Korean Restaurant B.B.Q Kang San Ea
C5 Jalan Ampang Utama 1/1
Taman Ampang Utama
68000 Ampang
+60342512598
(Coordinates: 3.155275, 101.751506)
It’s becoming a trend with us to have
our birthday meals at a Korean restaurant (we went to Restoran Korean B.B.Q Gung for Brendan’s birthday recently) and on this occasion it was no different.
Yes, today is Cat’s birthday and I will be
celebrating it with her for the 18th time since meeting her all those years
ago. According to her horoscope she has the personality of a connoisseur
(definition: an expert judge in matters of taste). So since she married me she
must have excellent taste... ha ha ha (I already hear the sounds of self-inflicted retching).
And oh, this is the best part. Her horoscope says
her greatest challenge is… accepting that she is not always right. And the way
forward is… to understand that what is right for her may not necessarily be
right for someone else. We are all unique individuals and diversity makes life
wonderful.
The look of
utter disbelief on her face as I relate this to her is priceless!
Okay, back to the matter at hand. Kang San
Ea has been a firm favourite with us since the “Hallyu” wave hit us some years
ago, and we’ve been coming here often on special occasions.
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| anyo haseyo again |
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| she loves coming here |
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| quaint and cosy |
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| waiting to be served |
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| you can probably guess... |
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| how much our dinner costs |
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| all smiles from the birthday girl, as always |
We made reservations beforehand since it
was New Year’s eve after all, and as soon as we got there proceeded to order
the 1Samgyeopsal and 2Dwaeji Galbi; Brendan ordered his
favourite 3Kimchi Jjigae
for good measure.
1a
popular Korean dish commonly served as an evening meal, it consists of thick, fatty
slices of pork belly meat similar to uncured bacon
2pork
ribs seasoned with a typical ganjang-based sauce or gochujang-based sauce (chilli
pepper condiment)
3a
variety of jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other
ingredients, such as scallions, onions, diced tofu, pork, and seafood
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| fire it up! |
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| the side dishes (in spades) have arrived |
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| pork ribs and pork belly |
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| first came the pork belly |
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| can you hear it sizzling? |
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| a little bit more |
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| just a little bit more |
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| and it's done! |
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| Brendan's favourite kimchi stew |
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| next came the pork ribs |
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| sizzle, sizzle |
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| a litle bit more |
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| and it's all done as well |
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| jal meokkesseumnida |
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| birthday wishes from the proprietress |
How can you not love Korean food? The
vibrant blending of flavours is what draws us back time and again. Warning: If
you enjoy none of them, well, it was nice knowing you, and may you have a good – albeit bland – life (just kidding). And since it was the occasion of Cat’s
birthday we shall not talk about damage; suffice to say tonight’s dinner is
definitely beyond the realms of the everyday food for the everyday person. Would
we come here again? You bet, on every special occasion and every chance/excuse
we get.
And before we forget, we'd like to say thank you to the proprietress who upon hearing that it was Cat's birthday promptly presented her (Cat) with Kang San Ea's very own complimentary hand-stitched towel, Kamsahamnida!
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