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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

Marinated bulgogi beef wrapped in a corn tortilla, topped with slaw, lime-papaya, sour cream & fresh 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 crowd favorite! Crunchy prawn toast served with a gochujang-lime dipping sauce – 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 with tenkasu & 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 with lemon yogurt (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

Chilled buckwheat noodles tossed in perilla seed dressing, with chopped kimchi, nashi pear & seaweed flakes (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 250g scotch fillet with cham glaze, served with crispy shoestring fries & 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, served with pickled daikon & Asian chive kimchi (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, simmered in our extra spicy ssiba sauce. Finished with burnt chili oil cheese sauce, poured tableside (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

A simmering hotpot of bulgogi beef, shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli, green chili, mung bean sprouts, bok choy, onion & wong bok

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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

Shiitake mushroom dumplings, tofu, mung bean sprouts, yubu twirls, bok choy & wong bok, served in a rich wild mushroom broth with a 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

500g St. Louis pork ribs, slow-cooked and coated in a smoky gochujang glaze, topped with sesame oil & peanuts

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