While in Korea, Edward and I went to try Korean shabu shabu after hearing about it from Jeleesan. The thin slices of beef are pretty much the same as those used in Japanese style shabu shabu, however instead of being cooked in hot water the meat is cooked in a spicy soup with leeks, potatoes, and some other vegetables. After you eat all the meat, the staff will bring out noodles and the broth is eaten as a soup. Then after that, they bring out rice and make fried rice in the same bowl that was used for the broth. Intrestingly, the Koreans used soy sauce and wasabi as sauce for the meat.
In comparison, the Japnese style shabu shabu involves cooking meat and vegetables/tofu and uses two different kinds of sauces, one is sesame-based and the other soy-based. Last night I went to shabu shabu at MoMo Paradise with the Akamatsu clan. We got an all-you-can-eat set which included sukiyaki, in which the meat and vegetables sre cooked in a suace and then dipped into a raw egg.
Where was the bottom pic taken? Is that with Joey's family? The other pic of you and Joey brings back good memories of when we visited 2 yrs (!!) ago.
Posted by: Ozzy Osmond | September 01, 2004 at 07:02 PM
Well, as the post says, it's at MoMo Paradise in Shinjuku. They're here visiting for a couple of weeks, so I took them to shabu shabu. Unfortunately I don't have as much time to hang with Joey and his family since I have some meeting this week and next Friday I go to Hawaii.
Posted by: MC | September 02, 2004 at 01:51 AM
good times.
thanks, pat.
except the photo makes my mum look like Slade Gorton!
Posted by: redpine | September 15, 2004 at 11:05 AM