Summer Menu at the OKitchen2

Yesterday popped into the OKitchen2 in Itaewon to check out their summer menu and was pleasantly surprised by some of their new additions.



First off was a brand new dish that only went on the menu yesterday: a tomato-watermelon gazpacho topped with something akin to a melba toast and a prawn. While the tomato watermelon combination may sound odd, it worked surprisingly well.The freshness of the tomato blended with the sweetness of the watermelon giving it a savoury edge and kept the dish from turning into a dessert.



Next up was a combination of salmon, eggs, capers and orange sauce served with a side salad stuffed with dill and fennel. The owner of OKitchen2 has his own farm about an hour away from Seoul where he grows all his own herbs and I think it's the first time I've tasted fennel in Korea. How I've missed it...



Then came duck pastrami with a bean salad. I've had the pastrami before and it's still of a very high standard.



I ordered a la carte today, simply so I could have the chance to try the home made sausage and orecchiette (18,000 won) and I was not disappointed. The herby homemade sausage is served in a soupy meaty sauce and topped with plenty of cheese. It tasted like it had come out of the kitchen of a true Italian Nonna.



The dessert was most definitely the star of the show. A slice of pecan pie topped with whipped cream, ice cream, nuts and chocolate sauce with a delicate tuile balanced on top, alongside a creamy, yet powerfully flavoured sesame mousse.

For previous mentions of the OKitchen2 see here and here.