Two of our friends have spoken to us of a mysterious Korean barbecue experience for a while now. We finally were able to merge schedules and go out to dinner. (Tough to do when they are just as busy as we are!) They took us north to Hae Woon Dae in the north Chicago neighborhoods. Since they've been before, they knew to ask for a private side room. We all took our shoes off and sat on the floor - traditional style.
Korean barbecue is similar to fondue in that you cook your own food. In our case, it was mostly the ladies doing the cooking.
They bring you a grill on top of a fire. Then they bring the food. We only ordered three things to share and we had TONS of raw meat. We tried the beef, chicken, and pork. What they were called, I do not recall (and could not pronounce correctly). So glad we were with friends who knew what to do!
Along with your meat comes tons of side dishes. All small amounts of different things. What were they? We played a guessing game. There were veggies, tofu, all kinds of things. We also tried a Korean alcohol called Soju. It's kind-of like sake and also like vodka. If you know us, that means I liked it and A wasn't too impressed.
It was a really fun and tasty experience!
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