Comments on: What Kinds of Pear for Bulgogi? http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/ A Practical Guide to Korean Food and Korean Fusion Food Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kayla http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/comment-page-1/#comment-17698 Kayla Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:34:10 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/#comment-17698 My grandmother always used kiwi in her bulgogi sauce and it turned out fantastic. I've seen asian pears (the kind pictured) in the larger supermarkets in the U.S., though. They are a tad on the pricier side, but I've also heard bosc is a good substitute. I've made my sauce before with just rice vinegar or mirin to tenderize the meat, but I'll admit it wasn't as good as with fruit. My grandmother always used kiwi in her bulgogi sauce and it turned out fantastic. I’ve seen asian pears (the kind pictured) in the larger supermarkets in the U.S., though. They are a tad on the pricier side, but I’ve also heard bosc is a good substitute. I’ve made my sauce before with just rice vinegar or mirin to tenderize the meat, but I’ll admit it wasn’t as good as with fruit.

]]> By: MankyCat http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/comment-page-1/#comment-13854 MankyCat Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:05:22 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/#comment-13854 The recipe for bulgogi my mother brought back from Korea uses no pears. It doesn't use any fruit. It's also the best bulgogi we've ever had and we compare all bulgogi to that recipe. As for korean pears (or pear-apples as we grew up calling them), we always ate the skin. :-) The recipe for bulgogi my mother brought back from Korea uses no pears. It doesn’t use any fruit. It’s also the best bulgogi we’ve ever had and we compare all bulgogi to that recipe.

As for korean pears (or pear-apples as we grew up calling them), we always ate the skin. :-)

]]> By: Mr Jean Leslie Sr http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 Mr Jean Leslie Sr Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:49:55 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/#comment-7665 I've never had pear in Bulgogi, the Korean cooks I've known have always used honey to temper the bitterness of Sesame Oil, or mixture of other ingredients. However, I think a good substitute for asian (Korean) pears would be Bosc pears. They are crisp, juicy and sweet, as long as they don't sit around too long. My Korean sister Su's husband can't keep his sticky fingers out of her marinating Bulgogi, he prefers to eat it raw after marinnating over night, and he is a good judge as to wether or not it needs more sweetness to cover the bitterness. Try subsituting honey for sugar or other sweetners in Bulgogi, it's healthier and gives a better flavor! If I was a single man, I could get lost in Korea just traveling around from village to village and sampling all the different varieties and variations of Korean foods. I’ve never had pear in Bulgogi, the Korean cooks I’ve known have always used honey to temper the bitterness of Sesame Oil, or mixture of other ingredients. However, I think a good substitute for asian (Korean) pears would be Bosc pears. They are crisp, juicy and sweet, as long as they don’t sit around too long. My Korean sister Su’s husband can’t keep his sticky fingers out of her marinating Bulgogi, he prefers to eat it raw after marinnating over night, and he is a good judge as to wether or not it needs more sweetness to cover the bitterness.
Try subsituting honey for sugar or other sweetners in Bulgogi, it’s healthier and gives a better flavor!

If I was a single man, I could get lost in Korea just traveling around from village to village and sampling all the different varieties and variations of Korean foods.

]]> By: K Cooker http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/comment-page-1/#comment-6374 K Cooker Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:38:57 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/#comment-6374 These pears called Nashi, I think, can be found in almost any big supermarket in France recently...I don't exactly know the period of the year... But they should be found in the exotic fruits section. The first one I bought here was wonderful, really juicy, sweet, and had kind of a rose taste...However, the one I've tasted in Korea seemed to taste almost nothing?? Maybe not mature enough? These pears called Nashi, I think, can be found in almost any big supermarket in France recently…I don’t exactly know the period of the year… But they should be found in the exotic fruits section.
The first one I bought here was wonderful, really juicy, sweet, and had kind of a rose taste…However, the one I’ve tasted in Korea seemed to taste almost nothing?? Maybe not mature enough?

]]> By: Kat http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/comment-page-1/#comment-3180 Kat Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:37:43 +0000 http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/04/07/what-kinds-of-pear-for-bulgogi/#comment-3180 I will have to give this another try when it is pear season here. Japan's "21st century pear" looks like the Korean version. I will have to give this another try when it is pear season here. Japan’s “21st century pear” looks like the Korean version.

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