Dae Jang Geum Meal

I thot abt it and felt maybe i could start a 'FLOG'.... an online log on food... haha...den maybe i can make restaurants pay me to advertise their 'mum-mum'. Yah yah rite, like as if i'm some famous blogger. juz daydreaming as usual. Hehez...

Ytd Hunny Chew treated his bro n I to Da Chang Jin (Korean: dae jang geum) meal at Crystal Jade Ginseng Chicken n BBQ, a Crsytal Jade branch that specialises in Korean cuisine, at Ngee Ann City. Juz like other Crystal Jades, the atmosphere and furnishing are classy and the prices are mid-priced (read: a little above avg). We had Ginseng Chicken Soup, Grilled Saba and Seafood Pancake. These of coz came with the many side dishes, as per korean dining tradition.

The Ginseng Chicken was superb... vv nourishing, the soup was thick enuf, the chicken was vv tender and the ginseng was aromatic. Hunny Chew, i believe, is addicted to the soup as he was so looking forward to the soup. I swear he had mentally salivated at the sight of the dish being served. Highly recommended - 5 STARS!!!

The seafood pancake was okie, i felt it tasted more like the 'nian gao' coz of the similar base ingredients used. Was pretty starchy, so the portion would be good for 4 person sharing. The grilled saba was BIG... but a little too fishy.

I felt that it was Korean food cooked the chinese way. Maybe becoz the chefs were all from other Crystal Jades, so the method of cooking was vv much chinese/cantonese. Even the side dishes din taste vv korean... coz they made it less spicy/salty.

To be fair, this slight alterations of the original korean taste should have been made to accomodate the taste buds of locals. To make a sudden change and eat authentic korean food could be too much of a change to the tastebuds, risking the food to be rated un-nice. Therefore, it is a good place to bring your parents who wants to taste korean food but fear being not used to the taste.

Next time, i will bring HB and Hunny Chew to the korean restuarant at Chinatown, which is super-authentic. Korean chef, korean lady boss, korean waitresses. Korean chopsticks, spoon and bowl too. Den i will order the ginseng chicken, which i missed the last time, to compare the standards. Makes me drool imagining how good it will be. Hehez...