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Given the amount of times that I travel to Adelaide, I am surprised that I have only just discovered the Mandoo Korean dumpling house. It could be because this small eatery is tucked away on Bank Street between Hindley and North Terrace.
I was in Adelaide for five nights to attend the AWRI’s advanced wine assessment course. This is an education event which trains you to become a wine show judge. After a full day of concentration and lots of wine tasting, the food here was just the healthy, but comforting ticket.
According to their menu, Mandoo is one of the most famous Korean dishes. They are a round dumpling containing meat and vegetables. They are served steamed and sometimes fried. Mandoo are similar to Chinese dumplings and possibly Japanese Gyoza.
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The dumpling house offers warm, home-style hospitality. It is genuinely friendly service and everyone thanks you when you leave. It is fascinating to watch the Chef standing in the corner hand making the mandoo.
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You can choose from pork, chicken, vegetable or kimchi mandoo or the giant king mandoo which are a mixture of pork, cabbage, onions, potato noddles, Korean leeks and garlic. I have no idea what Korean leeks are or if they are any different from the leeks that we grow. Also on the menu is the mandoo hot pot and some interesting vegetarian options such as the bibimbob with fried tofu and chilli paste.
I loved the Mandoo guk (Mandoo Soup). This was a huge bowl of dumpling soup served with sides of pickles and chilli. It was only $10.99.
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Each day as the sun set at Magill Estate (our venue for the course) I was thinking about the warming comfort and soothing nature of this beautiful healthy soup.
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So now that I have discovered it, I am quite sure I will become a regular of the dumpling house on my visits to Adelaide. If I could have faced any more wine, I would have loved a riesling, gewurtztraminer or a glass of our rosé to accompany the meal.
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