Korean food can be quite appetising and a good alternative to other spicy cuisines like Sichuan or Hunan food. Once in a while, I would crave for their BBQ or ginseng chicken. Luckily there are many choices available these days, thanks to the K-pop craze.

Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional Korean meals are named for the number of side dishes (반찬; 飯饌; banchan) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at nearly every meal. Commonly used ingredients include sesame oil, doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, gochujang (fermented red chili paste) and napa cabbage.

辣豆瓣湯

Banchan 반찬; 飯饌 – 拌明太鱼

Bibimbap 비빔밥 石锅拌饭

Banchan 반찬; 飯饌

vegetable plate

chrysanthemum tea

Korean BBQ

Korean barbecue (고기구이, gogi-gui, “meat roast”) refers to the popular method in Korean cuisine of grilling meat, typically beef, pork, or chicken.

The most representative form of gogi-gui is bulgogi, usually made from thinly sliced marinated beef sirloin or tenderloin. Another popular form is galbi, made from marinated beef short ribs. However, gogi-gui also includes many other kinds of marinated and unmarinated meat dishes, and can be divided into several categories. Korean barbecue is popular in its home country, but has also gained popularity worldwide.

yangnyeom-galbi (marinated short-ribs)

Chadolbagi (차돌박이), thinly sliced brisket point

Kkot deungsim (꽃등심)

bulgogi (불고기)

Jumulleok (주물럭), short steaks marinated with sesame oil

Such dishes are often prepared on gas or charcoal grills built into the dining table itself. Some Korean restaurants that do not have built-in grills provide customers with portable stoves for diners to use at their tables. Alternatively, a chef uses a centrally displayed grill to prepare dishes to order.

yangnyeom-galbi (marinated short-ribs)

The Restaurant

Pretty much every Korean restaurant in China has been named after a geographic location in Korea. Hallasan (汉拿山) is a shield volcano on Jeju Island of South Korea. It is the highest mountain in South Korea. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallasan National Park. Hallasan is commonly considered to be one of the three main mountains of South Korea, along with Jirisan and Seoraksan.

This is a budget chain restaurant, do not expect expensive and high quality cuts. Quality of the Hallasan is OK for a casual meal but not for entertaining clients.

Hallasan Korean BBQ 汉拿山韩式烤肉（深圳龙华九方店）
龙华新区人民路2020号九方购物中心5层
Tel : 0755-23022166

Date Visited : Mar 2019