Ko Kimchi Consommé Pork Belly, Oysters & Napa Cabbage

So the bo ssäm at Ssäm Bar is our revision and interpretation of classic Korean bo ssäm. This is bo ssäm taken to another place, further from the source material but still recognizable. The kimchi becomes kimchi consommé, the oyster takes on prominence and the pork and the “wrap”—in this case, cabbage—recede into the background. In the progression of the menu, it is like a second raw seafood course, though one that includes more pork belly than most.

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