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Pork Gukbap in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Dwaeji-gukbap Dwaeji Gukbap (means soup with rice in Korean) is famous in Youngnam, especially in Busan. People put rice into meat broth. This is made by boiling pig bone and has pork in it. It is similar to sundae (stuffed derma) Guk Bap in Gyeonggi-do, but pork soup is more greasy because of pig's fat. And pork soup goes well with chives while sundae soup goes well with kimchi and kkakdugi (sliced radish ki.. 더보기
A good seasoning with sundaeguk - Namganae Seorak Chueotang For Koreans, chueotang (ground loach in hot bean paste soup) is special food. In the past, we didn't have enough food. So we used to catch loach in the soil to make a soup. Loach is very nutritious; plentiful protein, calcium, and minerals. Its cooking style varies in different localities. In Honam district, they put perilla powder and in Yeongnam district, they put Agastache rugosa. Nam's Seora.. 더보기
Change from unpopular food to popular one Gom Chi Tang & Ganggu Mijuguri There are some Korean food treated contemptuously but suddenly beloved these days. A leatherfish is a typical example. At first, this fish was sold at half cost of squid and people often throw them away by reason of its taste. But since people like this food as time goes by, recently, some leatherfish are more expensive than squid. This is because leatherfish only can be caught at sea, not in fi.. 더보기
The hottest Tteokbokki (rice cakes in hot sauce) -Tteangcho Dongdaemun Yeopgi Tteokbokki Tteokbokki in Korea has changed a lot. Traditional one is made with flour rice cake with red pepper paste, fish cake, or other ingredients. These days very hot sauce with cheese is popular on everyone’s tongue. Yeopgi Tteokbokki has very spicy and addictive taste. Yeopgi means seeking the strange and different. As its name suggests, Tteokbokki here is very very hot. Just one rice cake will make .. 더보기
Chueotang in Jongro-gu's Cheongjin-dong Haejangguk Alley One of the franchises use the name 'Cheongjin-dong Haejangguk' as their restaurant's title, but there is actually Cheongjin-dong Haejangguk Alley nearby Jongro 3(sam)-ga Station. This alley is located between Jongro sam-ga Station and Jongrogucheong. This alley has a long history. During the Late Period of Chosun, there were lots of marketplace in here since 1945. Also, it has been 70 years sinc.. 더보기
Haejangguk with boiled squid and Dongdongju - Jeonju jongga kongnamul haejangguk Relieving a hangover in Korea is unique. Hot soup is good for chasing a hangover rather than cold one. Adding red pepper powder in the soup makes people sweat and then they feel like chasing their hangover. So, the best menu for relieving a hangover is soup; bean sprouts soup, Bone meat Haejang-guk, dried pollack soup, blowfish soup, and kimchi soup. Also honey water is good for relieving fatigu.. 더보기
Gamjatang - Bone stew with potato and vegetable Gamjatang, Bone stew with potato and dried vegetable. 더보기
Bongchu-Chimdak, Hot spicy Korean chichen stew with noodle. Bongchu-Chimdak, Hot spicy Korean chichen stew with noodle. 더보기
Yeoungdeungpo Mukeunji Maeun Galbijjim – The Development of fermented food Korean food has one unique feature: it is fermented. Fermentation in western countries brings up the image of yogurt or cheese. However, Korean fermentation is not only used as the additional ingredient of food but the food itself has also gone through fermenting process. Two of the representative food are Kimchi and Doenjang(fermented soybean paste). Kimchi and Doenjang go through aging process.. 더보기
‘Wondang Gamjatang’ Near Seoul Station What is the standard for the Gourmet House? Does it mean the restaurant has just delicious dishes?Flavor can be judged very subjectively and hardly calculated, so we cannot easily define the standard. ‘The food is delicious.’ and ‘the food does not suit my taste.’ are different. The expression ‘the food is delicious, but does not suit my taste.’ is possible. Therefore, we cannot judge the food b.. 더보기
Songgane Beoseot Kalguksu in Ilsan, Popular for Tender Shabu-shabu There is the food town called as Pung-dong Anigol near Baekma Station in Ilsan-gu (Goyang City) This food town full of the volition to recover its fame is ambitiously run by the private and the government. In Pung-dong Anigol, with the new street as the center, which is divided into the upper and the lower side, there are many cafes and restaurants in every part. ‘Songgane Beoseot Kalguksu’ is l.. 더보기
The Best Choice for Lunch, Songtan Budae Jjigae & Cheolpangui in Front of Konkuk University In summer, hot food is not welcomed. Cold food beats the heat, and hot food has difficulty beating summer.However, in addition to Samgyetang(Ginseng Chicken Soup), Budae Jjigae (Army Base Stew) - the representative of hot food - is popular for lunch among the workers. Budae Jjigae is especially the Korean style menu. There are many kinds of Korean food; Budae Jjigae may be the only food that is .. 더보기
'Sinuiju Chapssal Sundae' Samsung Store of Food Court in COEX The restaurant of Sundaegukbap(Korean Sausage Soup with Rice) was not once the trend, but it has totally built its own field as a kind of restaurants. When the food service industry became popular, Sundaeguk(Korean Sausage Soup) - from Abai Sundae that was very unique in that period to a variety of Sundaeguk, - sprang up in the market. In the past, Sundae was generally the simple type that is ma.. 더보기
Dongdaemun Dakhanmari (A Whole Chicken) near Seoul Station This summer reaches climax. Actually, it looks too boring to be called as the ‘climax’. Showers are expected to bring slightly cooler temperature, but in reality the humidity is high and the discomfort index is just like the one of summer. I think Samgyetang(Korean chicken soup with ginseng) is the best food to gain energy lost by sweating from the sticky weather. As I know, Samgyetang is origin.. 더보기
Cow blood and skin mixed in a stew?! Chang-nyeong's famous "Sugure Stew" Coming to Korea (or even before coming to Korea), you've probably heard of the famous reality TV show "2 Days and 1 Night" (1박2일). There are many reasons behind its immense popularity, but one of the main reasons is the regional food that the cast scrumptiously eat every episode. The foods that the cast eat is usually sought after fiercely after every episode with viewers constantly trying to fi.. 더보기
"Nice" or Cheap? Chungjin-dong Haejang-guk in Gwanak-gu Due to the emersion of food-based TV shows in Korean cable, the title of "Nice Restaurant" has become popular nationwide. Any restaurant with that title is considered to be a restaurant that tastes good while presumably not using any chemically engineered ingredients while the food is created, most popularly MSG. Although I personally believe that the words "Nice" and "Restaurant" should never b.. 더보기