Thursday, May 17, 2007

korean quest: dong won 2 - the grill

on the second time we visited the dong won restaurant, we tried their grill. the table setup is somewhat similar to shabu-shabu.

an open grill is molded at the center of the table. fire used is from burning charcoal. fans feed oxygen to the flame and suck up the smoke from the grill which prevents you from being suffocated by white smoke.

mich rosales, a pioneer of the restaurant who knows what she's doing, assisted us on the grilling.

when going there, ask for mich. she will introduce you to the good food they serve at a layman's language.

grill is in stainless steel. no oils were added. good quality pork is placed on the grill. grill is dome shaped. similar to the cast iron korean bbq grill. oil will drip at the edge making the pork a little less sinful.
fresh garlic and onions are placed beside the pork. big lettuce leaves are served together with scallion kimchi and a red pungent sauce.

preparation is similar to peking duck. with your bare hands, get a good, big lettuce leaf. place a piece of the grilled pork. smudge it with the red sauce. pick some of the scallion kimchi and place it on top of the pork. roll the lettuce leaf gently forming a bite size veggie pocket.

this dish comes with dong won's unending appetizers of kimchis, tofus, mussels and other veggies.

price is superb. it is just like getting two mcdonalds happy meals. but this one is incomparable to the fat saturated gleaming burgers of mcdonalds.

dong won restaurant and grill
jupiter street corner polaris street
bel aire
makati city

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