Some places have them and some just serve rice. Any info greatly appreciated!

by Cultural_Computer371

16 Comments

  1. Vast-Tangerine8509

    I think it is a Korean radish. My Korean wife said daikon

  2. Lower-Drawing3671

    If it’s crunchy it’s probably Korean radish which is similar to a Japanese daikon radish. Otherwise it looks like rice paper/wrap which would be soft and chewy. Think vermicelli
    Edit I thought you were asking about the white wrap itself

  3. It LOOKS like cooked dumpling skin. If it is, it’s not a common wrapping for bbq. Sounds good.The pink in the back is radish.

  4. Korean here. What is that? Never seen this. Does someone know the Korean name for this? Is it a thin piece of tteok떡 for wrapping쌈? Or is it just regular 쌈무 and my eyes are playing tricks on me?

  5. Cultural_Computer371

    Thanks everyone! To clarify, they serve these in some Korean BBQ places in Los Angeles. They are soft and squishy and so GOOD! Now I can’t eat Korean BBQ wo them but my current city they don’t serve them. I thought rice paper was super thin? Also, how do I cook them so they are soft? Thank you!

  6. nyutnyut

    There was a big trend in LA k town called tteok bosam im thinking about 15-20 years ago. Instead of lettuce using tteok wrappers. I really enjoyed it and was bummed when i visited and the trend died down. This is my guess 

  7. Historical_Freedom58

    I just saw you were able to track down a brand & supermarket that sells them, so I’m happy for you! 

    Just to add my two cents (in case it might be helpful somehow!) …. I’ve actually never seen these at a Korean restaurant, but I’ve tried some dishes in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Hong Kong that had this same steamed rice paper roll, and they were all awesome!

    If you ever go to a Cantonese restaurant, I’d definitely recommend you look for “[Cheung Fun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_noodle_roll)”! 😊

  8. Nephew-of-Nosferatu

    Rice paper but I call it a Korean tortilla.

  9. clarkismyname

    It is Vietnamese rice paper that a K-bbq place called “Shik Do Rak” in LA made popular in 1996 by using it to wrap their meat. They also had a special spicy sauce that was Vietnamese inspired too. It was a thing for a decade. Could wait hours to get in. But later changed ownership and lost its “it” factor. There are 3 or 4 of them through-out LA still. But something has changed and not as good as it once was. But other joints started offering the rice paper wrappers. And now there are lots of great spots all over LA that offer it.

    This and soy sauce pickled jalapeños are the 2 best things to come from LA K-town since LA Kalbi.

  10. Lopsided-Farm7710

    …and I was gonna guess “fingers”.

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