Not Korean..Exactly the point

lacenlollipops - December 10, 2007 12:29:19 PM PST

If you guys notice the title of the recipe, it states "Korean-Style" it does not explicitly say that the dish is Korean. Usually terms like "Korean-Style" means the dish is reminiscent of a dish similar to that one, and does not necessarily mean that is the actual dish.

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Herb Selection?

dale.kopchick - August 19, 2009 07:13:03 AM PST

Korean or not does not bother me.
What does is the herb selection: basil, cilantro AND mint? I don\\'t think so. Flavors of each will compete with one another too strongly, losing focus. In short, More is not always better.

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Korean -Style Steak

tabby - March 11, 2009 02:18:00 PM PST

once I added some bulgogi flavor to the meat,kimchi and some bean paste, it was korean enough for me.

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Definitely not Korean

aakang - June 26, 2007 01:06:59 PM PST

I\'ve had something very similiar many a times at a Thai restaurant. I agree with the others. This is not a traditional Korean food. In fact, I have never been to a Korean restaurant that even has herbs like mint and basil on their menu.

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What

davidsong03 - March 12, 2009 12:20:20 PM PST

I understand it\\\'s supposed to be Korean "style" but it\\\'s so fundamentally unKorean that this moniker doesn\\\'t fit.

On the other hand, the recipe doesn\\\'t sound all that bad. Maybe it\\\'s just a problem with name-age.

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HECK NO !!!

mike99domingo - March 11, 2009 04:18:34 PM PST

THIS AIN\\\'T NO KOREAN STYLE. NOT EVEN CLOSE !! WHERE\\\'S THAT TASTY RED PEPPER PASTE OR GARLIC....DOES IT MAKE A TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HAMBURGER IF YOU ADD CURRY POWDER OR WASABI IN PLACE KETCHUP ? THERE\\\'S NOTHING KOREAN ABOUT THAT DISH...IT HAS NO REAL ESSENCE THAT MAKES IT KOREAN STEAK AT ALL. COME ON..KEEP IT REAL !! GO TO K-TOWN AND TASTE SOME OF THAT REAL KOREAN BUL-KO-KI...

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soy sauce = korean style?

k - March 11, 2009 12:04:14 PM PST

as others have said before, there is nothing korean about this dish. for those that argue that this is simply "korean-style", there is nothing that would remotely warrant that title either. the only similarity to any korean dish would be the soy sauce. but then we would be able to call pretty much any asian inspired dish as "korean-style". just because korean cuisine has become more trendy in the recent years doesn\\\'t mean that you can ignorantly plug the "korean" stamp on any asian style recipe. that would be as ridiculous as calling a dish "usa-style" because it has a high amount of calories and fat content. this should more appropriately be called "vietnamese-styled steak" because of the use of flank steak, mint (should be vietnamese mint, which isn\\\'t really in the mint family) and cilantro but vietnam isn\\\'t exactly "in" right now, is it?

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korean style?

thangbbi2005 - February 9, 2009 03:09:53 PM PST

hahaha
this is great korean style
ill let this pass
but remove the herbs thats all
but you got the main point the LETTUCE

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korean???? huh?????

Busy_Me!! - December 22, 2008 01:05:42 PM PST

i think adding kimchee on the side dish does not make it korean style cooking.

author, do more research because some of your herbs do not exist in most part of asian countries....

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uh this is not korean style

tamagotchigirl10 - July 24, 2008 05:21:10 PM PST

we don\'t use herbs like mint if you want to know!!!

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Have you tried it

chadevansrobertson - March 13, 2009 12:01:44 PM PST

What a bunch of idiots, bashing a recipe because of its name, when not one person who gave it one star seems to actually have made the recipe. I am from Texas and lived in Oho, and the crap most places in the Midwest consider Mexican food or BBQ would offend anyone South of the Red River So get over it people, and before you write a review, why don\\\'t you actually try it.

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People should learn to read

chochang520 - May 20, 2008 09:21:54 PM PST

It\'s quite a good dish actually, I\'ve made it a few times for my roommates...

For everyone who keeps complaining that this isn\'t traditional Korean food, well you\'re right but if you\'d be a little smarter and read the recipe title, it says "korean-style." If you\'re expecting an exact recipe because of that, you\'re being foolish. More likely, it simply meant that the recipe is inspired by a similar dish in Korea and has American influences too.

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Not a typical korean dish at all.

nychitown - August 20, 2007 02:16:34 PM PST

A traditional korean grill meat is either korean ribs or pork.
Usually dipped in sesame oil/salt with scallions that is marinated in soy sauce mixture. Also, don\'t forget the garlic in the lettuce wrap.

Yes, kimchi (cabbage vegetable), rice, and korean red paste or the brown paste is important too.

This is a korean dish! That recipe is more like "Thai" food because they use alot of mint,basil, and tomatoes in their ingredient.

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Korean???? not really.

dispatcher772 - May 23, 2007 02:13:31 PM PST

the only thing close to korean about this dish is the lettuce and the grilling and fo course the kim-chi. the dish is normally served with grilled or fried PORK, sesame seed oil for slavor and a little salt. also the condiments usually consist of shredded spring onion, red pepper Paste, and rice. the dish is called Suh-gum-goi(phonetically spelled) my mother-in-law is korean, this is a dish served on special occasions. she has also served it with Bulgogi(marinated beef). if you truly want the Korean flavor, ask a Korean friend to make this dish with you, as usually mom likes to cook in groups.

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Southeast Asian, not Korean

chandra m - May 23, 2007 12:56:50 PM PST

This recipe reflects Thai flavors (or at least other Southeast Asian cooking) more so than Korean.

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this is KOREAN

str8updirty - March 25, 2009 02:09:45 PM PST

anything with smelly kim chee is korean

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Absolutely not Korean

blais_john - December 3, 2007 01:54:42 PM PST

There is a Korean food called Bukgoki that faintly resembles this in that it uses beef strips marinated in a sweetened soy garlic (lots) sauce and grilled and added to other veggies. This is all rolled up in lettuce leaves and eaten by hand. I have eaten Bulgoki in Korea many times, and is excellent. This recipe has all the wrong ingredients to be anything near bulgoki, or anything Korean.

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Asian.퀸카. - September 1, 2007 04:03:06 PM PST

this.
is.
not.
korean.
food.

as a korean.. i think this sounds gross.. [not a big fan of herbs....]

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Korean??

S L - May 23, 2007 12:41:41 PM PST

I don\'t know where they get this recipe, but this does not reflect traditional Korean cooking. They don\'t put mint, basil or tomatoes in ANY traditional Korean cooking. Lime? I\'ve never seen it used in any Korean recipes I have tasted from hundreds of Korean women including those in my family.

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