My friend Steve Hatherly from TBS eFM radio has been telling me about this amazing potato and pork bone place for over a year and so we finally decided to go check it out. The place is amazing and it’s ALL, about the soup. They must cook the pork bones 24/7 because the broth is so thick and luscious that its what I perceive molten gold would taste like (I mean if we could drink it).
It’s soooo good, that I have dreams about the broth. The secret is to eat the potatoes last and you have to mash them into the broth and pork bits to make the best mashed potatoes ever.
Yummmm…Check out the video.
Dan
The place is called Seobu Gamja-guk (서부감자국) 서울시 은평구 녹번동 181 02 356-4555
It’s up by Yeonsinnae all the way up on the Orange line. Here’s a map:
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.
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I'm so excited! I live very nearby. I know many places in Korea are very difficult to eat at alone, so do you think it would be better if I went with a group or could I go at it alone?
Would love to watch your video, but it's listed as "private" and therefore not watchable unless I am your "friend" according to Youtube…
I'm so excited! I live very nearby. I know many places in Korea are very difficult to eat at alone, so do you think it would be better if I went with a group or could I go at it alone?
You should totally go check it out. I'd be happy to join you and I'm sure, I could get other people to make the trip. IT'S SOOOO GOOD.
Hi Daniel
Potato/Pork bone stew looks fantastic. I'm visiting Seoul in May and am hoping to try this when I'm there.
Could I get specific directions from you as to how to get to this place? i.e. where is the nearest subway station and how to walk from there?
Thanks!