Are you entertaining friends from abroad?  Seoul Hot Pot Korean Restaurant in Bellevue should make any of your South Korean visitors feel at home.  For your own part, though, you may wish to brush up on a few Korean dining customs in order to properly impress your table.  Take a quick look through these simple […]

Would you know “napa” if you saw it?  It’s a name that is foreign to many Americans, but there’s a good chance that you’ve eaten it before if you’ve dined at our Bellevue Korean restaurant.  This is the cabbage that most kimchi is made out of, as well as the leaf that is frequently used […]

The green onion is a humble little vegetable. It’s generally content to hang around in the background of many dishes, including much of what we serve at our Bellevue Korean restaurant, rarely ever drawing notice to itself. In case you’ve ever paid them any thought, though, it’s worth noting the many health benefits that the […]

One of the most important condiments found at our Bellevue Korean restaurant is, of course, soy sauce.  It’s one of the biggest seasonings in Korean cuisine, as well as popular the world over for its strong, distinct flavor.  Due to its high sodium content, and its general similarities to table salt, many make the mistake […]

Have you ever wondered by which quirks of history you should have ended up with such a curious set of utensils as the chopsticks at our Bellevue Korean restaurant? Indeed, the sticks that are so popular throughout much of Asia are an enigma to many Westerners; how did this most singular method of dining come […]

If you’re looking for something special at our Bellevue Korean restaurant, consider the unique treat that is bo-ssam. This dish consists of thin slices of pork steamed to perfection and served with a spread of condiments and vegetable leaves. You eat the bo-ssam by wrapping the pork in a leaf of lettuce or kimchi, usually […]

Tofu has a big presence in our Bellevue Korean restaurant. Just take a look through our selections of hot tofu soups, and you’ll surely find a dish to suit the tofu lover in you. But where did tofu come from? Who first created tofu, and why is it such an important part of the culture […]

Have you ever wondered about the story behind kimchi? Indeed, Korea’s favorite food had a long and fascinating journey from its ancient roots in Asia to our Korean restaurant in Bellevue. Though the exact origin of kimchi is long forgotten, the first known record of it appears in Sikyeong, a Chinese poetry book that dates […]

Though many people only think of soju when they think of Korean liquors, Korea is not lacking in options when it comes to delicious wines. Yet another fascinating beverage available at our Bellevue Korean restaurant is sansachun, a Korean wine brewed from the juice of the Chinese hawthorn berry. Sansachun is very sweet and thick, […]