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Celebrities often set trends. They can be anything from clothing and hairstyles to catch phrases and food.
The popular South Korean TV series “My Love from Another Star” has created a craze for fried chicken and beer after heroine Cheon Song-yi said she likes to eat those foods when it snows.
Now Chinese fans of the series are taking beer to KFC or McDonald’s to go with chicken or chicken nuggets. They take and post photos to social media while making jokes about the food.
Korean-style chicken nuggets are light and crisp, not greasy, and go well with Korean sauces.
One popular Korean eatery in Hangzhou’s Xiasha College Town sells authentic chicken nuggets and beer, and has become extremely popular since “My Love” became a viewing fad, selling 1,000 sets of nuggets and beer every day.
The most common ingredients in Korean cuisine are vegetables. From side dishes and main courses to fresh and fermented, vegetables like cabbages, bean sprouts and spinach are generously used.
Kimchi, pickled and fermented vegetables, is often very spicy and used in many dishes — even Korean hamburgers and pizzas.
Grilled meat is also popular in South Korea, where lean beef, pork and seafood are favored most. Little oil is used as they prefer to allow the meats to cook in its own juices.
The authentic way to eat Korean grilled meat is to dip the meat in sauce (vinegar or soy sauce with coriander and shallots), then wrap it with slices of raw garlic and peppers into a piece of lettuce and then eat.
In some dishes, potatoes, eggplant and mushrooms are grilled with meat or seafood.
Bibimbap is a famous staple of rice mixed with assorted vegetables and meat. It’s cooked over a fire in a crockery pot. It’s cooked until it produces a mellow aroma and there’s a layer or crusty rice in the bottom of the pot.
It is topped with a raw egg, which cooks due to the heat from the rice.
Ddukbokki is made from rice and fish cakes, garlic and onions.
If you have a hankering for Korean food, try one of the restaurants recommended below.
Where to eat authentic Korean cuisine?
• Chicken and Hof Eatery
The place provides authentic Korean-style chicken and beer. Though in Xiasha College Town, the restaurant is now popular among Hangzhou fans of “My Love from Another Star.” Owned by a South Korean, its specialty is spicy chicken nuggets and Korean beer. It also serves Korean noodles and rice cakes.
Address: Booth 148, Shiliu Block at No. 2 Street in Xiasha College Town. Take the Metro Line 1 to Wenze Road stop, Exit D. Walk east on No. 2 Street until you reach Shiliu Block.
Tel: (0571) 8657-7472
• Hou Dao Grill Restaurant
This Korean barbecue restaurant is known for its large portions of fresh pork. It charges 6 yuan for each kimchi side dish.
Address: 3/F, 163 Wulin Rd
Tel:(0571) 2895-0677
Address: 294 Wenyi Rd
Tel: (0571) 8885-0737
• Seoul Furnace Restaurant
A South Korean woman who has worked in the food and beverage industry for years in her native country has opened this restaurant in Hangzhou.
Address: 3 Fengqi Rd
Tel: (0571) 8725-7359
Address: 80 Jingzhou Rd
Tel: (0571) 8897-2729
• Pankoo Busan Restaurant Pankoo
This franchise also has eateries in Shanghai. It serves free pumpkin porridge, but charges 6 yuan for an extra plate of kimchi.
Address: 619 Yan’an Rd
Tel: (0571) 8587-3510
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