YOUR WINDOW INTO K-CULTURE
Korean music, faces and stories worth knowing.
The Korean barbecue restaurant in Hyun Joo-yup’s nostalgic food episode is Daechi Jeongyuk Sikdang (대치정육식당), at 450 Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam, Seoul. His story starts with the pork belly he remembers from his school days, even though the meal also includes Hanwoo beef. Before ordering, notice one detail that changes the budget: the online meat prices are listed per 100 grams, not per meal.Watch the ..
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Heebab went to Yeongpunggak (영풍각) in Bucheon because she was curious about its beef-tripe jjamppong. The black-bean noodles ended up winning her over, too. If you are choosing between the dishes in her video, the useful distinction is simple: gan-jjajang for a savory black-bean sauce and fried egg, or kkanyang-jjamppong for a spicy soup with chewy offal.This is a Korean-Chinese restaurant in Gog..
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Looking for the Seoul soup restaurant in Sung Si-kyung’s Meogeultende food series? Hwamok Sundaeguk (화목순대국) in Yeouido is an offal-focused stop, not a mild pork-slice soup shop. Start with the regular sundae soup if you want both sausage and intestines; choose naejang-tang if you specifically enjoy offal. The current Naver listing shows both at ₩12,000.Image: Sung Si-kyung / YouTube.▶ Watch Sung..
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