Sa Rang Chae Korean Restaurant @ New Bob Centre, Penang
If you frequently pass by Gottlied Road (where the famous Chinese Girls School – Peng Hwa is) you’d be familiar with New Bob Centre which houses a row of shoplots made up of various eateries and offices. Currently, it also houses a new Korean restaurant run by a sweet Korean husband and wife team – Sa Rang Chae (which has taken over the previous restaurant, Arirang)
I’m a fan of Korean food, even though I haven’t had the chance to visit Korea just yet. And I’ve always been curious to know what Korean cuisine has to offer besides the famous Korean BBQ and chicken ginseng soup.
Therefore I was most pleased when informed that Mdm Lim would be letting us try some interesting home cooked Korean dishes, including some dishes she created on her own.
The usual array of Banchan’s which come with Korean BBQ. I loved the sweet pumpkin and the tofu banchan the most!
Very tasty dipping sauces. I especially love the sesame oil dipping sauce mixed with salt and black pepper.
Let’s start with the Ojingeo Samgyeopsal Bokkeum (wah lau!! such a mouthful and I really dont know how to pronounce that! But basically it’s Stir Fried Squid and Pork Belly RM30) This is a spicy dish. But I found the spiciness not too overpowering for me. Plus the squids had a nice crunchy bite to it without being rubbery. Would be a really good eaten with a hot bowl of rice!
The next dish, Agwijjim(RM80) is a very unique dish – Spicy angler fish with bean sprouts. We were told that this angler fish is only found in Korea and Mdm Lim imports it from the fresh waters of Korea. While this dish may look similar to the squids above, it tastes very different! For this Agwijjim is really very spicy! The spiciness being the kind that shoots right up to your brain! (akin to wasabi I reckon) Therefore, this dish didn’t really sit well with me. Nevertheless, it was an interesting dish. The fish has a slightly chewy springy texture which reminds me of mussels! Smaller sized portion avaible for RM60
This dish came looking like every seafood lover’s heaven. Crabs! Mussels! Squids! Scallops! Prawns! (major cholesterol alert!!) But the Haemultang – Spicy Hot Seafood Stew (RM80) would easily convince you to throw caution to the wind and dig in anyway.
The Haemultang after the soup’s been added in. The soup is light, clear and filled with delicious sweetness from all the seafood. Surprisingly it wasn’t really spicy to my taste buds. Smaller portion available at RM60.
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Tags: Angler Fish, Banchan, Black Pepper, Bowl Of Rice, Chinese Girls, Dipping Sauce, Dipping Sauces, Fresh Waters, Girls School, Korean BBQ, Korean Cuisine, Korean Dishes, Korean Food, Korean Restaurant, New Bob, Pork Belly, Rm80, Spicy Dish, Squids, Sweet Pumpkin
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Thanks for coming together to taste the food. I definitely love to order the Glazed Pig’s feet and the Maewoon Kalbi stew again.
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
thank again for the invite CK! it was really an enjoyable meal!
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Wow the BBQ set looks delicious^^
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
yep it sure was delicious! plus the other dishes were yummy too!
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i think most of us like the food over there… hope they add on some kick on the kimchi….
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
you know what? i was so busy eating everything else i forgot to try the kimchi!!
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i have pass by this place alot and saw this shop too, never interest me to drop until your comment
but looking at the price hior..
poket sure bocor 1..~
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
the portions are big actually so not so damaging to the pocket. and their one bowl meals like bibimbap are about rm15-20. planning to try that and their set lunch soon!
lingzie´s last blog ..Sa Rang Chae Korean Restaurant @ New Bob Centre, Penang
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There are a lot of Korean food popping up recently. It is similar when Japanese cuisine when it started to invade Penang and Malaysia. Many authentic restaurants then, but now too many localised flavors.
This Korean outlet looks like the real thing, but have yet to try it although we have passed by so many time. Must give it a try one day.
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
yep agree with you on japanese cuisine being too localized these days. but so far, i like what i’ve tried here at sa rang chae!
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Gee… you guys are fast… I’ve yet to do anything about it, been really really really busy these days! It was a great outing that nite.
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lingzie Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
yeah i know xmas is a busy time for you. must drink more water and get enough rest ya… since you’re busy rushing here and there. was really great catching up with you that nite!
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wah jimui, u tried a lot of different dishes
dinner at any Korean restaurant, desmond and myself could only order 2 dishes maximum, coz the kimchi would be free flow and that add up 9-10 different dishes already 
thanks for recommending, will try it this week! 
Kamsa Hamnida~
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I like Daorae more than SarangChae, both is expensive but Daorae taste better
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