Photoblog: Red Pepper Republic: Spicy Chinese Cuisine
Exterior Shot. Across from the Airport City Terminal at Coex.
Cold Chicken with Peanut Sauce. It was a refreshing dish, but I found the peanut sauce a bit sweet. I wish they would have used fresh crushed peanuts. Overall, for Seoul, this is a dish with a unique taste.
Sliced Duck with Hoisin Sauce and Chinese Crepes. The Crepes were a tad dry, but the duck had excellent flavor.
The Red Pepper King Prawn was impressive. I loved the presentation and the flavor of the shrimp: they weren't greasy and there was an exciting bouquet of flavors.
Tan Tan Noodles. Yum. I really enjoyed this with the cold noodles and the peanut sauce. I reminded me a bit of Thailand.
The Mango Pudding. Beautiful and delicious with the pearls of tapioca and coconut milk. Yum.
I leave you with a big bowl of Chili'sDan
You can find Red Pepper Republic across from the City Air Terminal at COEX. It's open from 11:30-midnight and the number is 02-508-1320
5 of the Best Jajangmyeon 짜장면 in the City of Seoul, Korea
The Best Jajamyeon in Seoul by Daniel Gray Jajangmyeon 짜장면: Korea's favorite hand pulled noodles in an black sauce is also a favorite dish of mine. It's so famous they even have a holiday for it. It's filling and hearty like a bowl of spaghetti but with Asian flair. It's one of those dishes that you can get whenever you need a quick meal and it doesn't break the wallet. It's a pretty ubiquitous dish and every Chinese restaurant must have it. If it does it well, the place becomes famous. If it is just alright, it is just a meal and gets classed in with all of the other places in the city. I can't say I have had any seriously terrible jajangmyeons except maybe some delivery places (where the noodles are overcooked and terribly clumped together so it takes like 10 minutes to get the sauce mixed into it) but even then it is still edible. With the noodles, I love to get fried dumplings and a place is good fried dumplings or some other sides like tangsuyok
