Bulgogi

Growing up in Korea in the seventies, we had “fire beef” (bul means “fire” and gogi means “meat”) for very special occasions. Though this is pretty much everyone’s favorite type of Korean BBQ, and one of the few Korean things even non-Koreans know, I have to admit that when the pile of bulgogi appeared on the table, I mainly wanted the extra drippings in the bottom of the pan so that I could drown my rice in it, topping the bowl with a piece of kimchi. The sweetness of the mea