Typical Korean beef BBQ price with free ramen

I am not sure if foreigners know the Korean beef BBQ is very expensive even in Korea. Korean people say it's the best food and one of the most expensive food as well. As Korean beef is expensive, people buy imported beef in the mart and barbeque it in the house. There are many restaurants that sell imported beef here in Korea. I sometmes eat Korean beef bbq and sometimes imported beef bbq in the restaurant.

 

This day, I visited one restaurant near my house to eat Korean beef bbq. Regarding Korean beef, I can buy some in the mart or market and barbeque it in the house but it's hard to barbeque with charcoal as I live in the apartment. Cooking it on the frying pan on the gas stove and cooking it over a charcoal fire are totally different. I prefer to eat Korean beef bbq over a charcoal fire.

 

 

This is a very typical Korean bbq restaurant. It's not big but clean and neat. I visited here around 6 and found many people for dinner. This restaurant is famous for not expensive price of Korean beef bbq in my town. They sell 1++ grade of Korean beef. 1++ is the best quality in Korean beef grade. It goes down like 1+, 1. As 1++ is the best grade, it's usually very expensive but here the price is not that expensive.

 

This is the menu of this restaurant. There are many kinds of food on the menu. The first one is what I ate on this day. They say this meat is bottom round and the meat aournd the rib. That is why it is not that expensive but still 1++ Korean beef. The price is 12,000 won (10 USD) for 150 grams. 150 grams is usuaully sold for 1.

 

 

Three people including me visited here and ordered 4 (600 grams). The total price is 48,000 won (40 USD). Compared to other restaurants, it's very cheap. Nowadays, Korean pork is usually 10,000~12,000 won for 1. The price of this restaurant Korean beef is almost as same as Korean pork. That is why this restaurant is so popular.

 

When I ordered Korean beef, They served like this. There is a charcoal fire in the center of the table. There are also many kinds of side dishes. Kimchi pancake, salad, lettuce, steamed egg, beef soup, etc. Everything served doens't cost. They give all for free. All you have to do is just enjoy.

 

 

The omasum is also a service, free food when you order Korean beef. Actually, this is my first time to have omasum. I saw this a very long time ago but I didn't try at that time. But this time, I tried. As you know, the omasum is a kidn of stomach of cow. I tried but I couldn't taste anything. Its texture is not tough but no soft, a little bit weird. They told me to dip it in the sesame oil. Then, it tastes better but I didn't enjoy it very much. Some people love this part, tell me if you have a chance to try this. I want to know how you say about this food.

 

 

This is what I ate in this restaurant. This is the authentic Korean beef. Compared to beef of another countries, Korean beef has better marbling and taste, I guess. It depends on people but most of Korean people admit that Korean beef is the best. The color is so beautiful and it tastes so good when you barbeque.

 

There are many kinds of grilling pan in Korea. This restaurant uses wire rack. In this case, the wire is very thin and meat never be stuck on it. That means we don't have to change it while grilling. Sometimes, when we barbeque meat, we change the grill as the meat is stuck on it. However, this wire rack is very convenient.

 

 

 

This bbq system is what I like. Thin wire helps barbequeing as the charcoal fire directly goes to the meat. The charcoal fire is very strong and we can barbeque it very quickly. You can control it by yourself, raw, medium and welldone. I prefer medium-welldone. Approximately, 70 or 80% barbequed has the best taste in my thought.

 

 

 

Finally, it was done and started eating Korean beef bbq. For the first, I just ate it without any sauce and ingredient. It was so good. its flavor was very deep and the texture was tender. It was not super tender but not tough. I could enjoy chewing. Wrapping is another important Korean culture. Korean beef bbq is not exceptional. Wrapping Korean beef in lettuce with garlic and bean paste is so good. 

 

Nowadays, this way is also popular. Korean people love eating any bbq with wasabi. Especially, it goes very well with Korean beef bbq. Taking a little bit of wasabi and putting it on the rice, it's what you must try in Korea. It's like a Korean beef sushi. It tastes very good.

 

Here is another bonus in this restaurant. There is a way to have ramen for free. Ordering more than 3 Korean beef, 1 ramen is free. There is a ramen cooking machine in the restaurant. You just go to the place, grab 1 ramen and put it in the paper pot. All you have to do is just put it on the machine and push button.

 

 

It takes almost 3 minutes to be done. I don't think I need to explain its taste. Korean instant ramen is world-wide popular food now. After eating Korean beef bbq, the ramen is much more delicious. Cooking ramen in the paper pot will be another experience when you visit Korea.