Myeong Hwa Dang 명화당, SEOUL-- Oriental Bunsik

[SEOUL] While the roads of Myeong Dong are still typically silent with the lack of road hawkers for road food, luckily there are still bunsik dining establishment that took care of to endure the examination of pandemic.

So what comprises to a Bunsik dining establishment?

While generally described as a dining establishment, it is even more of a laid-back cafeteria-like setup and also generally dishes out cost-effective junk food made from flour such as Gimbap (Rice rolls), Tteokbokki (Rice cakes) and also Ramyun (split second noodles).

Around for years considering that 1980s, Myeong Hwa Dang is such an area which my Oriental good friend advised for Gimbap and also Tteokbokki, as he made use of to buy from the area with his mum when he was child.

Ah, the flavours of fond memories.

There are 2 Gimbap (KRW 4000, SGD$ 4.50) flavours on the food selection– Trademark & & Chamchi (Tuna).

Their trademark Myeong Hwa Dang Gimbap came rolled with pork, omelette, cucumber, carrot and also pickles.

For those that are strange, the crucial part of Oriental gimbap is the rice; it is combined with sesame oil and also covered with sesame seeds for the abundant natural and also nutty scent.

Paired with all the components to provide a myriad of flavours and also crispy structure rupturing in every mouthful.

On the various other hand, the Chamchi gimbap makes use of white rice blended in vinegar, rolled with tuna mayo, cucumber, carrot, pickles and also perilla leaves which imbues a fresh breath of mint.

What I like concerning their gimbap is that they are kindly rolled with components, a complete roll can currently act as a satisfying dish by itself. Extremely pleasing.

While I am not specifically a follower of rice cakes, their variation ticks the check box of an exceptional plate of Tteokbokki (KRW 4000, SGD$ 4.50).

The rice cake hurt crunchy and also soft, most likely prepared over sluggish warm to acquire that best bite structure.

Swimming in a swimming pool of mildly-spiced, thick gochujang sauce to absorb the flavours for a sweet-savoury coating.

Besides junk food, they likewise offer a selection of keys such as Bibimbap (Mixed Veggie Rice) (KRW 7500, SGD$ 8.30), Bibim Naeng Myun (Mixed Cold Pasta) (KRW 6000, SGD$ 6.70), and also Gogi Mandu (Meat Dumplings) (KRW 6500, SGD$ 7.20).

I was specifically thinking about their Donkkaseu (KRW 7000, SGD$ 7.80), Oriental variation of deep-fried pork cutlet.

Breaded with breadcrumbs and also deep-fried till gold brownish, more buried with their residence mixture of tomato-based sauce which supplied a sweet-tangy comparison to the crunchy pork cutlet savoury flavour.

Surprisingly, typical Oriental donkkaseu are constantly offered with coming with tomato-based sauce and also it’s the default flavour acknowledged by numerous.

Given That Myeong Hwa Dang its not situated on very beginning and also can be quickly missed out on, do keep an eye out for its intense yellow orange sunflower stairs signs which brings about the dining establishment situated on degree 2.