When people ask me what my favorite food is; my immediately answer will be the Korean Food. I’ll tell you why.

1. It’s colorful

Korean food is very colorful, from the red kimchi to the green salads.

Side dishes
The colorful side dishes

2. It’s spicy

But they don’t burn your tongue. Unlike most of Thai food which the spiciness really burns your tongue.

Korean food is mainly cooked with chilli peppers which are a bigger type of chillies. The pungency is not so strong. So it only give a tickle on your tongue.

Korean Bon Chicken
Korean Fried Chicken Glazed with Honey & Special BBQ Sauce

3. It’s relatively cheap

Many Korean food places will not cost you a fortune. A normal lunch box cost you around $10 to $12. Some places even offer cheaper price.

Korean Lunch Bento
A lunch box like this only cost less than $10

4. It is considered a fast food

But not a junk food. Most Korean restaurant serves your meals relatively fast.

The Gamjatang
The Gamjatang, spicy pork bone stew

5. Mainly good entree

Generally, a Korean restaurant serves these kinds of entrees; such as Seafood Pancakes, Mandu (Korean fried dumplings), Japchae, Kimchi Panckaes, and Tteokbokki (Korean rice cakes).

Agedashi Tofu
The Agedashi Tofu

The agedashi tofu is actually a Japanese name, but you can find this tofu entree in many Korean restaurant.