If you are a fan of carbonara, you will definitely be a fan of deulkkae kalguksu!

Like the Italian staple, this little gem of a Korean dish is rich and creamy. However, the two dishes are very different because deulkkae kalguksu comes in the form of a noodle soup, a thick milky nutty and flavourful broth bomb. The kalguksu are also handcut noodles (instead of hand pulled pasta noodles), giving it a much more chewy and irregular texture.

I personally love the layers of flavours in this dish - the subtle sweetness of the vegetable chicken broth base and the nutty aromatic creamy grounded perilla seeds combine gloriously to create a perfect comforting dish for wet weather days.

I rejoice that there are more and more places serving this wonderful dish and have been a repeat customer since!