Japchae is slightly sweet, I think--I don't eat it often because it is not one of my favorites, however, so I could be wrong.
The little side dishes are called banchan and basically every Korean meal comes with them, period. :-D
Were the daikon radish slices yellow? I think that's a side dish we stole from the Chinese or something but don't quote me on it. My sister likes them too. Also, if they're the radish dish I'm thinking of, those are never spicy anyway. Without knowing what else you had, some examples: The bean sprouts are rarely spicy (although I have seen mildly spicy variants, so it's not impossible) and the seasoned spinach never is. I don't think you're going to get acorn jelly where you are (I used to have it regularly because it was a regional specialty one place we lived) but that's very rarely spicy either. It really depends on the side dish.
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Date: 2013-02-17 12:51 pm (UTC)The little side dishes are called banchan and basically every Korean meal comes with them, period. :-D
Were the daikon radish slices yellow? I think that's a side dish we stole from the Chinese or something but don't quote me on it. My sister likes them too. Also, if they're the radish dish I'm thinking of, those are never spicy anyway. Without knowing what else you had, some examples: The bean sprouts are rarely spicy (although I have seen mildly spicy variants, so it's not impossible) and the seasoned spinach never is. I don't think you're going to get acorn jelly where you are (I used to have it regularly because it was a regional specialty one place we lived) but that's very rarely spicy either. It really depends on the side dish.