11.200
23 (Thu) July 2020
Lajo Gi
2.5
at Shanghai
-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-
with the Family
Very pleased by our first experience with Shanghai via delivery, I was curious to try the food in person at the restaurant.
Lajo gi is a Korean-Chinese dish. The Chinese characters break down as “la(辣)(spicy) + jiao(椒)(chili) + gi(鷄)(chicken).” In Korea, the dish involves deep-fried pieces of chicken, which are stir-fried with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and other vegetables in a mildly spicy glaze. Very similar to gganpung gi, which is a bit spicier and heavy on the garlic, no veg.
As with most Korean-Chinese dishes, I have no idea what the original dish, if any, is like.
It was good.
(For more details about the food, see WHAT)
(For more details about the venue, see WHERE IN KOREA)
As someone with a Chinese background, I just want to say that every time you post a Chinese-Korean dish I find myself slightly baffled, as almost none of them look remotely familiar to me.
it is indeed baffling that korea is so close to china, and yet the chinese food here is so different. i think it’s like how US is next door to mexico, and yet Taco Bell is definitive for most americans.