What frugal hipsters are eating: Bibimbap
The "kids these days" have a stealth way of taking a relatively under-the-radar recipe comprised of inexpensive ingredients and making it cool.
Bibimpap, a popular Korean dish has all the frugal hipster criteria: It's cheap, tasty, culturally savvy, not on mainstream menus and slightly healthy but not considered diet-friendly. Last month I couldn't even pronounce it (BEE-beem-bop) and now I'm addicted.
Bibimbap combines warm white rice with egg, veggies, meat and sometimes fish to create a delicious bowl of healthy comfort food. Some popular combinations are mushrooms, spinach, sunny side up egg, ground beef, zucchini, lettuce, carrots, but it's a dish that begs for creativity so throw in whatever you want (or have). I've even seen eclectic versions calling for edamame beans and fried calamari so the sky is the limit. This dish is delicious warm and at room temp so it's a good party or dare I say a "potluck" dish.
The New York Times' Rice cooker bibimbap with salmon and spinach
A detailed and delicious looking bibimbap
epicurious'Veggie bibimbap
chow'sPo' man's bibimbap
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