Went to Gangnam in Seoul South Korea for a food tour and explored one of the best baskin robbins! Also had some spicy ribs and ended the day with a flaming meatball!
I had a feeling you'd come back and save me
From all those lonely nights and dark breaks
And I feel misplaced without you
Why don't we go
I guess ---- happens for a reason
But it's like something feels different from back then
Back to
Why don't we go back to
Honestly I'm hoping why
I don't feel like waking up without you by my side
I still see your silhouette
Why don't we go back to
Right now I'm in Gangnam, the heart of K-pop
And I don't know much about this area except
You know, what I see on TV and TV shows and movies and stuff
But seriously, every other car that drives by
Is like super nice
Haven't done a food tour here yet
Let's do one today
In the first place
Not really Korean food but
They got some amazing ribs
Oh this place smells good
Smells like a Thailand night market
And this is what I'm here for
The rib mountain with chilies
Ever since the last time I had that massive pile of ribs here in Seoul
I've been just looking for more like giant piles of meat and bones
And this place is one of the only places I've found that serves the one covered in chilies
You know the one I love at the Thai dine market?
They got it here
Also gonna get some noodles because you can't go to a Thai place and not get some noodles
It's here
It's much smaller than the meat and bone mountain I had at the Thailand night market
But it still looks beautiful
Looks like it's covered in chilies and garlic and scallions
And I don't want to be creepy but
Oh that smells so good
Oh that is just falling off the bones
Just slightly pushing it with your chopsticks
I don't know if I
I really just miss this dish so much
But this might be better than what I had in Thailand
Besides the fact that it's actually kind of cold in here
And I'm not sweating from my shirt right now from the humidity
I feel like I'm back in Thailand
You need to come here and eat this
The chilies are exceptional
They make this very very spicy
Great taste of citrus from the lime
Is everything I thought it would be? No
It's actually better
Now
Let's get surgical
Oh this bone is just magnificent
Not just the meat
The tendon and cartilage and the marrow that's in here
You just want to dip everything in this citrusy spicy garlicky soup base they have on the bottom
I think it's so good I want to dip my leg in there and make it better
This is one of my favorite meals since coming here
I mean I love Korean food but it's so nice to eat something completely different
And this thing is just 100% authentic
They did not skimp on the chilies
This is one of those places you eat in Korea where spicy is actually really spicy
Morning glory is something else I miss
If things are not chilly enough here
When you come
And for me it's pretty chilly
It's like 30 degrees outside
You can always bite into this
Only thing I think is not very authentic
Is the noodles
I think this is supposed to be some variation of pad thai
It's still good, very buttery
And a little sweeter
Than what you will find in Thailand
That's like the common denominator
But if you come here and you're trying dishes from other countries
While in Korea
You taste that familiar sweetness
Like where's that sweetness coming from?
That's when you know you're eating in Korea
Actually I know how to fix this
Now I added some meat and chilies to the noodles
Oh that's good
Anything dipped in this sauce
Just automatically becomes better
100% do that when you come here
These guys are so awesome here
They saw how much I was loving this sauce
They brought me more
Just gonna give the ribs a little shower
So much prettier now
Days just better once you have some spicy ribs in you
Sun just shines brighter for some reason
That building right there, YG
That black pink building
I thought it would be bigger honestly
I didn't know how big K-pop companies are
I just thought they would be much bigger
So after the Korean gochujang burger
They now have the black truffle burger
Oh I'll be back for this
Let's get some dessert
Apparently in Korea all the Baskin Robbins have a name
So this one is brown
And it has 100 flavors
I'm telling you guys, Baskin Robbins
Although in the States it's kind of like a
Ice cream cake only kind of place
But in Korea, people love it
Wow look at all the K-pop people signed this
Blackpink, Blackpink, Blackpink
I can't read anything else
iKON, oh G-Dragon
I know that guy
Whoa look at this, it's a Baskin Robbins cream machine
Oh Baskin Robbins vending machine
Why is there a vending machine when I can just
Order Baskin Robbins over there
There's Baskin Robbins mochi
Pints
Ice banana
Whoa
Baskin Robbins
Gingerbread house?
Baskin Robbins Batman
Baskin Robbins Gotham
This cost 1 million won
$1000, oh these look good
Baskin Robbins cake, oh that looks great
This place is so cool
Lollipops, mochi
Definitely getting a Baskin Robbins mochi
Okay let's see what kind of flavors they have
Sorbet, chocolate mousse, green tea
Let's see if I can find any really strange flavors
Washington blueberry jubilee
Kind of interesting
Honey cheese, wizards Halloween
Black sorbet
Huh, there's also like a
Baskin Robbins cafe and they make shakes
For you and I forgot them
Oh my god what the heck is this
That's a cheese cone?
That's a mozzarella cheese cone
Only problem is
It's level 2 right now in Korea for
Covid so you're not allowed to eat in any cafes
So this is going to be take out only
Halloween joker ice cream
Huh, steamed potato ice cream
This is where the fun flavors are
Lovestruck strawberry, that's very
K-drama-ish
Ice KitKat
Blueberry cheesecake
This is the only flavors they have
Thank you
This is really cool so they give you this
So you can have a cheese pull
At the same time and not be dirty
What?
It's nice that they give you a
Little thumb and index finger
Gloves to do the cheese pull
But the problem is
There's no pull
It tastes good
Like a crispy waffle
With cheese inside but because you can't
Eat this
Inside Baskin Robbins anymore
I took it outside but hasn't been that long
And the cheese is already dead
But with that said it's still delicious
Crispy on the outside cheesy on the inside
I know you're not supposed to do this but you can kind of eat your
Ice cream
Like a waffle
Wow this is my favorite
Baskin Robbins flavor
I've ever had
It doesn't even look like strawberry that's the magic
It's like a K-drama
You're never who you think they are
Wait is that K-dramas or like mystery novels
I'm getting those two confused
Whatever it's good
It's really good
Also the mochi
It's a cute little tray they come in
Only in Korea like this was in America
They would just come in little plastic bags
And they got something inside
It's a little caramelly filling inside
Oh this is so good
Mango one's the best
Mmm
Raspberry
This is the best Baskin Robbins I've ever been to in my life
I mean it's not the prettiest the prettiest one was by the palaces
I want to come here everyday and just explore new
Baskin Robbins options
I don't know I don't even know what I'm saying but I just want to go back
And be around more of this crazy flavors
Why can't we have good things in the US
Why does everything
Am I right about this
Let me know am I going too far by saying
All of our fast food places
And ice cream places they're just not nearly as good
As those in Asia
I mean what's going on it's like McDonald's like Baskin Robbins
These are just not like us in the US
What's going on
Alright location number 3
Cory sent me a message
Saying there's a rib dish here that's really good
I'm going to trust you Cory
I'll try it out
These are ribs that are charcoal grilled first
Then they are covered in the chili sauce
Traditional Korean chili sauce
Also looks like it's covered in garlic as well
These are massive
Massive ribs
And just poking it with the chopsticks
The meat
Just like the one from this morning
The meat comes off
Really easily
Look at that
Falls off the bones
Mmm
That's darn good
Oh the chili is hiding some power
This is level I would say on a normal spice scale
That's a good 7 out of 10
Most people might not be able to handle how spicy this is
That is perfect for me though
If you can't handle at least I think double the spice
Of the super spicy ramen challenge
You're going to have some trouble with this
I can actually taste the smokiness from the charcoal
The sauce is a little sweet but that's mainly about the spice
Taste a little garlic stalk
Love this
I like the fact that even on the days that didn't really work out
I can still feel the burn
Wherever that might be
This is spicier than what I had at a Thai restaurant
Great place
Great recommend, thanks so much Corey
Last meat piece of the day
This restaurant called Eight Month
They serve a giant meatball
Let me show you
So this place right here
They serve a giant ball of pork
And they're going to just flame cook
Like throw fire
Magical holy flame
Whatever onto it
Until it becomes delicious
Also a lot of banchan
Let me explain what just happened here
He created this like pork meatball
There's no better way to explain it
And just like cast fire upon it
For about 5 minutes
That's what I call a great ball of fire
Then he smashes it and it becomes like all these shredded
Beef strips
And then he dunks it all into the marinade
And then puts it back onto the grill
And then creates like a brush from some of the shredded pork
And brushes the marinade all over
The remainder of the meat on the grill
Garlic goes on, mushrooms go on
Now it's ready to eat
Just want to taste some without anything
That's delicious
Wow, so much smoke
So much fire taste
And you can also dip it in
The sauce provided here
They're delicious
Mushroom
Mushroom is good
It's not going to be the juiciest meat
Mainly because that flame has been attacking it
For about a good 5 minutes or so
But the flavors aren't parallel
I mean just the amount of smoke
He was able to pack into this thing
This is definitely one of the most interesting Korean barbecues I've been to
It's a little bit showy but
I feel like that's half the fun in this whole thing
You get to watch a literal flaming ball
Turn into delicious strips of pork
I don't think this thing is meant to fill you up or anything
But if you're in the mood for some theatrics
And truly delicious smoky meat
This is the stuff
Okay, fish sauce
Yeah, sweet
Oh, that's good
Again, let me break down what just happened
Plate by plate here
Two massive chunks of pork
One is the pork neck, which I feel is some of the juiciest
Tenderest cuts of meat
And the other is pork belly
He sliced off the fat where it's just like
Little slices of fat
Even though it's on the charcoal grill
The blowtorch comes out, adding just more of a sear
So all that juice stays inside
Stays intact, not a drop escapes
Until you crush
Through the surface of the meat with your teeth
And then you can actually dip this
In fish sauce
Everything about this
The smoky flavor, the juice from the pork neck
Get pork neck
When you're eating barbecue in South Korea
This is one of the best pieces
I love pork belly
You know what I like more than this?
This and pork belly
A little bit of salt
Really all you need
So look at the pork belly
Seared fat, trapped inside
A piece of skin on top
Just with that bit of chew and gelatinous flavor
And I'm so glad they're here to cook it for you
Because if you mess up good quality cuts of pork neck
And pork belly, it's unforgivable
Today's been like
The highest of all meat days
Started off with ribs, then went for more ribs
And now this, and I'm glad this is the finale
Because this is the perfect
Porky ending that this day deserves
It deserves this
This day really can't get much better than
Pretty much right now
So I'm gonna go out on a high note
As always all the places I went to, listed down below for you guys
Thank you all so much for watching
Until we eat again, see you later