Bibimbap...a food, not a dance.

So I was taken to try the famous Bibimbap. And I fell in love with it. Here's how it works.

1. Have your Korean friend order.
2. Wait for the 15-30 side dishes.
3. Nibble on the sides while you wait for the main dish.
4. Watch the "mixer women" come out with the "main dish" and use their mixing technique to prepare it for you.
5. Eat the main dish.
6. Eat the leftover rice from the main dish that has been steaming and turned into a rice soup.
7. Breathe.
8. Pour back the cold desert rice soupy dish they just served you for desert (different from step 6).
9. Wonder how Koreans stay so skinny.
10. Enter the food coma.

Confused? Ok, ok. I'll add a picture, maybe that will help.

My first bibimbap meal!!

The small white bowls are what come out first. Since there were only 2 of us, we only got 15 of them. They ranged from different styles of Kimchi to pumpkin mash, vegetables, fish, and so on.

The big bowl is a mix of rice, meat, vegetables, and egg. It is served separated in the bowl, with the egg sitting on top. Then the servers mix it up CRAZY fast and it looks like the above. It reminded me of a mexican bean salad! (well, a Korean version of one).

Then, since they don't use your whole serving of rice in the main dish, they add some water to it, and keep it in a boiling pot on the table while you eat. So once you are finished eating, you can eat that and it refreshes your mouth and makes it taste clean.

And THEN they bring you dessert. A cold rice sweet soupy thing.

Tonight I will explore the awesomeness of Korean BBQ.

Gamsamnidah,
Apes :)