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...
View ArticleYetnal 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...
View ArticleGangnam 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...
View ArticleOneun-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...
View ArticleUngteori 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...
View ArticleBanryongsan 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...
View ArticleHamheung 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...
View ArticleBanryongsan 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...
View ArticleNamwon 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...
View ArticleChuncheon 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,...
View ArticleCheongnyangri 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...
View ArticleSoonjinhan 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...
View ArticlePojangmacha
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...
View ArticleSomunan 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...
View ArticleYoungchun 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...
View ArticleMother-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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleSomunan 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...
View ArticleJangkobang 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...
View ArticleTaesungjeong 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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