I know a celebrity. AZA.
Chef Rachel Yang is continuing her rise to the top ranks in the culinary world and her secret weapon is Korean food. Her restaurant Joule in Seattle has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Gourmet Magazine, Food and Wine, and countless other publications. Over the summer I had the opportunity to go to her restaurant and I still have dreams about her cornbread and gouda dish topped with black truffle dish. Also, her yukgaejang was the best I've ever had.
If you don't recall, Rachel was in Korea last May and she did a cooking demonstration for the Tteok Festival.
Rachel did an amazing rice cake pasta dish topped with a soy tempered egg and a Makgeolli Sabayon.
I don't know the results of the show, but I heard that she used many Korean ingredients to make interesting versions of classic Korean dishes.
I think that the Korean government should bring this rising star back to Korea to show everyone how they can make Korean food work overseas.
Dan
Yay, Rachel!! i'll be watching. Thanks, Dan.
ReplyDeleteWOOHOO, this is awesome! I've never watched a full episode of Iron Chef...maybe I will now. :)
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThere has never been a competitor in the show who specialized in Korean cuisine - until her. I'm excited to seeing familiar Korean dishes on the show. Who did she battle against btw? Hope its not Batali. >_<
ReplyDeleteThe show might look like wack, from its absurd intro to the incompetent judges, but the show is actually ... fun, thanks to its unique concept and Alton Brown's commentaries.
I wish they would start broadcasting the show on a food-themed channel (which they don't. I miss Discovery Travel & Living) here in Korea.
Snuffles, if you're talking about the American Iron Chef, you're correct. There's never been a Korean chef on there I remember. However, the original Iron Chef in Japan did have at least one Korean chef competing that I can recall--her specialty was Korean Royal Cuisine. It was a pretty interesting battle.
ReplyDelete