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Looking for a Cheesy Korean fare, then look nowhere further than the place behind us! Yes, Yoogane (the famous Chicken Galbi restaurant hailing from Busan)!
Why so?
Something to get extremely excited over as shown all over our face is the their new addition – Cheese Chicken Galbi which is why we were all gathered here today at the Bugis Junction branch!
With our grumbling stomach, we were warmly welcomed in to our seats by Shanice’s friend who is also the manager of the restaurant. Didn’t take long before we tuck into the signature red aprons offered at every table so as to prevent the splattering of galbi sauce onto our clothes! How thoughtful!
While waiting for the main dish to arrive, we were invited to try a new addition to their drink menu. It is their Yakult Soju!
I must say this was my personal favourite for the night! I like the fact that the Yakult sweetened up the Soju hence subduing the soju’s bitter taste. This made it suitable even for non-alcoholic drinkers and ladies. I like it so much so that I quitely down almost 1/4 jug of the Yakult soju while the others were busy snapping selfie and wefies!
Now you guys know the truth behind the Yakult Soju’s disappearing act! Below, Me in my guilty little act ><
Another thing which made me adore Yoogane is the fact that they leave no empty stomach unattended even during your waiting time. This is because there is a free-flow salad bar to get your unlimited kimchi! Furthermore, there are other salad options available which you can explore different taste with their variety of sauces eg Strawberry sauce!
Well, this is not all! We were also strongly introduced to their new sauce: Kiwi dressing! Apparently, that was pretty rare to find & we just simply had no reason not to try even for those non-kiwi fans among us. How does it taste if you ask me? I shall keep it a suspence for you guys to try it out on your own. Trust me, you won’t regret trying it 🙂
It was not long before the Cheese Chicken Galbi came in its raw uncooked form! Nonetheless, already looking pretty delicious, doesn’t it?
If uncooked already look that good, what about cooked ?
Here, you have it…
Yumz~~ All ready to dig into it!
This galbi differs slightly from the other usual ones served in Yoogane. Yes we know there will be cheese as the name of the dish implied. But…. we just didn’t expect this MUCHHH Cheese! Really generous portion of cheese enough to satisfy your craving of cheese for a few weeks after this meal!
*Just to share a fun fact: Myth has it that it contains ENOUGH cheese for one to pull it up (Like what William is doing now) from the pot to the ceiling!
Don’t believe? Ask the Cheese Ambassador to show you this incredible proof next time you visit the Bugis branch!
Anyway, for first-timers, you do not have to worry about cooking the galbi as the staff will personally help to cook them. Usually, the galbi, vegetables and dokboki are mixed and cooked together with their palatable in-house marinates, followed by the ramyeon. If you are going in a group of 4-6 pax, i would recommend you to order at least two portion of the ramyeon as seen below.
If that is NOT ENOUGH cheese for you guys, then try this out too: Egg with Melted Cheese within!
Don’t fancy egg or prefer to have some carbs instead? Alternatively, go for their famous Cheese Fried Rice then!
We also ordered another popular menu item – Korean Style Seafood Pancake to go with our main dish. Remember to dip the pancake into the sauce accompanying it!
Personally, I have yet to visit the great land of Korea. Hence, I cannot benchmark if their standard is on par with that in Korea. Nonetheless, I do have friends that had been there before saying that it felt like they are savouring that familiar taste of authentic Korean dakgalbi in Yoogane.
I am already planning on the next visit to Yoogane – this time around without the manager’s help to slot us right in front of the looooong queue! But then again, good things are worth the wait, isn’t it? 😉
