Korea – Must go place
Traditional market “Gwangjang Market”
Few days ago, a friend came to visit from Thailand. When friends from abroad or Jay’s parents come, we take them to Gwangjang Market and this tour trip is have never failed. Also, if you were to tell me a place you must visit in Korea, (because it is a place that Jay and I like) I would dare say this place. As you know, when you are in travel and visit their traditional markets have a variety of that country food and the lives of the people, and although various lights and loud noises show where I am and a world completely different from my life, it is a place that makes me think that everyone is the same in the end. do.
Located at Jongno 5-ga, Yeji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul[2], it is the largest traditional market in Seoul and the first traditional trading market in Korea. Gwangjang Co., Ltd., the company’s operating entity, was established in 1904 and is one of the oldest companies in Korea. Open daily 09:00 – 18:00 – wikipia and site – “Gwangjang Market”
* Shops close at 6 p.m., but food stands – selling alcohol and food- some place even start at 5 p.m. If you are going to buy gifts, it would be a good idea to visit before 6pm that, or in the evening if you want to taste Korean booze culture(?) and food in the evening.*
*if you don’t know Korea food (snack) well, I gonna put as possible simple explain menu which is i mentioned –
In fact, there are several entrance through which you can enter Gwangjang Market, but we tend to enter from the back door, stop at the *Nude Gimbap & Japchae (food) stand, and then head to the main food street. Original our usual course is start from – nude cheese kimbap – Busan Odeng (there are many places nearby that sell yakgwa and cheese rolled dried persimmons, so stop by!) – Gangane Tteokbokki (after buying little kimbap from Mother and Daughter Kimbap) – Bindaetteok and meatjeon(this is really delicious and cheap) from Sunhee’s Bindaetteok and ends with makgeolli, but if you’re feeling more greedy, it’s our unique course that includes twists and hotteoks at the end. (I will add individual photos soon!) Ah! If you are lucky enough to meet a sundae grandmother on your way, be sure to get takeout! There seems to be a difference of opinion based on price, etc., but I highly recommend it as someone who thinks the prices of Korean snacks at Gwangjang Market are beautifully priced and priced significantly lower than the prices of Korean Western desserts these days. We’ve been there a lot, but we’ve only managed to get in line once! (After looking it up, many people reported that they are no longer in business ㅠㅠ)
*bold is the name of the each food stands!
However, this time, we already ate a lot of snacks, and before our friends got tired of us ^^, we set up a very neat route, even though we showed them the original nude gimbap, and japchae, raw meat… along the way ( Since I can’t eat raw meat ㅠㅠ), We stopped by Busan Odeng food stand. First. Jay loves oden so much that he stops by this place every time he comes to Gwangjang Market. I think it was ownder, who was so kind and loved Jay so much that we always stop by this place whenever we come to Gwangjang Market. There was someone other than the one we knew that day, but the taste was the same! First of all, let’s do one-man-one-o-deng!
We showed everything about Tteokbokki, Bindaettoeck (fried pancakes), etc., but this time we stood in front of a dumpling soup restaurant that was featured on Netflix, a place we had never visited before. Luckily there was a short line (around 17:30 on a weekday), but since there were four people in our group, it was difficult to wait for everyone to leave at the same time to sit together, so we had to yield several times to the people in front and behind us before we were able to sit together in the corner. Anyways, finally we sit! Actually… The reason why this place appeared on Netflix is because I think(my opinion!) it’s the power of Gwangjang Market, so I didn’t think of this place as a good taste restaurant(my mean really kind of special taste), but perhaps because of the power of Netflix, in Thailand, this place is a must-go place that people stop by when they come to Gwangjang Market. That’s why it’s a place, so my friend was also most curious about this place.
Gwangjang Market day- Netflix dumpling – click to vlog video!
The main menu at this house was dumplings! Dumpling soup, kalguksu, and rice cake dumpling soup were on the menu, and only dumplings were sold separately. Also, there were two types of dumplings: meat dumplings and kimchi dumplings, and the mixed version was the default. We ordered 1 kal mandut(Kalguksu+Dumpling) soup and 3 mandut(=Dumpling) soups, and it took a little longer than expected. Ah! While waiting in line, Jay wanted to drink beer. I didn’t know if the store sold it, so J bought it at a nearby convenience store. But after we saw other people ordering soju in here! Here’s a tip ^^ If you want Korea Soju just order in there! The food finally came out, and I ate it while I was very hungry, but it tasted just like any other restaurant, just as I expected haha. The thick dumpling skin and inside stuff were in the style of Pyongyang dumplings(kind of using tofu), and the vegetable broth was alittle bit salty for my taste. My friends enjoyed it very much, and I had no idea they would especially like the kimchi that was served together so much. No matter what, Jay, my friends, and I ate all without left! On the way out, I bought some Yakkwa and put to my friends bag, saying Yakkwa were popular in Korea these days and that they were medicinal(=Yak) snacks! We were so full that we walked for a while and then returned home. That’s all for today, and soon I’ll summarize the food we ate at Gwangjang Market ^^
*Click here to see the article summarizing the Korean food menu mentioned above.
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