I was tagged along by an Ate to her dinner date with another Ate and last night, the plan was Korean. We went to this place called 88 Spa, which is situated in the boundary of Calamba City and Los Banos, just before you pass by the "Welcome to Los Banos" arch.
We had two rounds of Sam Gyup Sal. The set came with several small plates containing one ingredient or recipe per plate. I give Koreans the credit for paying attention to details and for tricking my tummy into thinking that there are a lot food served on the table. Just by looking at them makes me feel full already.
So they served us with three different greens for which lettuce is the only one I recognized. They also have this fried thinly-sliced pork belly chopped to bite sizes. The other "ingredients" for the course were served in these little saucers. We had this one that's like the Pinoy's "piniritong talong" (fried eggplant), boiled string beans, fried tofu in egg, dried anchovies (my favorite in the bunch!), potato salad, and of course, kimchi. What is Korean dining without the kimchi, right? I am yet to learn how to like it though. The fermented odor and the funny taste doesn't excite my taste buds.
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| Sam Gyup Sal and my fresh buko shake |
