YOUR WINDOW INTO K-CULTURE
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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..
Read story ↗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..
Read story ↗The crab meal in Song Ga-in’s Jindo episode was at Bokseong Sikdang on Seomanghang-gil. If you recall a steaming pot from the programme, two Korean menu names help tell the dishes apart: kkotge-jjim for steamed crab and kkotge-tang for crab soup.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderSteamed crab keeps the picking and peeling at the centre of the meal. Crab soup gives you ..
Read story ↗The onion mulhoe in Solbi’s Changnyeong episode came from Seyujeong in Yeongsan-myeon. It is a different stop from the sugure soup restaurant in Ibang. Seyujeong is the place to look up if you remember a table with squid stir-fry, pollock jeon and the onion dish together.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderThe programme lists three separate dishes. The stir-fry is a war..
Read story ↗The red noodle bowl in Shin Bong-sun’s Hanam episode came from Jeongeunine Kalguksu. Order kimchi gochujang kaljebi to get both knife-cut noodles and hand-torn dough in the same broth. The bean-paste set meal from the episode was at a different restaurant.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderKaljebi combines kalguksu with sujebi: long noodles alongside irregular pieces o..
Read story ↗If you remember the red seafood dish in Hyun Young’s Suwon episode, the restaurant was Donghae Bugeojjim in Gwonseon-gu. The short octopus and dried pollock come together in one named dish. The beef ribs from the same episode are served across town at a separate restaurant.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderLook for 주꾸미북어찜 on the menu. Jukkumi means small octopus, buge..
Read story ↗Choiza’s Chungju meal built around mulberry-leaf rice was served at Silhuiwon in Dongnyang-myeon. Its name is 실희원, distinct from the buckwheat-noodle stop in the same programme. The restaurant listed the rice set as a phone-reservation dish, so check your party size and time before you start driving.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderThe key words on the menu are ppong..
Read story ↗The noodles in Jeon So-min’s Yongsan episode come from two different restaurants. For the bowl in soybean broth, look for Jinmi Sikdang in Munbae-dong. The sesame chicken noodles in the same programme belong to a different stop, Kkeogeo.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderKongguksu pairs noodles with soybean broth. Ojingeo bokkeummyeon pairs noodles with stir-fried squi..
Read story ↗The pot rice and soy-marinated crab from Choi Hyun-seok’s Food Travel episode came from Cheongsan Garden in Jincheon. The potato pancakes in the same episode were served in Eumseong. If you remember the little side dishes arranged around a bowl of rice, set your destination to Jincheon.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat to orderThe show lists yeongyang sotbap jeongsik, a set m..
Read story ↗Hoengseong is known for beef, but the mountain-vegetable meal on Mimi’s episode of Heo Young-man’s Food Travel came from Kkamu House in Dunnae. Look for the gondre bibimbap and grilled deodeok set. If your plan hinges on lunch here, the timing matters as much as the menu: the restaurant was listed as closing at 3 p.m. when the episode aired.광고사진 출처 · TV CHOSUN · Heo Young-man’s Food TravelWhat t..
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