Lamb Skewers with Magical Powder at Shim Yang

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DJ Koo: Co-owner of Shim Yang

Shim Yang in Apgujeong

Lamb Skewers

I love lamb. I think it is an excellent animal with the right amount of texture, flavor, and the flesh sears perfectly over coals. I think I was a Greek in a past life because the thought of lamb makes my mouth water and my stomach empty. Young lamb is always best, but mutton in a heavy curry isn’t bad either. One of my new favorite restaurants in Apgujeong is Shim Yang because they do lamb skewers.

Here cubes of young lamb (1 year or younger) are put on metal skewers and seasoned with a mix of fine chili powder, sesame seeds, and anise. The dipping powder is a mix of exotic, spicy, and savory and accents the clean, non-gamey taste of the lamb. They will even give you a whole head of garlic so you can skewer it and grill it up as well. The place has a Chinese flair to it and you can get Chinese beers like Tsingtao or liquors.

The food at Shim Yang focuses on lamb. You can get lamb galbi if you are looking for more meat.

The food is fun, but you’re going to have to eat many skewers to fill up (isn’t that half the fun). If you are looking for more of a meal, they have corn noodles, buttery Lamb Kimchi Stew or soybean taste stew.

The restaurant is the brain-child of Shim Tae and it is co-owned by his friend DJ Koo. DJ Koo was once part of the popular Korean dance and singing duo Clon. He is now a very popular DJ in the city and plays many of the top clubs.

Shim Yang

Gangnam-gu Cheongdam-dong 2-bonji Sinwoo Building 1st Floor

02-545-9211

Directions: Take a cab to Hakdong Sagaree. It is across from McDonalds

The Magical Dipping Powder at Shim Yang

There is more seating in the back at Shim Yang

Lamb Skewers at Shim Yang

Lamb Kimchi Stew with Ramen

The Menu at Shim Yang

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About the Author

Daniel

Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.