kitchen firsts: korean gochujang bbq burgers

This week, despite the totally un-May, un-barbecue weather around here, we decided we were in the mood for some burgers. We found some super cute slider buns at the store, so although I intended to go for a Korean inspired burger that would certainly not qualify as a traditional “slider” (which I gather has a specific composition and way of cooking that shouldn’t be confused with any old miniaturized burger) we decided to go ahead with the mini burgers idea and whip up some awesome Korean condiments to match.

MOS Burgers

Ever since Stephen returned from Japan, I’ve been hearing about MOS burgers (mosu baagaa!).  He claims that it is THE PERFECT BURGER. Like, not just the perfect fast food burger, but like the most satisfying burger he has ever had.  If you have discussed Japan at all with Stephen since his return, you have probably heard about them.  We were talking about Japan just yesterday and, of course, they came up two sentences into a serious conversation about jobs and the future:

Stephen: We could consider going to Japan to teach, if I can’t find a job here.

Sara: That would be pretty cool, especially if the job market stays so crappy here in the States. It would be nice to do some more traveling.

Stephen: Yeah. Plus we could get MOS burgers!