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Bulgogi beef wrapped in a corn tortilla with slaw, lime papaya, sour cream, and mint, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

BULGOGI TACO

Bulgogi beef wrapped in a corn tortilla topped w/ slaw, lime papaya, sour cream & mint - 2pcs (df opt)

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Crunchy prawn toast coated with masago and black sesame seed, served with gochujang lime dip at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

MENBOSHA

The one everyone talks about! Crunchy prawn toast served w/ gochujang lime dip - 2pcs

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Korean rice cakes in a spicy gochujang sauce, finished with tenkasu and spring onion, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

DDUKBOKI

Korean rice cakes ‘street food style’ swimming in a spicy gochujang sauce finished w/ tenkasu and spring onion (df opt)

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Eggplant in a thin batter, deep-fried and tossed in ganjeong glaze, served with lemon yoghurt at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

CRISPY EGGPLANT

eggplant coated in a thin batter, deep fried & tossed in ganjeong glaze served w/ lemon yoghurt (vege)(v opt)(df opt)

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Fresh chopped cucumber topped with ssamjang sauce and masago, a vegetarian option at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

OI CUCUMBER

Fresh chopped cucumber topped w/ ssamjang sauce & masago
(df)(VEGE)

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Wong bok charred on the grill, drizzled in cham sauce vinaigrette, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

CHARRED WONG BOK

Wong bok wedge charred on the grill & drizzled in cham sauce vinaigrette (V)(GF)

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GAJA's signature fried chicken in secret soy butter glaze, served with chili mayo at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

NOM NOM CHICKEN

Gaja's speciality BONELESS fried chicken in secret buttery soy glaze

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Seasonal raw fish slices with choochujang, baby coriander, cucumber, and apple relish, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

GOCHU IKA

Seasonal raw fish slices w/ chogochujang, baby coriander, 
cucumber & apple relish (DF)

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Korean-style potato pancake topped with corn cheese and sage, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

POTATO JEON

Korean style potato pancake topped w/ corn cheese & sage
(DF OPT)(VEGE)(V OPT)(GF)

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Buckwheat noodles with chopped kimchi, nashi pear, seaweed flakes, and perilla seed dressing, served cold at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

COLD MAK-GUKSU

Buckwheat noodles w/ chopped kimchi, nashi pear, seaweed flakes 
tossed in perilla seed dressing & served cold (DF OPT)

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Stir-fried kimchi rice with GAJA furikake mix, topped with a sunny-side egg, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Stir fried kimchi fried rice with Gaja furikake mix topped w/ sunny side egg ready to be mixed in! (DF)(VEGE OPT)(GF)

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Grilled scotch fillet served with cham glaze, shoestring fries, and perilla chimichurri at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

K-STEAK & CHIPS

Grilled scotch fillet 250g with cham glaze, SHOE STRING FRIES and perilla chimichurri (DF OPT)

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400g slow-cooked NZ pork belly smothered in ssamjang sauce, served with pickled daikon and Asian chive kimchi at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

PORK BELLY

400g slow cooked NZ pork belly smothered in ssamjang sauce w/ 
pickled daikon & asian chive kimchi on the side (DF OPT)

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Wok-tossed chicken with cabbage and onion in an extra spicy ssiba sauce, finished with burnt chili oil cheese sauce, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

SSIBA CHICKEN

Wok tossed chicken, cabbage, onion, perilla leaf simmering in extra 
spicy ssiba sauce. Finished w/ burnt chilli oil cheese sauce poured at the table. (DF OPT)(GF)

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Bulgogi beef hotpot with shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli, green chili, mung bean sprouts, bok choy, and wong bok, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

BULGOGI HOTPOT

BULGOGI BEEF, Shitake mushrooms, vermicelli, green chilli, 
MUNGBean sprouts, bokchoi, Onion & Wongbok

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Mushroom mandu hotpot with shiitake dumplings, tofu, mung bean sprouts, bok choy, and wild mushroom broth, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland.

MUSHROOM MANDU POT

Shitake mushroom dumplings, tofu, mung bean sprouts, yubu twirls, bok choy 	& wong bok. Brought to your table simmering in a wild mushroom broth w/ special dipping sauce (V)

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500g St. Louis pork ribs glazed with smoky gochujang sauce, sesame oil, and peanuts, served at GAJA Korean Restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland

GOCHUJANG RIBS

Back by popular demand,  500g St Louis pork ribs, smoky gochujang glaze, sesame oil, peanuts

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