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| - Food in Toronto was like a religious experience and I've been swept up in the residual fervor ever since. The food at Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu is easily in the top things I've ever eaten. The trip as a whole changed the way I look at food and completely overhauled my eating habits.
The first thing that struck me about Korean in Toronto was how amazingly cheap it was and how everything could easily be shared with a second person, effectively cutting the bill to something like 6 dollars a person for absolutely amazing food. So, I ordered the #9 Bulgogi, which came with soup, black rice, and banchan. The banchan, if I still remember correctly, were kkakdugi (kimchi cubed radish), kongjang (sweet braised soybeans), your typical kimchi, and your typical seasoned bean sprouts. These were all phenomenal and some of the best banchan I've ever had. Sometimes I wish I could just order a meal of banchan!
When the food was delivered to the table the waiter promptly dished out the rice and poured water into the stonepot it came in to make sungnyung, which is a rice tisane flavored by the crispy rice at the bottom of the pot. This is very appreciated and helps give the whole meal a well-rounded nature with the billions of flavors presented on the table. I've since made this drink at home frequently. The meal is quite the bounty for only about 8 dollars. The bulgogi is easily the best I've ever had, with only one other restaurant (and my own) even approaching the deliciousness of this dish. The meat is so flavorful and they are very generous with their large onion slices with scallion and carrots. I've never thought beef could carry so much flavor. Prior to this I hardly ever cared to eat beef, but this dish changed my entire mind about the meat. The rice is also a shining aspect of this meal, and it isn't something you can just eat anywhere. The soup was also very tasty.
Splitting the meal was enough for it to be very fulfilling and I've been constantly craving it for the past year and a half since I had it. Luckily, I'll be going to Toronto in a few weeks and I will definitely be here again without fail. I've very excited to try their other dishes, but can I possibly miss out on the bulgogi?
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