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Friday, September 19, 2008
Where’s Your Favorite Korean Tofu Soup?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SO KONG DONG’S TOFU SOUP: It’ll cure what ails you.
Photo: Kimberly Smith/AJC
Tom Sietsama, the dining critic for the Washington Post, once said to me that a chef’s efforts with soup would reflect upon the entire menu. In other words, if ya can’t make good soup, how good are ya?
Today’s dining review takes a look at some of my favorite spots in the city for a bowl of something warm and comforting. From summery corn soup at 4th & Swift to a bowl of Brunswick at Harold’s, stews, soups and curries are all cups of what cooler weather has to offer — and it’s just around the corner.
I left out Korean tofu soup. Don’t ask me why. I think it was because I was readying myself for matrimony and got a little lightheaded. So here goes: my favorite bowl of soon dubu is at So Kong Dong on Buford Highway.
Every culture has its chicken soup, and Korea’s version comes to the table like a volcanic eruption of peppery vegetables mixed with the silkiest tofu imaginable. The tofu here is made fresh daily, although not by So Kong Dong. Crack an egg into the soup before it stills itself, stir it under … and presto! Yummy, hearty soup love.
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