January 29 may be the debut of the Year of the Dog, but I'm quite certain that 2006 will be the Year of Korean Food. It's going to be my personal mission this year to see that red (pepper) will be the new black, Korean barbecue will be the Asian answer to South Beach, and kimchee will be right up there with salsa and sauerkraut.The last time I ate Korean food was while living in Urbana, Illinois. The great thing about Champaign-Urbana Illinois is the huge variety of ethnic restaurants. While I was living there, you could find everything from Greek, Arabic (if that's the right word to use), Thai, Vietnamese in addition to Japanese, Chinese, and of course, Korean.
Hmmm...Korean barbecue...must check this out.
