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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

SIZZLING GOOD MEATS AT SEOULNAMI KOREAN BBQ


Stepping into SeoulNami is like entering a laidback, rustic beach-front eatery. Warm mellow-lighting coupled with a youthful surf’s up vibes, and wall-mounted ‘cut outs’ of food ingredients makes this pork-free Korean BBQ restaurant a convivial dining outpost among Malaysians at The Gardens Mall.

 

Owner and director Huen Su San of Beyond Korea Dining Group said: “SeoulNami opened about three years ago and has just reopened for dine-in recently. Our resident Korean chef concocts all the marinades and sauces we use at SeoulNami. The formulations are tweaked slightly to suit local palates.”

Signature Beef Platter (front) with the option of adding Korean Bone-in Short Rib (top left)

Strictly adhering to new norm SOPs, dining parties of 3-4 persons will find SeoulNami’s Signature Beef Platter (RM119) consisting of Bulgogi, Beef Rib Fingers, and Beef Belly a notable choice especially on their first visit.


This great value set comes with the option of adding in Korean Bone-in Short Rib (a la carte RM139). Should you prefer to go a la carte, the Beef Rib Fingers costs RM59, Bulgogi RM39, and streaky Beef Belly RM29.

Streaky Beef Belly

Bulgogi

Beef Rib Fingers

The nice thing about dining at SeoulNami is the helpful and efficient service team will step up and barbecue the meat without you lifting a finger – just remember to inform them of the preferred doneness for your choice of meat. When the slew of delicious morsels hit your table piping hot, you’d devour every enticing piece and find yourself replete in no time.


We also have ample opportunities to relish the textures of different cuts; and tried to decide which of the various marinated meats we prefer. In addition, sampling the meaty servings with the accompanying platter of fresh greens, raw garlic, green chillies and carrot sticks add to the experience.


Ban chan – little side dishes of radish pickles, cabbage kimchi, side salad, and steamed egg are served to accompany the meal.


Non-beef eaters may like to opt for the sweet and rich Honey Butter Chicken (RM59), a honey-butter rendition popularised by the Korean snack trend. Wrap a piece of the chicken in fresh lettuce, spike it up with the house gochujang sauce and eat it as ssam (Korean lettuce wraps).

SeoulNami’s Hot Pepper Chicken (RM59) is a hot hit among chilli fiends looking for an adrenalin rush. Concocted using the hottest chilli from the Korean province of Cheongyang and the house gochujang paste, the tongue-burning marinade makes its presence felt in the barbecued chicken pieces.


After that scorcher, the Ganjang Chicken (rm59) appears underwhelming but if you’re after a traditional Korean marinade with caramelised umami boost, this would be it. Melted cheese lava (RM19) is also available on request.


Ideal for sharing, the Signature Platter of Chicken Sampler (RM89) featuring all three flavourful marinated chicken also comes with a similar platter of greens.



Other notable items to consider include Premium Yang Galbi (RM59), marinated lamb rib and Spicy Octopus (RM39); for textural and flavour variation to your meal.


Koreans are big on rice and the Fist Rice (RM29) comes highly recommended. Available in original or spicy version, disposable gloves are provided for you to mix the warm soft rice with seaweed flakes and fragrant chicken mince, and shape into mini rice balls.


Simple but utterly delectable, we find them incredibly appealing. Both the original and spicy versions have their appeal. Talk about rice-ing to the occasion in wrapping up a Korean BBQ experience at SeoulNami.


For information and reservations, call SeoulNami Korean BBQ, tel: 03-2202 3336. Address: F-215, First Floor, The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur. Business hours: 11am – 10 pm daily

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

FESTIVE & NEW CHEF'S SPECIALS AT MEATOLOGY


Single portion Roast Turkey. Mentaiko gratinade Baby Lobster. Flambé Spanish Octopus Tentacle with Fettuccine. Chilli Lime Ribs. These are a mere handful of festive dishes conjured up by Chef Yenni Law and her right hand lady Shelly Saw at Meatology for the upcoming festive celebration.
 
Ever so thoughtful, Chef Yenni is prepared to serve individual servings of Roast Turkey (RM58.80++) for those who hanker for the popular Christmas speciality. Well-brined to ensure its moist juiciness, the delectable offering is accompanied by grape, chestnut and bacon stuffing, giblet gravy and cranberry & rum sauce.


New on the menu but no less luxurious for the festivities is Mentaiko Gratinade Baby Lobster (RM23.80++). In Japanese cooking, mentaiko or cod/pollack roe marinted in chilli pepper and salt is a common ingredient used to flavour salad, noodles, omelette and rice dishes. Here, Chef Yenni used it to gratinate the two halves of baby lobster; giving them an irresisitble umami-packed finish.


Curry leaves add vivid lemon-spice aroma to the Christmas menu’s Lobster Special in the form of creamy rich curry-like sauce. We like the Eastern touch as the sauce packs 'oomph' without stealing the limelight from the lobster. Shimeiji mushrooms lend textural interest to the dish.
Sunday is a good day to visit Meatology if you want to savour the house speciality of Siew Yuk (RM38.80++). The blistery, super-crackling skin and alternating layers of fat and lean pork makes this roast pork an on-point teaser to get the gustatory juices flowing.

Yearning for more pork for thought? The sedaplicious Grilled Cincalok Pork (RM23.80++) will hit the spot with a cold beer or your fave tipple. We guarantee you’d find it hard to stop at just one slice of that scrumptious pork belly marinated with briny preserved krill.


The cheekily named Ladies Lap Cheong (RM18.80++) sounds risqué thanks to its double entendre. Jokes aside, the tender okra turns out to be a match made in culinary heaven with sliced Chinese sausage and crispy fried garlic chips. Unless you happen to be big on tempeh — cooked, slightly fermented and compressed soybean cake, the chef's Tempeh
with Chickpeas, Green Peas and Pea Sprouts (RM13.80++) may just miss the mark. Personally, I love it as the thick fingerling soybean cakes is lightly slicked with sweetish soya-chilli sauce. A filling vegan dish that should leave vegetarians pleased as punch. 
A new house speciality worth getting entangled with is the chef’s creation of Flambé Spanish Octopus Tentacle (RM53.80++). Awash in a rich sauce laden with wild mushroom & a dollop of salmon caviar, the al dente fettuccine trimmed with a fat, springy curl of flambéed Spanish octopus tentacle leaves us singing its praises.

Not one to rest on her laurels, Yenni Law continues to work tirelessly in gaining her fair share of coverage both in the mainstream and social media for Meatology. Her progress as a chef is evident through simple yet inspiring dishes like Truffle Spaghetti (RM35.80++). Break the custard-soft onsen egg into the pasta and your palate will hum with a sensuous symphony of earthy wild mushroom, truffle, kombu (kelp) and white wine accents. What's not to like?
 
You know her local roots are firmly anchored by playful culinary ideas such as her Herbal Seafood Toddy (RM48.80++) — a claypot of prawns, squid, clams, blue mussels and lai fun (laksa) noodles swimming in piping hot herbal and coconut toddy broth. Few seafood fans would eschew the comforting, sweet-boozy soup and its treasure trove of oceanic goodies.

Living up to her restaurant’s name, prime cuts of meat continue remain centrestage at Meatology. Joining the new menu parade are Chilli Lime Ribs (RM48.80++) and Grilled Aged Grain-fed Ribeye (RM35/100g); both notable choices no carnivores can ignore. The former leaves an indelible impression thanks to the piquant marinade while the latter stays true to the back-to-basic maxim.
Fancy fish instead? The chef plans to reel you in with Seared Grouper Fillet with Capers, Butter & Lime (RM48.80++). A substantial chunk, the white fish is perked up by the appetising sourness of capers and chopped hum choi (salted mustard leaves) cloaked in buttery-citrusy sauce.



The art of flambé is one of the highlights of dining at Meatology. Now you can wrap up dinner with aplomb when you order Yorkshire Pudding Flambé (RM32.80++). A dramatic tableside presentation, the dessert comprises a pouffy Yorkshire pudding graced with seasonal fruits (ours had cherries and berries) set alight with liquor in sweet red wine reduction and served with a scoop of ice cream. Heady stuff!
 
Another boozy treat we enjoy thoroughly is the decadent Real Rum & Raisin Pie (RM18.80++) which Chef Yenni dubs as a crust-less pie. Alternatively, opt for the Forbidden Rice Brulee (RM14.80) — French custard with banana and ‘forbidden’ rice with burnt palm sugar topping.

For reservations, please call Meatology, tel: 03-7727 4466. Address: 16, Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Visit Meatology Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MeatologyKL/


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