Korean Pigs in a Blanket

Its been a hot minute since I’ve posted on here. And for that I apologize. Depriving you – our loyal fans – of decadent prok posts must be quite tolling on the nerves.

I recently visited my good ol ginger buddy CB who has been living in the Rotten Apple for a few months. The duration of my stay included a number of meat heavy meals, including a disappointing visit to much talked about Wildwood that I’m quite sure, wreaked havoc on CB’s porcelain pedestal. Our final meal however, absolutely destroyed any possibilities of us averting colon cancer. A New York trip wouldn’t be complete without a sit down at one of chef du jour David Chang’s establishments. We opted for Ssam Bar since we did Noodle Bar last visit and if you don’t know, they serve this $200 slow roasted pork shoulder that could feed a family of 12.

Usually you have to pre-reserve this before your visit, but thanks to our buddy Tyler, he charmed the kitchen staff into hooking us up with a “baby Bo Ssam”. According to the chef, this was a quarter of the full size. The wait staff said its more like a third of the full size. In any case, it was a lot of fucking prok.

Pork Head Croquettes and Lamb Belly

4lbs of Pork Shoulder and L.I. Oyseters to boot.

You very rarely catch white people doing this. Species totally out of its element.

Pretty much sums up our meal.