As an Eastside girl, I rarely venture out to the Westside but I braved the 12.5mi of 10W traffic to try the best ramen spot in Los Angeles!
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GLUTTONY IS MY FAVORITE SIN
Shabu-Shabu House is a well-known place among locals for the Japanese dish but did you know that they changed the lunch special to beef curry?
Mandarin Garden Restaurant is a place where you can find jjajangmyeon (a Korean take on the Chinese zhajiangmian dish) and it's adaptation can be dated back to the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) of Korea.
"To give you a little 411 on what gamjatang is, it's a soup that's made from pork spine or pork ribs. It's deep red from the red chili base and has a variety of greens in there (sesame leaves, green onions, hot peppers) along with potatoes and wild ground sesame seeds."
To kick off this series, I wanted to take you on a tour of my childhood, revisiting places that my family and I used to eat around Koreatown while growing up.