Big lumps of slippery smooth tofu the texture of crème caramel rose and fell in the chilli hot currents of the deep red liquid slowly swirling in front of me, the odd prawn floating to the surface. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting jjigae to to be, but it wasn’t this.

Not that I was disappointed, far from it, this was exciting. I’ve eaten a lot of food from a lot of countries over the last three decades but Korean is a new thing to me. And boy, have I been missing out. (more…)

Clerkenwell Road, opposite Leather lane

Korean cuisine is something I know next to nothing about. Vague images of BBQ and steamboat, kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage) and – er – well that’s about it. So when Meemalee suggested the suggestively named Tohbang for a quick lunch I jumped at the chance to try something new. (more…)