1. Daorae Korean BBQ Restaurant, Awana SkyCentral
Although I live in Ipoh, Daorae Korean BBQ Restaurant is not such a strange name to me. In fact, Daorae opened its Ipoh outlet some six years ago at De Garden.
2. indoor dining area
There aren’t that many authentic Korean restaurants in Ipoh, I must say, hence Daorae stood out and was our preferred Korean restaurant when we craved Korean cuisine.
3. side dishes
4. close up of the side dishes
I have to admit that I am not such a big fan of Korean food, compared to, say, Cantonese. The Koreans are huge on BBQ, and I’m just lazy person who doesn’t want to cook her own meal.
5. Hangjung Sal
In any case, BBQ was exactly what we had at Awana SkyCentral’s Daorae Korean BBQ Restaurant, which opened for business in mid-October. Luckily, we had servers to do the grilling and we just had to wrap our preferred meat in slices of fresh lettuce.
6. Hangjung Sal in the grill
Have a look at what we were served. First into the grilling pan was fresh pig jowls seasoned with sesame oil. Known in Korean as Hangjung Sal, it was highly recommended by the restaurateur.
7. wrap the meat and preferred item from side dishes in a fresh leaf of lettuce
8. Go-Chu-Jang Sam-Kyub-Sal
Next into the grill was Go-Chu-Jang Sam Kyub-Sal, or fresh pork belly marinated with traditional Korean chilli sauce, as you can see in the fiery orangy colour.
9. Go-Chu-Jang Sam-Kyub-Sal in the grill
10. beef
This was followed by more meat, but this time it was beef, which I cannot eat at all.
11. Kimchi Jjigae
By the way, if you plan to dine at Daorae, whether it is at Awana SkyCentral or other outlets, you would want to heed the recommendation of the restaurateur and order Kimchi-Jjigae, a spicy red stew with a generous portion of home-made kimchi and swimming with fresh seafood. This would certain helps you with your digestion!
12. Sam-Gye-Tang
On the other hand, if you would like a tonic, Sam-Gye-Tang is a good option. This soup features a whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng. Other ingredients in the bowl are sticky rice, garlic, Korean dates and chestnuts. These are all brewed in clear broth for long hours.
13. Korean vegetable dish
Oh yes, did you know that Daorae was listed in the top 300 restaurants in Asia in the 2008/2009 Miele Guide? If you are a Daorae customer and have enjoyed its authentic Korean dining experience, you would realise how deserving of this recommendation it is.
14. Korean vegetable dish
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