Dubai's first Korean restaurant featured in the Michelin Guide... What kind of food does it serve? = Korean media

A Korean restaurant was selected as a Michelin Guide restaurant for the first time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The restaurant serves fusion dishes such as Korean barbecue and Soondubu jjigae.
Korean food is gradually becoming more popular in the Middle East, according to a restaurant that serves Korean food. According to the Korea Agricultural and Fisheries Trade Corporation (AT) agricultural and food export information released on July 4,
4Hoe Lee Kaw, the first Korean fusion restaurant to feature in Dubai's Michelin Guide
Korean food is being introduced in Dubai and is attracting attention.
This is the first time the restaurant has been selected as a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide. The Michelin Guide stated on its website, "The restaurant has Korean elements and has fun, colorfully decorated walls. It is a barbecue restaurant.
The restaurant specializes in "Carefully selected Wagyu beef and grilled salmon marinated in sauce, served with gochujang sauce," and is described as "good value, especially for business lunches."
The Michelin Guide is a guidebook for car drivers that has been published by the French tire manufacturer Michelin since 1900.
It has provided information on maps, restaurants, auto repair shops, gas stations, and other areas throughout the country. It is now well known as a guide to delicious restaurants around the world.
Guests visit restaurants anonymously, taste the food, and give them a star according to a set standard. Dubai has announced its third Michelin guide this year.
There were no restaurants selected, only four with two stars, 15 with one star, and 18 with Bib Gourmand. The Bib Gourmand award is given to restaurants that offer excellent food at reasonable prices and are value for money.
The Bib Gourmand award is given to a restaurant with high performance. Ho Lee Kaw, which was awarded the Bib Gourmand this time, is a Korean fusion restaurant opened last year by a former member chef in Singapore.
Located opposite Dubai Hills Mall, the restaurant features traditional Korean items such as hahoe tal (traditional masks), folding fans and hanbok (traditional Korean clothing).
The interior of the restaurant is decorated with Korean items, creating a Korean atmosphere. On the menu, dishes such as "Kalbitang" and "Haemul (seafood) Pajeon (chijimi)" are written in Korean pronunciation.
Among the most popular dishes are stir-fried ramen, sundubu jjigae, and haemul pajeon. In general, it is a fusion cuisine that combines Korean cuisine with a little bit of Japanese and Chinese cuisine.
When you order a set menu, you are served a side dish to go with the main dish, which is a feature of Korean cuisine. An official from the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation who visited the restaurant said, "Soondubu jjigae is made with gochuji.
The dish was thick and creamy with a stew base, and the tteokbokki was fried rice cakes with a cheese-based sauce, giving a glimpse of the chef's reinterpretation of Korean cuisine."
However, he said that he was disappointed that when "Ho Lee Kaw" was selected for the Bib Gourmand, the food category was "AJeeAn Contemporary."
Even though the menu is Korean and the restaurant actively markets itself as a Korean barbecue restaurant, it is still classified as Asian cuisine.
An official from the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation said, "Currently, there are a total of 29 Korean restaurants in the UAE (15 in Dubai), and the demand for Korean food has been increasing recently.
"In response to this, new restaurants and cafes are opening one after another," he said. "Compared to before the Korean Wave, when all you had was a small Korean restaurant next to your guesthouse,
"This is a remarkable growth," he said. "When you actually go to a Korean restaurant, the majority of the customers are foreigners, and there is no need to explain the main dishes such as bibimbap and bulgogi one by one.
"Korean food has become so familiar in the Middle East," he said, "There are so many delicious Korean restaurants in Dubai, but I wonder if another restaurant will be featured in next year's Michelin Guide."
There is a lot of interest in whether it will be added."