A place renowned for Kalguksu and Shabu Shabu and we get their secret off-menu Bulnak Jeongol (Beef and Octopus Hot Pot), which was a mighty pot filled with tons of fresh seafood and thin strips of beef. Pictured is their two-person serving for a respectable 34,000 won. 🙌😃 . . #koreanfood #hotpot #jeongol #beef #octopus #seafood #spicy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #delicious #명동칼국수 #불낙전골 #맛집 #서울 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 (at 명동 칼국수 샤브샤브)

Since it’s my current job to constantly find hidden gems in and around Seoul, I try to avoid going to the same restaurant (save some local fried chicken joints). So, it’s surprising that I’ve found myself here at King 수제만두 (King Handmade Dumplings) three times within a week. They specialize in dumplings and one of my current favorites: Mapo Tofu. This is not a Koreanized version (which isn’t bad at all) and instead shows all signs of authentic Sichuan - salty, fiery, and umami-rich coming from the fermented doubanjiang sauce. Curiosity was sparked so I asked a few questions, which I got blank answers. Then I realized the place is run by a young Chinese couple and their helping hand mother, still only six months young near Sinseoldong Station, Exit 2. They have other offerings that I can’t wait to try out, but if you like Mapo Tofu as much as me you will fall in love with this place. 😅🙌🔥 . . #koreanfood #mapotofu #mandu #dumplings #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #delicious #서울 #맛집 #수제만두 #만두 #마파두부#일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at Sinseol-dong Station)

Samgyeopsal from the other night in Cheonho-dong. Quite possibly the best-tasting pork belly during my time in Korea, ranking just behind Jeju Island’s black pork because nothing ever tops that. 🙌🐷 . . #koreanfood #koreanbbq #samgyeopsal #porkbelly #meat #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #delicious #서울 #맛집 #돼지꽃필무렵 #삼겹살 #고기#천호동맛집 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at 천호동어딘가)

Dak Baeksuk (Boiled Whole Chicken w Aromatics) and premium makgeolli called Damun Makgeolli. Can’t say this was a decent meal only because the makgeolli ruined everything. Imagine drinking condensed milk spiked with an unknown hard liquor (soju?) and that’s what you get here. Lesson learned and onto the next one. 😢🍶 . . #koreanfood #chicken #baeksuk #makgeolli #alcohol #soju #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #delicious #yummy #닭백숙 #소주 #막걸리 #담은막걸리 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 (at 서울 어딘가에서)

There are only two days out of the year when my mom asks if I’ve eaten a certain dish, miyeok-guk (seaweed soup) on birthdays and tteok-guk (rice cake soup) on New Year’s. This year (more like yesterday) I didn’t disappoint her because my regular spot Jinguk Haejangguk 진국해장국 makes one helluva rice cake soup. 🙏😀🍲 . . #koreanfood #ricecakesoup #soup #tteokguk #healthy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #서울 #맛집 #진국해장국 #떡국 #뚝도시장 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at 성수동뚝도시장)

Last homemade meal of 2017: Galbi-jjim (Braised Short Ribs), Galbi-tang (Beef Short Ribs Soup), Buchu Jangddeok (Chives Pancake), and Bomdong Geotjeori (Fresh Cabbage Salad). Everything, for once, turned out exactly how we imagined and even better, ultimately leaving us comatose and unable to move before the midnight mark. Well, here’s to another year of hansik and good health! Happy New Year! 🎊😊🙏 . . #koreanfood #meat #beef #galbijjim #galbitang #healthy #homemade #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #newyear #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #집밥 #갈비찜 #갈비탕 #반찬 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 #소통

Because it’s the last Friday of the year! 🍗🎊😆 . . #koreanfood #chicken #kfc #friedchicken #alcohol #beer #budweiser #soju #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #치킨 #맥주 #소주 #안동소주 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램

Vegetarian bibimbap (minus the egg) with gifted banchan for today’s quick and healthy lunch. 🙂💪 . . #koreanfood #bibimbap #rice #bap #healthy #homemade #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #집밥 #비빔밥 #반찬 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지

Bossam Jeongsik, a set meal featuring tender pieces of boiled pork with lettuce wraps, a rich beef broth, and a few sides. I’m not fond of any chain restaurants but this local place always catches my attention because it’s packed with jovial diners who look zoned in on the food. For 8,000 won, I can see myself coming here often for this set meal or one of the many hot soups that they offer. Good stuff here at Halmae Soondaeguk 할매순대국. 👵🏼🍲🙏 . . #koreanfood #bossam #pork #meat #porkbelly #kimchi #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #보쌈 #할매순대국 #서울 #맛집 #고기 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at 할매순대국)

Attempting to make videos for YouTube but found it painstakingly hard if you don’t have the right equipment and an extra helper....but at least these pictures were salvaged for Spicy Bulgogi using Pepsi (yes, Pepsi!) as a sweetener and meat tenderizer. 🥩🔥😅 . . #koreanfood #bulgogi #bbq #meat #beef #homemade #cook #youtube #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #집밥 #불고기#홈메이드 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램

Some of my favorite homemade dishes from the past weekend: Godeungeo Kimchi Jorim (Spicy Braised Mackerel & Kimchi), Gaji Bap (Rice w/Eggplant), Kongnamul Guk (Soybean Sprout Soup) and Namul Muchim (Seasoned Greens). Cooking Korean is so much easier when you’re only responsible for taking the pics! 😘👏📷 . . #koreanfood #rice #fish #spicy #soup #healthy #homemade #food #hansik #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #집밥 #생선 #고등어 #고등어조림 #반찬 #서울 #요리 #일상 #데일리 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지

From last night. Weekends are never complete without fried chicken, but it just got better after sampling some very crispy, slightly chewy deep-fried gizzard (ddong-jib) at one of my regular pubs in Seongsu-dong. It’s family-run by a lovely imo (auntie), so you get little surprises like extra garlic on every dish and the best selection of late-night anju. 😍🙌🍗 . . #koreanfood #koreanbbq #kfc #friedchicken #gizzard #fried #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #서울 #맛집 #똥집 #치킨 #안주 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at 성수동뚝도시장)

From last night. Korean BBQ gets exponentially better when 1) you haven’t eaten it for a long time and 2) you have a slanted griddle that cooks all the sides with the samgyeopsal fat and 3) you’re served perfectly cooked doenjang jjigae and gaeran jjim (sadly, not pictured). 😀🥩🔥 . . #koreanfood #koreanbbq #bbq #porkbelly #kimchi #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #서울 #맛집 #고기 #삼겹살 #뚝도시장 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔

Been feeling lethargic and fatigued lately but fortunate to have this Jjim Dak (Soy Braised Chicken n Vegetables) dish delivered straight to the home tonight. If you can believe it, this cost a respectable 20,000 won and gets you the most tender, flavorful chicken with veggies and rice cakes. Soju and maekju not pictured. 😀👏🥘 . . #koreanfood #jjimdak #chicken #healthy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #서울 #맛집 #찜닭 #명품찜닭 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔

Couldn’t decide on a single dish so went ahead and chose two because I’m fattening up for a long winter hibernation: Kimchi Jjigae and Jeyuk Bokkeum for 12,000. The hospitable husband and wife team can do no wrong here at Jinguk Haejangguk. 🙏😀🍲 . . #koreanfood #spicy #kimchi #kimchijjigae #healthy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #서울 #맛집 #진국해장국 #김치찌개 #뚝도시장 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 #맞팔 (at 성수동뚝도시장)

Dakbokkeumtang (Spicy Braised Chicken). Started and ended the day here at Jinguk Haejangguk 진국해장국. Not only does he make a mean bowl of hangover soup, he’s nearly perfected this hearty, savory dish for anju lovers like myself. Easily feeds three hungry adults for only 20,000 won. 🙌😀 . . #koreanfood #spicy #dakbokkeumtang #dakdoritang #chicken #healthy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #서울 #맛집 #진국해장국 #닭볶음탕 #도리탕 #뚝도시장 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 (at 성수동뚝도시장)

Sogogi Haejangguk (Beef Hangover Soup). Not the biggest fan of pork-based hangover soups, but I’m a huge fan of this big, bold, beefy version at a little known, obscure restaurant inside Ddookdo Market 뚝도시장. The owner has decades of experience cooking this type of soup, so it’s little surprise that I keep finding myself here after late night binges. 🙌🍲 . . #koreanfood #haejangguk #hangoversoup #soup #healthy #food #foodporn #instafood #foodstagram #seoul #korea #igdaily #potd #eat #picoftheday #서울 #맛집 #진구해장국 #해장국 #뚝도시장 #일상 #데일리 #맛집 #일상 #먹방 #먹스타그램 #맛스타그램 #오늘뭐먹지 (at 성수동뚝도시장)