Kal-gook-soo

Kal-gook-soo is probably one of my favorite dish. As you can see, this dish is basically noodles and broth. It doesn't seem like much, but trust me it is delicious and absolutely fun to eat. This all-you-can-slurp dish is great on both a cold and warm day and is enjoyed by young and old alike.

These noodles, like any other noodle, are made out of flour, but are far chewier than other noodles. The chewiness is the soul of kal-gook-soo. Without this chewiness, this dish is a disaster and fails to be kal-gook-soo. So, you can see that chewiness is a very important element for this dish and understand why this dish is so much fun to eat. Even older people have fun when eating kal-gook-soo and turn into a child for a brief moment. Young children enjoy eating this dish not only because it's chewy, but because they can get away with slurping the noodles. 

Kal-gook-soo has a fun texture, as well. As I've said before, it's chewy and slimy and you eat it in a slurping manner. The broth is rich and can be made from anchovies, chicken, or seafood. All of these have a unique, deep taste. The noodles are made of flour. Once the dough is flattened and folded on top of itself into a long, thick rectangle, it is cut horizontally and produces the long noodles. The ingredients depend on the chef, but for the most part include green onions, onions, garlic, carrots, and potatoes. 

The pictured kal-gook-soo is what I ate at Town Noodle, located in the Koreatown Plaza food court. It is called the anchovy soup noodles with vegetables. I has the anchovy broth, kal-gook-soo (the noodles), and the previously listed vegetables as well. It comes with the soy sauce seasoning that contains garlic and green onions, but it is optional. The traditional red kimchi along with the Korean radish fermented in vinegar and sugar came with the dish, too. This dish has a lot of noodles and can easily be divided among two people. But, I like this dish so much that I usually finish the entire thing by myself. This dish cost me $7.62 with tax.

So if you would like to eat a fun dish that is slimy, slippery, chewy, and can be eaten in a slurping manner, go out and try kal-gook-soo!