Jeon (generally additionally transliterated as jun or chun) are sometimes described in English as “savory Korean pancakes,” although that doesn’t fairly seize the breadth of potentialities in these battered, pan-fried snacks.
Sure, they are often spherical griddle truffles — palm-size and laced with delicate flaked pollock, maybe, or practically as huge as a hubcap, as within the thick, sizzling-crisp spheres known as pajeon which are visibly brimming with seafood and scallions. They may also be elaborate stacks of crab sticks, trimmed scallion and a dense mulch of minced mushroom held collectively by skewers earlier than frying, or halved chilies mounded with a gently spiced mixture of finely floor meat and tofu.
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Modeum jeon is a mixture platter that includes an array of meat, greens and seafood jeon; typically it’s served at holidays or milestone birthday gatherings. It’s not as widespread to see it on restaurant menus, which is one purpose I loved them a lot at HanEuem in Koreatown, the topic of this week’s review. Wonsuk “John” Kang, whose eating places additionally embrace Chef Kang Sul Field and Chef Kang Korean Taco, places forth a broad menu of tradition-minded dishes at HanEuem — soothing (and generally spicy) sizzling pots and stews, soups, pork stomach and oyster stir-fry, and meals that go properly with beer or soju, together with a number of styles of pancake.
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Koreatown is as profound a culinary biome as ever. If a meal at HanEuem makes you hungry for extra, Jenn Harris and I rounded up some favorites for takeout within the space final 12 months, and in 2018 Jenn, Amy Scattergood and the late Jonathan Gold compiled a detailed guide for diving into its riches.
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