Common Korean food question?!

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1) Since most members in the club are Koreans, I would ask them this particular question first.

2) You've mentioned that you know little about Korean foods too. This means Korean club members will do the job much better than you. Again, ask for their help will be a better option.

3) You're on a budget and the meat prices at Korean markets aren't that low. Unless you're buying pre-marinaded meats or special cuts, there really is no need to buy beef or pork at Korean markets.

4) Korean BBQ is one of the easiest dishes to make. But, depending on the number of members in the club, making Korean BBQ for everyone could easily go over a high school student's budget. Korean gimbap might be a better option if the number of members in the club exceeded certain numbers.

5) Unless those Korean members are exchange students, they most likely eat Korean foods on a daily basis. Korean foods might not be that exciting or interesting if this is the case. Ask for club members opinions or let them vote shouldn't be that bad an idea.

6) You don't need to buy everything. A pot luck will be a lot easier for you. :)

I am Korean and my parents are from South Korea. We eat Kimchi and Rice a lot and those are both common Korean foods. I also eat tons of Gyeongju Bread because it is so delicious. However, I only eat that bread because Gyeongju is the part of South Korea in which my parents are from so I would probably not suggest that for all Koreans but the other two I think you should try.

I am Korean

Rice and kim chi. It depends on where you live but maybe they would like something not Korean for their last meal together. Ask the people at the Korean convenience store for some advice and take a pad of paper and a pen with you to take notes.

BBQ is good in Korea, YUM. Kim chi is pickled cabbage and is usually a bit spicy but it is good as a side dish and you can buy it already prepared in the Korean store.

Having stood outside the 'Raw Pork Cafe' in Seoul and physically retched at the smell from the drains, even though it was the morning of a cold winter's day, and having seen the 9 o'clock rat running the picture rail in an upmarket restaurant, there is no way I would ask any friend of mine to eat raw fermented cabbage that had been buried in the yard till it rotted.

I can eat almost anything, but Korean and Cuisine in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

Give 'em egg and chips for Gawd's sake

Just order a pizza! They will probably like that more than if you try to replicate an authentic korean Dish and strike out!

kim chi smells like rotting garbage but it's a favorite of Koreans.

Bulgogi
Be bim bop
Kim chi

i heard kimchi is good

Well, rice, kimchi, and bulgogi are the most common Korean foods. However, they're more complicated than they sound. Korean recipes are very "add a dash of this, some of this, maybe a little of this, and a lot of that, oh, but not so much of that." There's no strict recipe for any Korean meal.

However, here's a good way to do it. For rice, some like it watery, some like it dry. What you should do is put the same amount of water as rice into a rice cooker. Not like a liquid cup and a dry cup, but the same exact amount. It comes out kinda in the middle.

As for kimchi... this is the hardest answer. Koreans have TONS of different kinds of kimchi and people like different kinds. Some like fresh kimchi, others like it when it's been fermented for a while. I personally like fermented. You also have to decide between baek kimchi, mat kimchi, and tons of others. My family always buys mat kimchi, so I think it tastes the best. You can buy a small jar of any kind of kimchi at any Korean store.

And now for the bulgogi. I have no idea what you should do for this. I've made bulgogi before, but all I can tell you is, "add a spoon of soy sauce, a spoon of sesame seeds," and so on. I would try and Google a recipe if I were you.

Also, what kind of meat did you buy? Because there's tons of different kinds. There's galbi, soondae, samgyupsal, gopchang, etc. And they're all cooked slightly differently. I would Google how to cook your specific type of meat rather than just going in blind. Different meats also go well with different vegetables.

The last thing I would recommend is... soondae. It's pretty cheap, and really tasty. The only thing is... it's made partly out of blood. An American person and even some Koreans find it disgusting. I love it because I'm used to it. If your Korean friends like it and you can put aside your "ughh... gross" thoughts for a minute, then I would get it. You can just pop it in the microwave and serve it. Before you make any judgements, just try it. It's really good, if you give it a chance.

Well, that's it. Good luck with your meal! ^^

I'm Korean