My two roommates, their friends Sam and Ellen, and I went with our friend June to a Korean restaurant. June is Korean and she is studying at the University for a semester. She offered to take us to an authentic place with real Korean food!
The restaurant was called Kang Nam Station (I think). It's in central Auckland, so within easy walking distance from The Railway Campus.
I don't know too much about Korean food, and neither did my other "non-Korean" friends, so we told June to just order anything for us.
She picked out a Kimchi dish (a "must-have" national Korean dish), something called Beef Bulgogi, and a "Military Stew."
The food was amazing! I even tried the jelly fish (didn't taste like much). It was a good thing we decided to share a few dishes - that way, everyone got to try everything.
I think, I liked the Beef Bulgogi best, though - the marinade on the beef was really delicious.
Overall, we only spent 12 NZD per person, which was so much cheaper than I expected!
Also, we were fortunate to have June with us! For one thing, the waiter didn't speak much English :)
Of course, as soon as I got home, I googled some recipes. I think, I have to try making some Korean food!
Here are a few pictures:
June, Sam, and Lindsay (left to right):
Missy, Ellen, and me (left to right):
The Beef Bulgogi is in the front, and the Military Stew is behind it. The Beef Bulgogi was served on this curved steamer plate (there was water in it and the steam came through little slots in the plate - interesting!)
The orange-reddish stuff is the Military Stew - it had tofu, ramen noodles, rice cakes (or something made out of rice flour), cabbage, and a few different kinds of sausage in it. The green stuff is seaweed salad, a banchan (side dish) that came with the bulgogi.
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