Ottawa Foodies

Past lunchtime, headed to the police station to pay a fine... gotta eat, but I only have 20min on the parking meter. Being a fine day, I decide to chance another parking ticket and head up Elgin in search of take out. Subway -- absolutely not. Lebanese, mmmm.... reminds me of too many late nights. Then... KOCHU. Bingo!

I ordered the Korean version of a nori roll, traditionally served without condiments, as the rice is seasoned with sesame oil instead. I watched as a giant roll of rice, 2 kinds of fish, yellow pepper and watercress were laid out and rolled up in the sheet of nori, then sliced and laid out on an adorable floral-patterned plastic take-out tray, with lid.

"OH" said the 2nd staff/owner. "That's a REALLY big roll." Giggling with the maker of this behemoth, she warned me not to expect such a larger roll in the future.

Gotta love ungraded food.

Ordered take out here last Sunday after a very eventful Saturday night.

The bibimbap was really delicious - the vegetables were fresh, the hot sauce was potent. I had never seen this before, but the egg was scrambled and sort of cut into cubes (as for sushi). I didn't much mind though because it was so flavorful and good.

BF had the Udon noodles with kimchi, scallions and tempura bits in soup. It was also very good. The noodles were addictive and the broth was very well flavoured.

Overall, a nice healthy take out option for $15.

My wife and I ordered bibimbap from Kochu a few weeks ago. Along with the usual veggies, rice and egg, their version includes beef strips which I think are marinated in bulgogi sauce. Quite tasty, and reasonably priced at $6.95.