So of course I greeted 2013 with a stupid sinus infection. I
can’t smell or taste anything grrr! But that’s not going to stop me that just
means I have to go full throttle with flavors and some heat. I decided to go to
one of my favorite malls ever, Koreatown Plaza at 928 S. Western Ave. LA 90006.
I love this mall for people watching and gift shopping and also fancy shopping.
The gig is being a white girl they expect you to just go with the sticker
price, if you’re Korean they’re open to do a little bargaining. This was where I adopted my beloved YSL
Muse bag and I got a great deal on it too! Anywho… to the food court I went.
I wished so badly I could smell everything! I settled on
Tofu House for no particular reason other than I had to pull the trigger and
not just keep walking around in circles. I didn’t want to scare the entire food
court that I had SARS with my sniffling and coughing . The #10 Hot Stone Pot
Bibimbap with Tofu Soon was calling my name. I wanted soup for sure but I
wanted something more too.
OMG it was huge and heavy and not only was the bibimbap
scorching hot but the tofu soon was literally still boiling as I carefully
carried my tray away. I love that with Korean hot stone served food they don’t
feel the need to point out the fact to be careful that it’s hot. They assume
the customer knows that it’s hot because it’s called HOT STONE POT and you can
see your frick’n soup boiling. I pray to G*d that some jerk-off American
doesn’t stumble in there one day, see what going on, spill it on themselves and
then cry lawsuit.
It was amazing! The tofu soon broth was so aromatic I could
smell at last! It had the perfect amount of heat (spicy kind) to clear out my
sinuses but had a steady warmth that felt so good going down my throat (we’re
not doing the whole ‘that’s what she said’ thing still are we?). The tofu was
the silkiest most delicate I’ve ever tasted. It held it’s own in the bowl but
then once in my mouth it shattered effortlessly like most of my hopes and
dreams.
It’s funny cuz I never thought in a million years I was
going to come close to finishing all of this food when the tiniest little
Korean grandmother sat at the table next to me and her bowl was even bigger! It
looked like an above ground pool next to her and let me tell you she finished
that whole thing.
Sure enough I almost finished mine too. I guess I was so
exhilarated to smell and taste again I didn’t want that feeling to stop! My
bibimbap was perfect. I could taste the freshness of the beef, the crunch of
the rice was so rewarding and when I could score almost a little of everything
in one bite with some of that gochujang hot sauce I was in Korean heaven. This was all for $10!
There’s a store on the third level of the mall that sells
house wares and they have those stone pots. Hot stone bibimbap would be a totally
fun dinner party idea. Hmmm…
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