Cycle 15 – Item 267

28 (Sat) September 2024

Pork Rice Dish (Pad Gaprao Moosap))

3.0

at Coconut

-Munjeong, Songpa, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

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As noted in yesterday’s past, when I first discovered this restaurant, the food was “authentically competent” (see 15.266 Minced Shrimp Omelet (Khai Jiao)), which I meant as sincere high praise, given the state of Thai cuisine in Korea.  It was good enough, apparently, to warrant a repeat visit the very next day, even though this time I didn’t have any reason (vet appointment) to be in the neighborhood.

Case in point: the rice is jasmine rice.  This is highly unusual in Korea, partly because jasmine is more expensive, but probably more because Koreans prefer short-grained rice with everything.  However, I believe that the fluffy texture of jasmine works infinitely better with Thai sauces, compared to the stickiness of short grain.

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