Daesam Sikbang joins the BBQ crowd

Daesam Sikbang is a welcome contender to the Subang Korean food scene. Translated to mean ‘great pork belly restaurant’, there’s no mistaking what meat is the focus here. 

It offers a simple bbq menu with three choices – frozen pork belly (naeng dong samgyeopsal), marinated pork belly (naeng nyeom samgyeop) and pork bulgogi. Each set comes with a generous assortment of 8 types of banchan, refillable except for the steamed egg. All freshly made, I liked the kimchi, pickled radish and japchae especially, though I enjoyed them all. 

Best part is, someone else does the cooking for you so you don’t need to stress or get messy. Cooking is done over a hot plate, covered with foil. Daesam uses imported female pork for its frozen meat that’s more tender and naturally flavourful, only lightly seasoned with pepper while cooking. Loved that they also cooked onions and Kimchi to go with the meat as well. 

Bulgogi, while nothing extraordinary, was especially tasty as it was prepared on the spot. Seasoned with gochujang and ganjang, the marinated sweetish/spicy pork was a flavour bomb, perfect when eaten as a ssam, meat wrapped with lettuce, together with garlic, kimchi and ssamjang. (Ave RM35/36 per set) 

We also had grilled pork intestines – much like the crispy ones sprinkled over pork porridge – except that these were coated with a spicy sweet sauce (RM65). Play on texture that’s chewy, slight crunch, this was another winner, albeit a little pricey. Kimchi Mandu (dumplings) is a little different, smaller than most, but more to go around as it comes in a set of 10 pieces. 

We also had comforting sundubu jiggae (RM29), brimming hot with clams and soft tofu. Rice is add on.

It was full house when we went, and people were still coming in whenever a table was cleared. Closes at 11pm so this place is good for late dinner/supper. 

There’s another branch in Desa Sri Hartamas, KL.

Add: 65 Jalan SS15/ 5A Subang Jaya, Selangor. hp: 011-1623 9725