Park Bong Sook Restaurant

Authentic Korean Culinary Experience Across Sydney & Australia

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Korean Food Guide

Korean food is well known for comforting bowls of soup and rich stews served bubbling hot at the table. But if you are looking at a Korean restaurant menu for the first time, words such as guk, tang, jjigae and jeongol can make choosing a dish a little confusing. They all describe dishes with broth or liquid, but they are not always eaten or prepared in exactly...

When you sit down for a Korean meal, you may notice several small dishes arriving at the table before or alongside your main food. These dishes are called banchan, a familiar and much-loved part of Korean dining. Banchan can include kimchi, seasoned vegetables, pickled dishes and other small savoury sides. Rather than being treated as separate courses, they are usually enjoyed throughout the meal alongside rice, soups,...

Walking into a Korean restaurant for the first time can be exciting — but a long menu filled with unfamiliar names can also make choosing your first dish a little difficult. Should you start with a soup? Order something with rice? Share a few dishes with friends? And what are all those small side dishes that arrive at the table? The good news is that Korean food...