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Friday, July 21, 2023

Summer soup! Naengmyun at Cho Sun Ok

 

Naengmyun/Naengmyeon at Cho Sun Ok
Naengmyun/Naengmyeon @ Cho Sun Ok

Our family loves a good bowl of soup. But during summer, Hubby and DD#1 especially love a bowl of naengmyun, a Korean cold soup.

The best naengmyun we have tried so far is in Cho Sun Ok in Thornhill. Hubby and the girls ordered cold noodles with slush broth combo with the side of fried dumplings. Thin, chewy arrowroot noodles are topped with their homemade red pepper sauce, sesame seed oil, pickled daikon, cucumber, and a hard-boiled egg in a beef based slushy broth. The broth is delightful and truly hits the spot on a hot and humid day. The dumplings were also good and not oily.

Naengmyun slushy broth at Cho Sun Ok
Naengmyun slushy broth @ Cho Sun Ok

Fried dumplings @Cho Sun Ok
Fried dumplings @Cho Sun Ok

I got their bibimbap and I was so stuffed! The thin slices of carrots, zucchini, daikon, spinach, shitake mushrooms, cucumbers, soybean sprouts and bulgogi beef were nicely season on top of white rice served in a hot stone bowl. The bibimbap was topped with an egg yolk, sesame seeds and dried seaweed flakes. Delicious!

Dolsot bibimbap at Cho Sun Ok
Dolsot bibimbap @Cho Sun Ok

Grandma got chicken katsu. It was a big serving of two pieces of deep fried breaded chicken breast slices  topped with katsu sauce. It was good, but katsu is not their specialty.

Chicken Katsu @Cho Sun Ok
Chicken Katsu @Cho Sun Ok

They also have pork bone soup if you still feel like the traditional hot soup. Their Gamja Tang was also a big serving of large cuts of pork neck bones on a lovely broth with perilla leaves and seeds and other garnishing.

Gamja Tang @Cho Sun Ok
Gamja Tang @Cho Sun Ok

Overall, excellent service and great food. Expect a bit of a line up, but it is highly recommended.

 

Friday, June 16, 2023

Rolling up the Summer: Rolled Ice cream at Roll it Up

Roll Me Up
Roll me Up at Main St Markham

It's finally summer! Last summer, while strolling one afternoon in Main St. Markham, we decided to treat ourselves to some Thai Rolled ice cream at Roll Me Up.

The popular street food from Thailand had made its way here a while back but we haven't had a chance to try it until now.  We watched the server prepare the treat as we figured out what we wanted to order. The liquid mixture was stirred then poured onto the ice pan. Once frozen (just a few minutes), rolls of smooth, semisolid ice cream were scraped. The rolls were then placed vertically in the cup and garnished with selected toppings.

Thai rolled ice cream @Roll Me Up
Thai rolled ice cream @Roll Me Up

We got a couple of cups of "Love You Espresso" which is a coffee ice cream with whipped cream & chocolate sauce. They offer a choice of two toppings. We chose a couple of toppings--lychee popping boba and wafer sticks. 

Love you Espresso @Roll Me Up
Love you Espresso @Roll Me Up

It does take a while to get your order but the ice cream was delicious and creamy. A nice coffee ice cream and a wonderful dessert over all.