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Sung Si-kyung’s Euljiro Wooraeok: What to Order With Pyongyang Naengmyeon

If you remember a cold bowl of noodles from Sung Si-kyung’s Euljiro episode, the restaurant is the Wooraeok main branch on Changgyeonggung-ro. The choice here is whether to make the noodles the entire meal or share bulgogi first. That changes how much time you need at the table.광고사진 출처 · 성시경 · original video thumbnailChoosing your orderPyongyang naengmyeon is served cold. Taste the broth before ..

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Tae Jin-ah’s Janghang Morning Stop: Coffee, Toast and Sesame Porridge at Nil Dabang

For the coffee, toast and sesame porridge from Tae Jin-ah’s Seocheon episode, head to Nil Dabang in Janghang rather than the oyster soup stop on the coast. The programme made one timing distinction especially useful: the morning coffee order was listed as available only until 11 a.m.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderDabang is a traditional Korean term for a coffee sho..

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Kim Yong-im’s Yeongdong Fish Stew: Finding Cheongsan Sikdang on Geumgang-ro

Kim Yong-im’s Yeongdong episode includes Cheongsan Sikdang in Yangsan-myeon. The programme lists maeuntang here. If you remember grilled barley corvina from the same trip, that set meal came from Arirang Garden at a different address.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderMaeuntang is a spicy fish stew meant to be eaten with its broth. The show’s restaurant list does not s..

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