Ze month of great indulgence - Edwin's birthday

Ze month of great indulgence - Edwin's bday

Shortly after the masquerade ball, came Edwin's birthday.

We went to our fave Korean restaurant in Hartamas for Korean BBQ.

We absolutely love this place as it's so friendly, cosy and never too overwhelming.

This lovely place is: Daorae Garden, No 9-1 Floor, Plaza Crystal Ville Center, Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. Tel: 03-6203 2616.

Not gonna talk much. Will let the pictures tell the story..

The birthday boy striking a lansi pose..

It was close to 9pm when we were there...and there are still lotsa ppl coming in. Mostly Koreans. This is as authentic as it can get la.

This is the place where the grill will be put...damn oily...

For starters: we were served this salad with wasabi-like sauce.

and clam soup with super ultra huge taugeh (bean sprouts).

we ordered 2 sets of meat: pork slices, and chicken marinated in spicy sauce... our favourite is always the pork slices..damn the sweet!

flipping the pork over...

look at all these lovely side dishes, arent they just amazing?!? that's one reason why i love korean food so much. i love variety and having so many of these side dishes allow me to nibble here n there without having to over-eat. hehe

Edwin contemplating which dish to try...

some of my fave dishes: the potato salad, mushrooms, spicy marinated tofu. MmmmMmm

yes, must rub rub the onion on the grill to make the pork more fragrant and sweet.

almost done..woohoo!

The birthday boy will demonstrate how to make the pork roll.

Step 1: Take a slice (or a few slices) of lettuce.

Step 2: Fold the lettuce into half..

Step 3: spread some spicy bean paste on the leaves.

Step 4: top with some zahari

This is zahari (i hope i got the name right). It's a vinegared salad which has coriander, spring onions and other leafy mixed. It smells really good. I find it very appetizing, so good even on its own.

Step 5: add pork strips and onions..

Step 6: add some garlics if you like...to make it spicier..

Step 7: top up with a tiny spoonful of the sesame oil mixture..

This sesame oil mixture is pretty interesting. It tastes salty and sweet, yet the smell of sesame isnt lost.

Final step: Fold/tuck everything together neatly. Careful though, it can get pretty messy, what with the gravy and all.

It's makan time!

Once the pork slices are all gone, we moved on to our chicken.

Same style of eating for the chicken. The marinated chicken wasnt spicy enough for me. I find the taste very similar to our local "satay". I think i'm gonna order only pork next time, like how we used to... 2 sets of pork please!