Community Dinner: Bibimbap (Second Seating)

When: 
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Where: 
3674 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
Price: 
$10.00

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A typical Korean meal comes with an assortment of smaller dishes, called banchan, or half plates. It is a cultural tradition for families to gather and commemorate ancestors, and during these occasions there's always stacks of banchan sitting around. So that's the origin -- or at least one of them -- of bibimbap, which is essentially steamed rice topped with a variety of prepared vegetables, meats, and Korean chili paste; everything is stirred (or bibida, the Korean word for mix) into a hearty, warming meal. 

Aruna Lee will be cooking bibimbap for our June Community Dinner. She'll prepare her version with her own Volcano Kimchi (a more delicate version of the store-bought variety), lightly steamed spinach, mungbean sprouts, marinated beef, egg, and her homemade Korean chili paste. She'll serve it with a bowl of lightly flavored bean sprout soup, a traditional accompaniment to a lot of Korean meals which balances the bolder flavors of the main dish.

Aruna Lee was born in South Korea and grew up in a Buddhist monastery. Aruna was ordained a Buddhist monk. She spent the next ten years living amidst the temples and traditions of Korea, where she first began to develop her culinary skills. In 2000, Aruna left the ministry. She settled in San Francisco the following year. Inspired by the growing enthusiasm for Korean cuisine and the expanding interest in the health benefits of pro-biotic foods, Aruna launched Volcano Kimchi in 2014 with the aim of recreating the flavors of her youth. She operates out of Luke’s Local in San Francisco, producing each batch of kimchi from scratch, and using many of the traditional techniques she learned as a girl. 

 

ABOUT COMMUNITY DINNER

Once a month, we open our doors to friends new and old, welcoming all to our share a table and a delicious meal. Every month is something different, but it's always $10 and always tasty. Wine and beer are for sale at the event. Kids welcome! 

 

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