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Menya hosaki

Menya hosaki

It’s somewhat hard to find a good ramen place for a Japanese but this place was pretty good. Maybe even better than some ramen shops in Japan. The restaurant is small and the chairs aren’t comfortable(unstable tiny chairs from ikea for tables for two) but 

Un je ne sais quoi

Un je ne sais quoi

The desserts sold here are my favorites so far I tried in the US. It’s less sweet but more taste. In DC (Dupont Circle)

Renwick gallery (Smithsonian museum)

Renwick gallery (Smithsonian museum)

It took like an hour or more to have a look around the whole gallery and it was full of distinctive arts. Fun to go with friends who are not so much art fans too.

Dakgalbi (spicy chicken galbi)

Dakgalbi (spicy chicken galbi)

This is one of the popular chicken dish in Korea. Spicy chicken marinated with gochujang and soysauce, lots of cabbage and onion with some sesame leaves makes good taste.

Snack food and non alcohol beer(Lagunitas IPNA)

Snack food and non alcohol beer(Lagunitas IPNA)

The combination of these foods was perfect for the first non alcohol beer tasting in the US.

Smoked salmon salad

Smoked salmon salad

Simple and light but healthy, salmon salad is good for lunch and dinner both.

Bossam (steamed pork belly with kimchi)

Bossam (steamed pork belly with kimchi)

Bossam you need kimchi together. You can have it wrapped with lettuce putting slice of bossam meat and kimchi together. This time I couldn’t get a good lettuce so had only with kimchi and soup.

Beef shabu tofu salad

Beef shabu tofu salad

Healthy cold salad with more proteins but less fat from nature.

Kimchi chige(jjigae)

Kimchi chige(jjigae)

Kimchi chige is made with kimchi and tofu/tuna/pork as main ingredients. I put all of them this time and the soup tastes richer and creamy.

Hongkong Pearl

Hongkong Pearl

Wanted to try other kinds of dimsums too but got really full after the duck dish. Will visit again to taste more.