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April 17, 2015 By cheryl

Sodaeng (Edinburgh): Korean, Or Something Like It

YukgaejangThe thing about a good thing is, sometimes you shouldn’t shrug off that nagging feeling that it’s not going to last because, well, that may be true.

In this case, I’d be referring to my recent elation over discovering that, contrary to my previous belief, the Korean food scene in Edinburgh is terrific.

After being surprised by a very tasty lunch at Kim’s Mini Meals and then chasing that with an outstanding meal at Cafe Andamiro, I had decided to eat my words. Perhaps this city actually does do Korean well, I thought.

But then I paid a visit to Sodaeng …

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Filed Under: Asian, Korean, Restaurants, Scotland, Tales From the Road, Travel Tagged With: A Tiger In The Kitchen, Banchan, Cafe Andamiro, Dumplings, Edinburgh, Gamasot, Kim's Mini Meals, Korea, Korean, Korean food, Koreatown, Mandoo, Scotland, Sodaeng, University of Edinburgh, Yukgaejang

February 8, 2013 By cheryl

Mongolian Buuz: A Perfect TV Snack

Eating in front of the telly is something that happens with some regularity in these parts.

When your partner is a super busy television critic, that tends to happen. And I’m certainly not averse to sitting down to lunch, dinner or brunch in front of the box. (A side of Downton Abbey with any meal? No problem at all.)

So when the Let’s Lunch crew decided on sharing perfect snacks for TV watching in our February posts, I knew I had to jump back in the fray.

What do we eat while watching something? Everything, really: Stews, noodles, omelettes, sandwiches. But I’ve learned that the ideal item is something compact — bite-sized and easy to pop in your mouth for a quick chew.

Which is what makes dumplings pretty much the perfect TV food …

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Filed Under: Asian, Let's Lunch, Mongolian, Recipes Tagged With: Buuz, California, Djerassi, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Downton Abbey, Dumplings, Korean, Let's Lunch, Mandoo, Mongolian, Recipe, Singapore, Tuguldur Yodonjamts, TV, Ulaanbaatar, Wanton mee

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