Cycle 1 – Item 83
29 (Mon) March 2010
Deep-Fried Eggplant in Chili-Garlic Sauce
2.5
at Ha-Ha
-Yeonnam, Mapo, Seoul, Republic of Korea-
with MtG
Another foray into the quasi-Taiwan/Chinatown located in and around the Yeonnam (연남) neighborhood. I appreciate that the restaurants here offer dishes that aren’t available in mainstream Chinese restaurants throughout the country.
This dish wasn’t really a radical departure from any other deep-fried chili-garlic sauce dish, say with chicken, but the use of eggplant was unique to my experience. At just 12,000 won for the plate, it was worth a try, even if I don’t like eggplant.
(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)