Is Korean the food trend of 2013?

Is Korean food 2013's new trend? With "Kimchi cult" popping up at the Black heart and "Kimchee to go" opening up this week on the strand, are we seeing an obvious development of two of last year's trends? Korean food consists of BBQ and noodles, strong trends in 2012 and indeed this year. American BBQ and Japanese Ramen are still very popular in Soho and the wider London food scene. Kimchi the most famous korean dish is everywhere nowadays, but what is it? There are many different variations but most common is a combination of the following: shredded Napa cabbage, daikon radish, garlic, ginger, fish paste and sugar, along with a generous helping of chilli powder. This is left for a few days fermenting in a glass jar to give it that wonderful texture and flavour!

Kimchi Cult are doing there very own version of Asian fusion cooking by combining kimchi and western fast food. The simplicity of they're offerings is thus, the kimchi burger, a perfectly normal beef burger with kimchi added, equals heaven! Fries plus kimchi and cheese equals the best cheesy chips you've ever had! You get the idea this magical ingredient adds so much to a meal the texture, vinegar and heat it gives off can combine with most anything! However Kimchi cult's take on chicken wings doesn't need kimchi, but instead uses a Korean sauce called yangnyeom. Now I have no idea what yangnyeom is made up of, but what I do know is that when added to chicken wings, which are then twice fried and sprinkled with sesame seeds, it causes me too lose my shit! These wings are immense if I hadn't have filled up on burger, I would have ordered two more boxes instead of just the one!

Despite the fact they have chosen to set up shop in a rather dark, rocker bar in the back streets of Camden, Kimchi Cult are selling some gloriously simple and delicious fusion food. Be warned though during the week the Black Heart doesn't open till 3pm and you need cash to pay for the food, I was caught out on both points.

If Korean food is the food trend of 2013 I will be very happy, as they probably have a few more unpronounceable sauces and pickles to tantalise the taste buds. Lets just hope Kim Jung-un discovers call of duty soon, so he can play soldiers on line instead of over the 38th parallel.