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Jeong Gang Won 정강원 / The Institute of Traditional Korean Cuisine 국전통음식문화체험관...
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Here’s a special PSA for those looking for the ultimate Korea experience out of the city. The place is called Jeong Gang Won (or The Institute of Traditional Korean...
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Yetnal Someori Gukbap 옛날소머리국밥 (Godeok-dong, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest [draft]Someori Gukbap 소머리국밥 aka Cow Head Meat Rice Soup. Despite the unflattering and somewhat intimidating name, it’s now one of my favorite among the umbrella of...
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Gangnam Myeonok 강남면옥 (Sinsa, Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Flashback to the time I got serious meat sweats over a glorious pile of big-as-your-forearm beef short ribs (galbi jjim) at Gangnam Myeonok, one of the very few...
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Oneun-jung 오는정 (Euljiro, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest [draft] Seriously, there’s nothing better than Ssam: the art of constructing the ultimate bite through different varieties of wrappings and accouterments. Although...
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Ungteori Tongdak 엉터리통닭 (Itaewon, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Feels like yesterday when @seoulfoodie and I were eating and debating over the best fried chicken in Seoul, only agreeing that Ungteori Tongdak had by far the...
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Banryongsan 반룡산 (Gangnam, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest [draft] “We serve authentic North Korean food from the Hamheung region located on the east coast, which also happens to be my mother’s hometown. People come for a...
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Hamheung Naengmyeon (Yangjae, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Hamheung Naengmyeon Sobaeksan Hanwoo Saeng Gogi 함흥냉면 소백산한우생고기. literally translated as Hamheung Buckwheat Noodles Mt. Sobaek Hanwoo Fresh Beef, has by far the...
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Banryongsan 반룡산 (Gangnam, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest [draft] “We serve authentic North Korean food from the Hamheung region located on the east coast, which also happens to be my mother’s hometown. People come for a...
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Namwon Tongdak 남원통닭 (Cheongnyangri, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Sharing is caring, so here’s one of the better fried chicken shops that I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing in Korea, once again in Cheongnyangri Market. For an...
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Chuncheon Memil Makguksu 춘천메밀막국수 (Jegi-dong, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Naengmyeon season has officially arrived. Although I’ve grown mighty fond of naengmyeon 냉면 over the years, it still doesn’t compare to its countryside cousin,...
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Cheongnyangri Jogae Gui Jjim 청량리조개구이찜 (Cheongnyangri, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Cheongnyangri, of all places, has some of the better old-school restaurants in the entire city, even surpassing my favorite neighborhood of Euljiro. Just off the top...
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Soonjinhan Kong Jakso 순진한콩작소 (Yangjae-dong, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest One of the better makguksu (buckwheat noodles) restaurants in all of Korea – which just happens to be near my workplace – utilizing 100% buckwheat flour for their...
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Pojangmacha
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Just wanted to share some photos of my favorite pojangmacha (aka pocha) out of Jongro 3-ga Station. It’s run by a highly abrasive and intimidating emo who, after...
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Somunan Sikdang 소문난식당 (Yeungdeungpo, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest From memory this might be the first post on Godeungeo Jorim (Spicy Braised Mackerel with Kimchi and Radish) — which is strange because it’s one of my favorite dishes...
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Youngchun Sijang Wonjo Tteokbokki 영천시장 원조 떡볶이 (Seodaemun, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest I receive a lot of email asking for personal recommendations that I have yet to cover on my website and SNS accounts. One such request is the most popular and...
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Mother-in-law’s Cheonggukjang 시어머니청국장 (Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest At the very least, a typical Korean meal will include rice, soup, a protein dish, and several types of banchan. A pretty hefty meal by most standards. But, for a...
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Top Five Pyongyang-style Naengmyeon Restaurants
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Despite my preference for makguksu, I’m not gonna lie and tell you it’s the quintessential summer dish in Korea. That title belongs to naengmyeon, or more...
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Somunan Sikdang 소문난식당 (Yeungdeungpo, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest From memory, this might be the first post featuring Godeungeo Jorim (Spicy Braised Mackerel with Radish), which is strange because it’s one of my favorite dishes...
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Jangkobang Mugeunji Kimchi Jjigae 장꼬방묵은지김치찌개 (Gangnam, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest One of the few times I felt cooking is art (and one of the few times I regret not using video mode to capture the special moment). Like a painter brushing strokes of...
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Taesungjeong 태성정 (Sinseol-dong, Seoul)
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Me: “I’ve eaten quite a few soondubu jjigae – some considered the ‘best’ in Seoul – but none have come close to comparing to yours. How did you make it so savory and...
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