Soon Dubu (Image: Matthew Fox)
With this year’s harsh winter feeling like a punishment for last year’s mild one, we get out of the cold and into a cozy bowl of soon dubu at Swish by Han, the year-and-a-half-old Korean restaurant near St. Lawrence Market. Soon dubu is a hot and spicy jjigae—a traditional Korean stew—loaded with thick, silky slices of tofu, onions, carrots and a quail egg, and served with a side of sticky rice. Given a choice of seafood, beef or mushroom to toss in, we opt for the thinly sliced rib-eye, which adds ballast to the buttery tofu. It arrives in a candle-lit cast iron pot that keeps the broth hot until the last bite. Take that, winter!
The cost: $16, with tax and tip.
The time: 50 minutes, just long enough to warm up.
Swish by Han, 38 Wellington St. E., 647-343-0268, swishbyhan.wordpress.com.
What does “the time” refer to? 50 minutes of what?
February 13, 2011 at 11:48 am | by Terithe time it took to get settled order and eat I guess? Those soups are very spicy and come out hot as lava. Delish in every way.
February 14, 2011 at 8:52 am | by CulinerdYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMOOOOO
February 14, 2011 at 6:09 pm | by abby ainsworthThis looks so godamn good!
February 14, 2011 at 11:23 pm | by hairysoon tofu is great but you can get the more down-home version in Koreatown (Bloor West between Bathurst and Christie) for $8 ncluding tax and tip. Try the one next to the (now closed) Morning Glory, north side of Bloor. ‘Hope MG’s sign is still there! This one is a mom-and-pop place where they also sell sushi.
February 16, 2011 at 7:28 pm | by nelly@nelly
I don’t think its a good idea to get a korean dish, soon dubu jigae, at a restaurant that does sushi as well
March 1, 2011 at 5:18 pm | by fool