TOFUYA

Tofuya is a Korean restaurant at 2021 Sawtelle Blvd., just north of Olympic on the west side of the street.  I have been going there for years but only seem to get the craving a few times in the year. 
Today I am in tofu heaven.  I ordered the seafood soon tofu. 

I have eaten the dolsot bibimbop + soon tofu.  It is rice topped with vegetable, beef, & red pepper paste in a hot stone pot with a side of soft tofu stew.  That is exactly what this soon tofu is, a tofu stew. 
This order is a whole lot of food that shouldn't be wasted, in fact savored.  The six stainless steel dishes hold the assortment of classic Korean delictable edibles.  They served bean sprouts, baked tofu, kimchi, broccoli, cucumber, and glassy noodles.  Each has it's unique flavor. 

Today everything was fresh, as I remember.  We all know that something that gets refrigerated tends to become watery and less flavorful.  So today instead of ordering my usual kimchi soon tofu, the waitress (whom I knew from Ramenyams restaurant where she used to work) suggested the seafood and the dumpling.  Dumpling could be a little heavy, and since I hadn't tried it before I didn't order it. 

As the hot stone pot came to my table I was asked to assist me in cracking the raw egg into my stew.  I gladly accepted. 
OMG, I was in tofu heaven.  The firt bite was of the clam and boy did it give the stew a great flavor.  The stew was a red color, rich, and spicy.  The flavor, again, of the clam was delicate, yet rich. I loved it.  Since I like to eat my food hot I ate quickly.  The dish was very hot but I blew on the spoon in order to enjoy it.  Three quarters of the way through,  I felt an explosive finish on my tongue.  I don't know what happened but the oyster was so hot that I burnt my tongue, and that was six days ago.  I burnt some taste buds away at the tip of my tongue.  I will know better next time. 
They say that the definition for insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.