Australian Gourmet Traveller - (06)June 2020 (1)

ON THE PASS

with

KENNY YONG-SOO SOON, SANG BY MABASA

You’verecentlypivotedtoa takeaway-onlymenuandofferDIY

take-homepacks.Whatchallengeshaveyoufacedwiththis?

It’snotjustfoodthatcontributestothefeelingofvisitinga restaurant.It’s

whenyoufirstwalkin andthegreetingyouget;whenyoufirstlookatthe

menu,feelthepaper;it’severything.Thefoodis a bigpart,ofcourse,but

therearea numberofotherthingsthatcontribute.Wethoughtreallyhard

abouthowwewantedtodothesepacks,aswellasthetakeawayand

delivery.Westillwantit tobewhatSangwasbeforethishappened. We

wantpeopletothink:“Thisis theSangthatI remember.”

You’rea familyoperatedbusiness.Arethereanyspecialfamilydishes

onthemenu?Everythingonthemenunowis whatweeatandhave

grownupeating.A lotofit is basedonthatfamilytaste,especiallyfor

thingslikekimchi– it’sjusta realstaplethat’sveryfamilyorientated.

WhatarethemostpopularspicesusedinKoreancooking?

Ourmainspiceis gochugaru,whichis madefromsun-driedchillies,

andliterallytranslatestochillipowder.It bringsa hot,sweetandsmoky

flavourtodishesandI thinkthisis whatsignificantlydistinguishes

KoreanfromotherAsiancuisines.MostAsiancuisinesuseingredients

likesoysauce,garlic,gingerandfishsauceaswell,butgochugaruis

distinctlyKorean.There’s also gochujang, which isn’t so much a spice

asit is a chillipaste.

Whatgoesintoyourspicyporkbellydish,jaeyuk?Thebaseis

gochujangandthat’sthemainflavourofit. Butthere’salsoa lotoffruit

juice,likeprocessedpineapple,whichsoftensthemeatmakingit very

tenderandmoreish,andbringsa balancedsweetness.Butthemain

flavourscomefromgochujangandgochugaru.SangbyMabasa, 98

Fitzroy St, Surry Hills, NSW. 02 9331 5175. sangbymabasa.com.au

Purveyorsofthefinestlocalcondiments,the

teamatCondimentalis channellingitspassion

forhotsaucewithsomehelpfromBoonLuck

Farm.Keepyoureyeoutfortheirnewaromatic

passionfruitchillisauce,whichis settopack

a serious punch.$14.50, condimental.com.au

Untilwecanwanderthroughphysicalart

galleriesagain,someinstitutionsare

experimentingwithonlineexhibitions.Casula

PowerhouseArtCentre’sPulseoftheDragon

seesa 3DvirtualtourofworksbyChinese-

AustralianandChineseartists,andtheirtakeon

witchcraftandmythology,folkartandculture.

casulapowerhouse.com

Tune in

SaminNosratjoinsforceswithHrishikeshHirway

fornewmini-podcastseriesHomecooking.

Fieldinglisteners’culinaryquestionsand

respondingwithfunnyandthoughtfulanswers,

thefour-partseriesbringsNosrat’scooking

knowledgetogetherwithHirway’spodcasting

expertisetoexploretheconundrumsofcooking

athomeduringthepandemic.Nosratsumsupthe

show’ssentiment,saying:“Thesearethethings

thatwe’llsaveintheculinaryfilingcabinetsofour

minds, whichwillhelpusfortherestof our lives.”

homecooking.show

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INTERVIEW GEORGIE MEREDITH. PHOTOGRAPHY YOUMEE JEON (KENNY) & GETTY IMAGES (CHILLI). ILLUSTRATION MAMIE RHEINGOLD.