Bibimbap delights at Burning Rice

Life as a picky and unadventurous eater can be a challenge. Eating the same food at the same place can get a bit tiresome, so this year, I am embarking on a culinary crusade that will test my limits and push me out of my comfort zone.

To kick off this journey, I decided to go to Burning Rice where I ate bibimbap, a Korean rice dish topped with kimchi, choice of meat and vegetables and a final topping that makes this dish distinguishable, a sunny side up egg. 

Now the whole reason I chose this dish is because of the egg. For the longest time, I have been steering myself away from sunny side up eggs. Why you may ask? Well it’s the fact that it looks raw. I have been afraid to try it, but now that I’m pushing myself to try new things I thought, okay, let’s just do this and get it over and so I tried it. 

Slimy is the only word that comes to mind when I think of what it felt to have the egg in my mouth. The texture was gooey and unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. I can’t say that I’m a fan now, but if I get another opportunity to eat one, I won’t decline.

Another topping that drew me to try this dish is the kimchi. This wasn’t my first time trying it, the first time I ever ate standard kimchi was over a year ago and I didn’t like it back then and so I thought maybe I should give it another try, and so I did. 

I gotta say I’m not the biggest fan. Out of everything in that bowl, kimchi was the only thing I didn’t finish. It was salty and bitter and just did not taste right to me. So if there is anything that this experiment has taught me, it’s that I definitely do not like kimchi, at least the cabbage based version.

Now as for the whole dish in general; it was extremely tasty. The choice of meats (bulgogi and LA galbi), along with warm and crisp rice, made it all come together. 

Honestly using chopsticks to eat this dish was the most fun part of this whole experience. It’s always fun watching myself attempt to use chopsticks.

But beyond my ineptitude using chopsticks, my culinary crusade started off on the right note as a return trip to Burning Rice awaits.