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Have you guys ever tried Korean cuisines, like spicy fried rice cake, and bibimbap before? If you have it before, have you found yourself some Korean Restaurants that lots of people suggest you but not perfectly fits your tastes? Well, if you do, this blog is not going to let you down and will bring up one of our top-secret Korean Restaurant pocket lists to introduce you the charm of Han Mi Da.
History:
Well, before we give you the further information about the cuisines, we will elaborate the brief history to the Korean dishes. When it comes to Korean food, our first impression tends to be “red”, “hot”, and “spicy”. However, it has several reasons to make their delicacy in the strong significant features:
1. Climate
Korean Peninsula often encountered extreme cold weather. Just like other countries locating at the high latitude do, they are forced to try their food in hot and spicy way to make sure the heat in their body can be kept inside their body.
2. Poverty
In the ancient time, since most civilian were in impoverished status, they didn’t have money to have lots of side dishes. Therefore, spicy food then became one of the important elements to their daily life and eventually makes the great impact on the development of their future dishes.
3. Nutrition
Hot pepper is used to add the insufficient vitamins in the winter season. What’s more, another saying is that in the era of the Korean dynasty, the authorities’ figures will forbid people to drink tea as a habit. Instead, they must get the vitamin by consuming chilis.
4. Salt supply
Owing to the lack of salt supply in the past, folks came up with the idea to utilize chili to replenish the salt with spicy.
5. Tradition
Chili is a good substitution to replace the necessary spices for meat dishes like pepper and Japanese pepper. This custom has been changing in different generation for a long period, fixing in the current society and raising the importance of hot pepper.
6. Religion
Folks in Korea used to have superstitions on the color of hot pepper and its spiciness. They believed chilies had marvelous effects on getting rid of demons, bad spirits, and prevent them from diseases. Although the effect on eliminating those souls, without a doubt, were proved to be fake with scientific evidence, the concept has already deepened in most people’s mind.
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Information:
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Location: No. 600, Liberty Road, Pingtung City, Pingtung County 900, Taiwan
Business Hours: 11:00am–14:00pm, 17:00pm–21:30pm
Atmosphere:
As you walk inside the restaurant, you can find out some Korean traditional clothes. You can discover some fancy Korean dolls on their counter. On the contrary, their wall uses very simple color to decorate. What’s more, they will play some Korean songs for customers to make them get immersed in Korean environment like they are in Korea. Once you finished your order, the waitress will kindly tell you that you can grab some free side dishes on the counter. In the restaurant, everyone enjoys the vibe and chat on their own with laughter. It has fantastic atmosphere to draw newly coming people’s attention and favor.
Rating of Dishes (5.0 the highest):
1. Cheese Bibimbap $190 P: 4.5 A: 4.0
It’s one of the most classic foods among all the distinctiveness. It gives good portion of meat and vegetables. By adding the special chili sauce and a big egg yolk in it, the visual appearance is amazing. As you start to blend all ingredients in your bowl, you can feel the heat coming out from the bowl. Because of the side dishes and the rich flavor of cheese, even people who are afraid of the spiciness can love the dish.
2. Spicy fried rice cake $160 P:3.8 A:3.0
Spicy fried rice cake is a classic dish for everyone who first approach to Korean food. This dish features both sweetness and spiciness in a good balance and blend with lots of vegetables, like cabbages and onions to decrease the spiciness of the dish. What’s more, the rice cake itself is chewy. Therefore, its special flavor and texture makes harmonious combination with rice.
3. Korean barbecue on copper grill pans $260 (pork) P: 4.2 A:3.5
With the great number of vegetables, like mushrooms, cabbages, and onions surrounding, the pork slices stand in the middle. It provides a bowl of rice and special sauce. Moreover, the quality of the meat is super fresh. When the sizzling sound alert, the fat slightly mixes up with the vegetables. It’s nice to give a mouthful of the perfect combination of all the elements, with the juice bursting out in your mouth.
4. Korean Army Stew $220 (pork) P:4.2 A:3.7
This dish is well-known for its great portion of the food as its name has mentioned. You can discover lots of ingredients inside the pot. The texture of the noodle is chewy and irresistible with the mixture of ham, pork, and cheese. Soup is also a tremendous part of this cuisine with kimchi’s sourness and moderate amount of spiciness in it. It’s valuable for good quantity and quality.
5. Korean Fried Chicken $230 P: 3.7 A: 3.5
Authentic Korean-style fried chicken which is full of flavor but not too spicy. It has crispy skin marinated with Korean spicy sauce, with a cute little flag on the top. Unlike the Korean fried chicken we’ve eaten before, the right amount of spicy sauce is just enough. Although it’s not wet and juicy, it is still a great way to handle the crispness of the batter.
6. Cheese barbecue bibimbap $270/2or3 (pork) P:4.0 A:4.2
With great amount of cheese mixed in the bowl, it is a very good delicacy. It can be served with beef or pork. The role of kimchi inside of it is quite a perfect combination with pork and seaweed. Because it’s a meal for two to three people, so it’s a high CP dish with low price for a big eater.
7. Seafood pancake $160 P:3.0 A:4.5
Han Mi Da’s seafood pancakes have been getting great reviews. The large sixteen pieces of pancakes look tempting. You can see the squids, shrimps and green onions as the stuffing in it. With a dip, the original flavor is enough to taste. The sauce is also appetizing, which is kind of sweet.
8. Korean cold noodles $170 P: 3.5 A:3.8
Various ingredients in this cold noodle. All vegetables and seaweed are topping like a salad. The most important ingredient is its sauce, which is a bit too sour. The cold temperature keeps the noodle’s texture very chewy. Therefore, the flavor and texture is good enough to make you mouthwatering.
Recommendations:
Alan
Overall, it was a very pleasant dining experience. Since we are students, the moment that we saw the side dish is all-you-can-eat made us high on cloud nine. My personal favorite is the cheese barbecue bibimbap. We both are big fan of bibimbap, so we already put much expectation into it before we tasted it. I’m also a cheese lover, adding on this dish was like an icing on the cake! The most importantly was the amount of portion, generous and ample for me~
Parker
In this rapid society, I really enjoy these dining experiences since it provides a relaxed atmosphere to their customers. Every element in the restaurant arouses my motivation for going second time. In suggestion, I personally like the Cheese Bibimbap. The combination between its spiciness and rich flavor of cheese tickle my taste buds, not to mention about the power of those free side dishes. With the moderate and affordable prices and delicious delicacy, Han Mi Da is undoubtedly the best for people to give it a try.
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