Kwangjiang Market

Kwangjiang market is an indoor market. The first portion is clothes and then further along are the food stalls. I was afraid to try most of the food because they had been previously prepared and were sitting out without refrigeration. 

We came upon the mung bean pancake (bindaetteok) area and saw a huge line so we got in line too. This was delicious—the mung bean had been ground smooth and it was mixed with bean sprouts and some green onions (which were more like spring onions).

 Dipped in the soy/vinegar sauce which included mild onions, it was delicious. Cost was W4000. We didn’t want to wait in line to get a table, so we took it to go. We took it outside the market, found some steps to sit on and ate our delicious treat! I guess the Koreans don't eat on the street because you wouldn't believe the number of people who stared at us.

 

On our last day, we went back to the stall at 10 am and noticed a new item. These were filled with pork and were even better than the plain mung bean one. Apparently, they sell out of the pork ones and that was why there were none available when we went for dinner before.

Front of the restaurant, near stall #38. It's worth trying to find it but you really can't miss it--just look for the long line.

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