By Gabriel Kenedi
Published on 20 Dec 20 at 9:04
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Notice to amateurs! A new Korean restaurant has opened at Toulouse at the end of November 2020. His name? «Kong-Bap». We present it to you.
Fresh and homemade products
Located in the city center, at rue des Sept-Troubadours, this street-food restaurant was set up by Patrice Trinh. Aged 32, he is no stranger in Toulouse, since he opened the famous Japanese restaurant in 2013 with his cousin. Zensaï, located not far from La Daurade, and which has been offering delicious sushi and maki for almost eight years.
“I sold my shares to my cousin in order to start my own business. As at Zensaï, we offer quality cuisine, with fresh, local products from the market. Everything is homemade ”, explains the restaurateur.
Health crisis requires, the restaurant is obviously closed for the moment. But it is quite possible to order take out or delivery (within a radius of 3 kilometers around the restaurant). “We are also working with the Uber Eats platform,” emphasizes Patrice Trihn.
But why Kong Bap?
“Kong” means gorilla in Korean. And in Korea, one of the most popular street food dishes is called Kongbap: it’s a mix of rice (“Bap” in Korean) with different varieties of beans. The gorilla is therefore the emblem of this restaurant, which also uses red bean rice in its dishes, to impose its style!
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–Two flagship dishes: the bibimbap and the gimbap
Kong Bap offers two very popular dishes in South Korea: the bibimbap and the gimbap.
The bibimbap is served in a hot bowl, consisting of rice covered with various vegetables, an egg, meat (or tofu) to which is added a spicy or salty sauce. There are different “bap” (pork, salmon, duck, beef, chicken, or vegetarian bap).
> On the price side, count 10 euros for an average “bap”, and 13 euros for a large.
As to gimbap, this is a very popular snack in Korea, consisting of seaweed rolled with rice, various vegetables and / or meat. Again it is possible to order Gimbap with chicken, salmon, beef, or vegetables.
> Count 10 euros for 10 pieces.
At Kong Bap, you can also eat as an accompaniment tteokbokki (rice cake made with spicy sauce), a japchae (sweet potato vermicelli sautéed with vegetables) or a kimchi.
Saturdays, open continuously
When the restaurant can open, it will be able to accommodate around twenty people inside and will have a small outdoor terrace. The restaurant is open Monday to Friday, from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. And on Saturday, continuous day (from 11:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
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