Having hearing a lot about me, Kim's mum was pretty eager to meet me , just to get a grasp who, how do i look like. I was cordially invited by her for a dinner session with her and daughter. I am not sure how Kim's mum feel, but i was certainly very nervous about the meeting. haha.
We went for shabu-shabu...
Shabu-Shabu! Sounds more like an informal telephone greeting in the Middle East than a delicious hot pot meal in Korea. First of all, it's not a korean dish just a Korean variation of the Japanese variation of the Chinese hot pot, which is believed by some to be the variation of a dish which originated in Mongolia. It’s too confusing, and, in all honesty, unimportant for this article.
In Korea, shabu shabu is essentially a three course meal rolled into one. The 1st course : In the centre of the table, sits the heavy black pot above the flame, The boiling broth is used to cook the raw beef with raw vege accompanying the meal as well. the process repeats as one batch is cooked and taken out, a new batch is thrown in. Surprisingly i am not a fast eater when it comes to shabu shabu, i vividly rmb oma being really frantic with her hand and ask me to go faster with it. (We communicate with body language and also translation from Kim). haha, it was fun!
When the meat is gone, long, thick noodles are added to the broth which made up the 2nd course.
After all the noodles are gone, people would come and remove the hot dish and coming back with the 3rd course. The broth has been emptied and rice with seaweed and vegetables fills the bottom portion of the bowl. The exquisite taste of rice, seaweed and remains of vegetables, meat and broth with extra seasoning leaves you rehashing over the same point – this is a glorious meal!
PS: If you are looking for Shabu-Shabu at a restaurant, these are the Korean characters: 샤부샤부
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