Naengmyeon (naeng myun, naeng-myun): Naengmyun literally means 'cold noodle' in Korean, and it's a very popular summertime delicacy in Korea. Ironically, this cold dish was a traditional wintertime dish in the northern part of Korea. The noodle is very thin (like angel hair pasta) made of buckwheat (memil naengmyeon), mung bean (nokdu naengmyeon) or kudzu (chik naengmyeon). It is served in a large bowl with a iced broth, slices of steamed beef, slices of Korean pear, a half slice of an boiled egg, and some vegetables. Mustard can be added by personal choice. Because it comes in a cold broth, it's called ...

If I have to choose one place for naengmyeon in Los Angeles, I will pick Chilbo Myunok without any hesitation. As the restaurant name claims, naeng myun is obviously their main dish. I heard their galbi is pretty good, but I haven't had it there because neng myun is always the menu that I choose whenever I go there. =) I love both mool nang myun and bibim nang myun, but I haven't tried bibim nang myun there yet because again, mool naeng myun is the one for me all the time. =) Please read this page for more information of Naengmyeon. What ...

Nam Dae Moon is a nice little authentic Korean restaurant in the Alexandria Plaza on the 6th and Alexandria. My husband and I used to go to Nam Dae Moon quite often when we lived in Korea Town. Mainly because we lived two blocks away from the restaurant but also we thought it's a perfect place for Saturday brunch in a walking distance. One of the reasons that I like Nam Dae Moon a lot is that they serve seven or eight different tasty banchan (sidedishes) with meals. Kimchi, often two different kinds of kimchi, is always included. They also ...