naemo x hanchic
another delicious meal and thoughtfully packaged and presented by arnold, ki, and the team from hanchic.
seasonal fishers’ rice - mussels, mixed rice (koshihikari, wild rice), puffed quinoa, sous vide egg, jangahchi, chives
this was meant to be a bibimbap, mix it all up and enjoy. the flavor and rice were great. my only nit, a bit too many long cut chives.
crab tang (seasonal fishers’ soup) - jalapeño, crab stock
delicious and comforting.
mama kim’s mackerel - confit mushrooms, perilla oil, grilled mackerel, gim powder, finished off on binchotan grill
SNS jeon 2.0 - dried shrimps and baby octopus, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum puree, chili threads
this was the highlight box of the night. everything was packed with flavor. the mackerel was soft as toro with great flavor from the binchotan. and the jeon was impressively still crispy and the baby shrimp and octopus really gave it a punch of umami.
perilla somyun - sesame leaf, perilla oil, steamed turnip, dashi jelly, crab sashimi
aged flounder hwe - cucumber, turnips, gochujang vinaigrette, aged flounder, korean pears
I wasn’t quite sure how to eat this. the menu lists the sesame leaf, turnip, dashi jelly and crab sashimi as going with the noodles but they were all mixed in with the aged flounder. the flounder and crab sashimi were delicious but there wasn’t enough sauce so the noodles and sesame leaf were kind of dry.
squid soondae - pork belly, black garlic, mirin, scallions, oyster sauce, onion puree
ube mattang - charged ube foam, ube, microgreens, honey comb crumble
the squid was nice and tender and i loved the crispy honey comb crumble on top of the ube.
pyunchae purse - dill pickles, mac salad, soy jelly, mustard frills, chives
radicchio muchim - kimchi sesame dressing, treviso, dandelion greens, radish
thin slices of roast beef were stuffed with mac salad and finished on the grill, delicious.
