@IgorVats Thank you very much!! Looking forward to more of your posts from Poltava. I’m going to be looking for Herring Under a Fur Coat now, I bet there is a place in LA that serves it.
If I find it I will for sure. While I can’t say there are any specifically Ukrainian restaurants in L.A. right now (there used to be one called Roxolana, but it closed) there are many Russian restaurants, markets and delis that have some Ukrainian items, along with some Uzbek and Georgian food as well. I have seen the Russian “Salad Mimosa” (салат мимоза) which covers the fish with egg yolks, potatoes and carrots (but no beets):
If this exists in L.A. I have high hopes for “Herring under a Fur Coat”.
The only salad I’ve ever had made with herring and beets though is the Scandinavian herring salad at Olson’s Scandinavian Delicatessen, which is quite delicious, I have to imagine that “Herring under a Fur Coat” must have some similar taste to this or a combination of these two things. Can’t wait to try!!
@Ant_Bad_Yogi That’s a tough question, I’ve been to hundreds of places in Los Angeles over the last decade. So I hope you’re just asking about the few photos in this post, which span the last few months. I’m no critic. :), but I’d definitely go back for the Taiwanese pork & Bamboo Shoot Rice, the Tonkotsu Ramen and the Khao Soi. The Tacos de Birria are excellent and the Jjimdak is one of only a few you’ll find in all of Koreatown, very nice. The beef brisket coconut curry porridge at Porridge & Puffs (a seasonal item from a couple of months ago) is on another level. That place is beloved for a reason.
@user_not_found Thank you for your reply. Yes, I mean your favorite among those dishes in your post. I guess you like taking photos of food, right? It’s nice you get to try variety of food there. Thank you again for sharing this post with us.
Re: I guess you like taking photos of food, right?
I guess you could say it’s been a bit of an obsession for the last 15 years or so.
Started as a way just to document things while traveling so I could identify / study them later. Still is, but after a while I guess obsession is the right word.
Thank you for taking the time to look, you have some nice posts (and photos) as well @Ant_Bad_Yogi - I see a little food sneaking in there every now and then.
@IgorVats Thanks for the visit and the kind words!! That’s basically an archive of most of the places I’ve been. I started traveling to learn about food culture and cooking in 2003 and never looked back.
@KIM19 Yes you can! There is even one place that specializes in Andong style jjimdak called BongChu, though it is very much more a restaurant style and this is more a home-cooked style. At BongChu you can even get cheese if you want. I like your post on tacos in Korea, in L.A. we have Korean tacos, good to know tacos have made their way to Korea!
Wow! thanks for the tips. Andong is the city where the Jjimdak originated from. As far as I know Bongchu Jjimdak is the most famous in Korea. But… I would love to try someday, Americanized Jjimdak with Cheese. hahahaha that makes me very cheesy. I hope you can visit Andong someday…
@KIM19 I had the Andong Jjimdak at BongChu in Koreatown, LA (no cheese though), quite good. That was actually my first Jjimdak and why I tried the second one when I saw it on the menu.
@user_not_found Looking at these photos really makes me hungry. I actually go to LA quite often for work, so really appreciate this list! Will have to check some of them out during my next visit
