Marinated LA Galbi
Korean-style seasoning Los Angeles Galbi
This story is a translation of my personal opinion as a Korean for non-Korean speakers.
Please let me know if anything is uncomfortable for you as this is my personal story,
and please direct any comments or concerns to me as an individual,
not to Korea as a whole.
- dooFteP -
LA galbi,
which is loved by people of all ages and genders,
is also one of my favorites!
Would you like to learn about LA galbi today?
LA Galbi is usually made with beef,
and beef is said to have a warm property
in traditional Korean medicine.
Since it's cooked on a frying pan,
wouldn't it be naturally warm?
That concludes our education on LA galbi!★
Enjoy a delicious LA galbi and have a happy holiday season. 🙏
[Parody of a Korean Unsincere Blog]
Enough with the jokes, but unlike pork,
beef is classified in traditional Korean medicine
based on certain criteria.
"It is said that beef has a warm nature
according to the standards set by traditional oriental medicine,
so it goes well with cold-natured foods like pears,
perilla leaves, and radishes to create a perfect balance for the body."
But in other writings,
they say that beef is considered "cold" and pork is "warm".
I don't plan to live for thousands of years,
so I think it's best to eat what I want and enjoy life.
Of course,
if we were to live in a world like in Netflix's Altered Carbon,
our thoughts might be a little different.
(a world where it's possible to transfer
one's consciousness between bodies)
I have a unique memory of LA galbi.
When I visited my grandmother's house,
she always made various dishes for me,
and since I loved all kinds of meat at the time,
she often cooked galbi for me.
I remember my aunts saying that
it was a precious galbi that was only eaten in Los Angeles,
America and cooking it for me.
At the time,
I was too young to fully understand and just enjoyed eating
without paying much attention.
However, one day,
I suddenly became curious and wondered if the galbi really
was from Los Angeles in the United States.
So we decided to look into it.
1. Unlike regular ribs, it is cut in the opposite direction.
Such a method was made after the English spelling La of the lateral.
2. Korean immigrants to LA know how to season ribs,
but they can't understand it well at the butcher's.
I cut it on the side, and it's easier to eat than I thought.
The name LA Galbi was created as the ribs eaten
by Korean-Americans in LA.
(It is said that the proportion of Koreans in LA is very high.)
3. Cut the medical terminology into longitudinal axis,
I made it after the English spelling LA.
That's what it says.
Personally, I think number 2 is right.
LA Galbi is mostly made using US beef,
and an important thing we should know is that
there are different grades of US beef!
The USDA grading system for American beef
uses the Beef Marbling Score (BMS),
which is slightly different from the system used in Korea.
The grades and their corresponding BMS scores are:
Prime (BMS 4 or higher)
Choice (BMS 2-3)
Select (BMS 0-1)
Standard (not graded - expected to be poor and under 30 months of age)
Commercial (not graded - expected to be poor and over 30 months of age)
Utility (cutter and canner grades for processed food products)
Cutter (cutter and canner grades for processed food products)
Canner (pet food grade)
The beef imported into Korea is typically categorized as Choice or Select,
which correspond to 2nd and 3rd grade domestic Korean beef.
Prime, which corresponds to 1st grade,
is mainly consumed within the United States,
and is rarely imported to Korea as it does not yield a high profit margin.
The grading scale for Korean beef is more detailed,
with grades above Prime including:
1++(9) : BMS9
1++(8) : BMS8
1++(7) : BMS7+
1+ : BMS6~BMS7
1 : BMS4~5
2 : BMS2~3
3 : BMS1
Apply the grading system
Looking at this information,
I can't help but think that Korean beef is probably
not prone to high cholesterol and adult diseases at those levels...
and that by eating that,
I might be taking one step closer to
high cholesterol and adult diseases.
I asked my esteemed colleague at the company,
and he explained that it's due to cultural differences.
In Korea and Japan,
meat is considered a special dish eaten occasionally,
while in the United States,
it's a staple food.
From the perspective of those for whom it is a staple food,
it is said to be a similar context to pursuing lean meat with less fat.
You may understand this if you refer to the previous writing on pork.
By the way,
come to think of it, this article was supposed to be about
LA-style short ribs, right?
Anyways,
the marinated LA-style short ribs sold in Korea
are probably made from choice or select grade beef,
right?
Choice grade is not the same.
Galbi divides 13 bones into three parts.
Flower ribs (No.7 to No.8) > Bon ribs (No.1-5) > Cham ribs (No.9 to 13).
If you see a low-priced Choice grade LA-style short rib in an online store,
you can assume that it is 99.99% Chuck cut.
The Chuck cut has more connective tissue and tougher muscle fibers,
making it less tender and cheaper.
Bon ribs are a bit firmer than flower ribs and are mainly used for braised ribs.
It is very common to deceive people by calling bone ribs flower ribs.
Flower ribs is a very rare and expensive cut of beef that
only yields about 12kg per cow.
It is a tender and well-marbled cut with a high quality of marbling.
Since LA-style short ribs are cut vertically across the bone,
you may encounter bone fragments or bone
dust that are left in the meat during the cutting process.
Please be aware of this when ordering online and
it's recommended to carefully check and remove any bone fragments
before consuming. I hope this helps!
We've learned about the real LA Galbi today.
How about giving your parents some LA Galbi
as a gift for this holiday season?
The End
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