My friends and I always say that Korean fusion in Korea is anything Korean with cheese/mayonnaise/sweet corn/pasta added to it or with gochujang and/or dwenjang removed. Is Korean cuisine served in the States authentic at all? Isn't it Americanized already? (Not a rhetoric question.)
If you go to most Korean restaurants in the states, they are relatively authentic (at least in comparison to Mexican restaurants in Korea).
There are a couple of differences key differences, however:
1. Korean restaurants in the States serve many different kinds of dishes. No single item restaurants (like dakkalbi street in Chuncheon where you have a dozen restaurants that serve only dakkalbi). 2. You may see items such as sweet potato salad included as one of the banchan platters.
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I have a chef friend who calls fusion cooking "confusion" but I like making it! : )
ReplyDeleteMy friends and I always say that Korean fusion in Korea is anything Korean with cheese/mayonnaise/sweet corn/pasta added to it or with gochujang and/or dwenjang removed.
ReplyDeleteIs Korean cuisine served in the States authentic at all? Isn't it Americanized already? (Not a rhetoric question.)
If you go to most Korean restaurants in the states, they are relatively authentic (at least in comparison to Mexican restaurants in Korea).
ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of differences key differences, however:
1. Korean restaurants in the States serve many different kinds of dishes. No single item restaurants (like dakkalbi street in Chuncheon where you have a dozen restaurants that serve only dakkalbi).
2. You may see items such as sweet potato salad included as one of the banchan platters.
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