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Sung Si-kyung’s Chicken and Scallion Jeon: Ingredients and Cooking Tips

Photo: Sung Si Kyung / YouTube.Sung Si-kyung’s padak-jeon turns chicken and a generous handful of scallions into a browned, savory Korean pancake. In his October 21, 2026 video, he adds Cheongyang chili, a little curry powder, starch and frying mix, then loosens the mixture with a small splash of beer. The result is a chicken-centered version of jeon, rather than the seafood pancake you may know..

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Sung Si-kyung’s Minamok: Gomtang, Beef Platters and Apgujeong Directions

Minamok (미남옥) is Sung Si-kyung’s beef-soup stop in Sinsa-dong, near Apgujeong Station. A bowl of gomtang makes a simpler first order than copying his full table: the video features a shared platter of boiled beef and offal, a tangy offal salad, and soup. Here is how those choices differ—and what the listed prices mean for one or two diners.Why Sung Si-kyung went to MinamokIn his June 21, 2023 ep..

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