Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥): Eating Kimchi Fried Rice at a Gimbap restaurant in Seoul, Korea (김밥천국)

For lunch in Seoul, Korea we ordered our favorite Korean fried rice known as Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) - basically Kimchi fried rice. We ended up getting two different kinds. One of them being Cheolpan Cheese Kimchi Bokkeumbap (철판 치즈 김치 볶음밥) featuring the rice in an iron plate with cheese on top and Chamchi Kimchi Bokkeumbap (참치 김치 볶음밥) which is Korean kimchi fried rice with tuna mixed in. We ended up eating this at a popular Kimbap restaurant chain called Gimbap Heaven (김밥천국). Definitely try this Korean dish if you're in Korea!
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Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥): Eating Kimchi Fried Rice at a Gimbap restaurant in Seoul, Korea (김밥천국) Travel Food Video Transcript:
So for today's lunch we are having Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) which is a fried rice made with spicy fermented cabbage
So I have to say this is my absolute favorite Korean fried rice (볶음밥). I mean kimchi (김치) tastes fantastic on its own but there is just something special about when it is fried and mixed in with rice and oil and all these other ingredients.
And the cool thing about Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) is that it doesn't just come in one variety. We're getting two different kinds. We're getting a special kind for you which is called Chamchi Kimchi Bokkeumbap (참치 김치 볶음밥).
Officially this is called Cheolpan Cheese Kimchi Bokkeumbap (철판 치즈 김치 볶음밥) and that means. You decipher that for us. So the cheolpan (철판) is kind of like, I believe it is the stone pot. The cheese is obviously the cheese and the kimchi bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) is obviously the star of the meal. Here the kimchi fried rice (김치 볶음밥).
So my meal has also arrived and I'm having the Chamchi Kimchi Bokkeumbap (참치 김치 볶음밥). So if you take a look down here you've got your spicy rice with the fermented cabbage. We also have the chamchi (참치) which is the tuna and it comes with little bits of seaweed (김) and a fried egg (계란) on top. So it is kind of runny so you basically just break it and mix it all in together. Break that egg open.
And that is the fascinating thing about eateries in Korea. They are open 24 hours. Yeah, especially these gimbap (김밥) places. They're open 24 hours and you can come in any time of day and get anything you want. Gotta love that about Korea.
It is just like such a hearty filling meal. You know, it is mostly rice in this dish but it is nice and spicy. So simple flavors but good.
And yours is looking ooey and gooey with all of that cheese on top.
The best part about it aside from the Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) is obviously the melted cheese on top.
But also what is really cool about this cheolpan (철판) here is that because it is made in a stone pot it is really crispy on the bottom. So you get that nice crispy burnt rice and that just makes it like so much more delicious than regular rice.
So we also got some free side dishes and that is another thing we love about Korea. It doesn't matter what you ordering they're always going to give you a little something to taste.
So we got some kimchi (김치) here which is your fermented cabbage.
I know, even though we're having it as the main dish as gimchi (김치) you can never get enough of that. We'll definitely finish that side dish amount of kimchi (김치).
Um, and let's try this other thing. And I think that is the. I think that is radish. I think that is yellow radish. I think it is called Danmuji (단무지). And that is something I can't remember exactly. I've been gone from Korea a bit too long.
But you find that a lot with, especially with Chinese Korean restaurants. I mean it is a staple in kimbap (김밥) restaurant too but it is always with Chinese Korean food.
So let's do price point. Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) is just too. Just way too delicious to leave on the table. So, in terms of price point that was eleven thousand five hundred Won (원). ₩11,500.
And yours was 5,500 and mine was 6,000 and now if you get just a regular Kimchi Bokkeumbap (김치 볶음밥) that is 5000. So two of those would be a little bit less. Anyways, the stuff that we got came to roughly about ten US dollars. So really good value. Five dollars per person and we are leaving stuffed. Especially me.
This is part of our Travel in South Korea video series showcasing Korean food, Korean culture and Korean cuisine.
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network