American, and an American-style
>> introduction to the food. What taco truck customers are unknowingly
>> missing are all the side dishes they could sample if they were lucky
>> enough to find an actual Korean bbq restaurant. Called "banchan" I
>> learned here, they include kim chi and other pickled vegetables,
>> lettuce to wrap the meat in, and other delights.
>
>I don't remember where I saw/read that, about someone going to a
>Korean restaurant and suddenly all these dishes started arriving.
>But I didn't order this! to find out it's just part of the meal when
>you ate there.

I know, I was really surprised because my previous experience was at a
"takeout" style place in a food court. No banchan.

None at the Korean BBQ cart. I encountered it today and went for
the rice plate with spicy pork (spicy enough to make my nose run,
LOL) instead of the burrito or tacos. I wanted kim chee and some rice
to cool it down with . (The kim chee was not part of the plate but was
available as a side.)

But, hey, if it gets people interested in the cuisine, great!

Charlotte



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