Spiciest Korean Food – Buldak – 불닭
2011
Let me start out by saying I'm a little skeptical when people in Korea claim a food is spicy. I'm not the kind of person who enjoys ridiculously spicy food but there aren't a lot of things which I consider "too spicy".
Let me start out by saying I’m a little skeptical when people in Korea claim a food is spicy. I’m not the kind of person who enjoys ridiculously spicy food but there aren’t a lot of things which I consider “too spicy”.
When I first arrived here, certain people, mostly older people would serve food to me and watch as I ate it to see my reaction. They would say “be careful, it’s spicy”. One person even asked me if I could eat kimchi which was borderline insulting. While there are peppers in a lot of Korean foods, I generally don’t think of Korean food when I think of spicy foods.
So recently my friend proposed that I try buldak (fire chicken) before I leave Korea. She played it up and said she wanted to video tape my reaction. After close to 2 years of eating all kinds of mildly hot foods, I thought this should be good for a laugh and that she would end up extremely disappointed.
We ended up at Hwarang Buldak in Nonhyeon. Apparently this place is one of the more famous buldak restaurants in Seoul. For instructions and a map of the area, you can check out this person’s blog.
The verdict:
It’s hot. Hotter than any other food I’ve tried in Korea by far. Both the buldak and the dakbal (chicken feet).
The food has a nice smoked flavor. That’s before the chemicals come start a fire in your mouth/stomach.
Buldak has “capsicum” cooked into it. If you aren’t familar with capsicum, it’s the same chemical which is found in pepper spray (self defense spray). At least you can feel better knowing that if you’re ever encountered by a rapist, you can throw your leftovers at him and save yourself.
Again it’s my opinion but if you’re starving, I don’t recommend eating this food. Even with rice and Calpis (juice), I couldn’t wash the burning sensation out of my mouth.
Worth trying if you want to embarrass your friends or if you’re real fond of spicy food but otherwise it’s just a moderately expensive experiment. 66,000w for 2 people.
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