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This bare-bones Korean joint specializes in soft tofu stews. Of the many options at Book Chang Dong to add to your bean curd-clam, oyster, oxtail, mushroom-classic kimchi and pork is the best. Ask for it extra spicy and you'll be rewarded with a brick red broth burbling with soft cooked onions, kimchi, curds of tofu and shards of pork. Crack in a raw egg for extra richness. Banchan, traditional Korean side dishes, are spectacular and generous. Even a single diner, who has ordered a stew that costs less than $10, gets an array that includes cabbage and cucumber kimchi, pickled sprouts, egg custard, candied anchovies, and two slabs of marinated tofu.
In Korean restaurants, curd is where it's at, and a place with the beguiling name of Book Chang Dong (good name for a randy librarian?) specializes in it. Soft tofu stews are the things to get, filled with your choice of clams, oysters, oxtails, mushrooms, kimchi, and pork. Ask for it extra spicy and you'll be rewarded with a brick-red broth. Crack in a raw egg for extra richness. Banchan, traditional Korean side dishes, are spectacular and generous. Even a single diner who has ordered ... More »
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Book Chang Dong plies diners with plenty of banchan and all manner of bubbling, silken soondubu (tofu stews), the best of which combines pork, kimchi, and mushrooms. Ask for it spicy.
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