Hwanghaedo Sundae

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Korean-style Sundae

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A place selling sundae and head meat at Gyeongdong Market. An order is placed for 1kg of sundae and half a roll of head meat.

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The Same Price as Gwangjang Market... A Completely Different Amount...

A video showing the generous portions and value of sundae and market snacks brought home from Gyeongdong Market.

A sundae restaurant at Gyeongdong Market that serves generous portions of sundae, offal, and head meat.

Taste notes from the video

The sundae is dense and very chewy, while the liver and lung are said to be fresh and free of unpleasant odors.

Key visit points
  • Various snack-bar dishes and market foods are brought home from Gyeongdong Market.
  • At Hwanghaedo Sundae, 10000 won worth of sundae, offal, and head meat is introduced.
  • At Jjanggu Dumplings, 30 handmade fried dumplings are introduced for 10000 won.
  • Glutinous rice doughnuts and mini gimbap are also purchased.
  • At home, the foods are dipped in tteokbokki while their flavors and textures are compared.
Dishes featured in the video
SundaeThe glass noodles are dense and very chewy.OffalIt is fresh and generously portioned.Head MeatThe portion is large, and it is good to eat together with the other items.
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Is It True They Get 1,000 Visitors a Day?

We revisit Hwanghaedo Sundae and Jjanggu's Dumplings at Gyeongdong Market to share their signature dishes and stories about their operations.

A sundae restaurant in Gyeongdong Market, introduced together with an assortment of boiled meats including sundae and head meat.

Taste notes from the video

It is introduced as a combination for eating sundae, head meat, lung, liver, osori-gamtu, and pressed meat together.

Key visit points
  • Hwanghaedo Sundae and Jjanggu's Dumplings inside Gyeongdong Market are introduced together.
  • Sundae, head meat, lung, liver, osori-gamtu, and dumplings are ordered.
  • There are many customers on weekends, and waits can be long.
  • Hwanghaedo Sundae is said to have introduced a purchase limit of 1kg of sundae per person.
  • Jjanggu's Dumplings is said to hand-shape large quantities and make several thousand dumplings a day.
Dishes featured in the video
SundaeIt is sundae with a chewy texture.Head MeatIt is a boiled-meat item with the distinct texture of the cut.Osori-gamtuIt appears to be a dish with the chewy texture of offal.
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Why People Line Up with Money in Hand at Gyeongdong Market

This video explores tteokbokki, Chinese food, pork cutlets, dumplings, sundae, and market prices all at once in Gyeongdong Market.

This place sells sundae and head meat at Gyeongdong Market. They order 1kg of sundae and half a roll of head meat.

Taste notes from the video

They order 1kg of sundae and half a roll of head meat.

Key visit points
  • They find and eat tteokbokki from a mobile stall at the entrance to Gyeongdong Market.
  • At the youth mall in the Central Shopping Center, they order Bongchau's spicy black-bean noodles with beef short plate and a 1-person guobaorou set.
  • At Wang Eomma Pork Cutlet Gimbap, they eat pork cutlets and aged-kimchi Spanish-mackerel gimbap.
  • In Octopus Dumpling Alley, they show how handmade octopus dumplings are eaten with tteokbokki sauce.
  • They also look at Hwanghaedo sundae and market prices before Chuseok.
Dishes featured in the video
Sundae 1kgA generous quantity is ordered.Half-roll of head meatIt appears to be a boiled-meat selection eaten together.