The namesake Jong Ro beef soup (#5) with tripe and brisket was surprisingly bland.
The pork neck soup (#13) was outstanding. Perfect on a cold SoCal night.
They also have supersized family versions (#25)
Highly recommended.
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last i checked seullungtang isn’t s’pose to be spicy…
is that some kinda crazy white balance going on, or?
It’s an iPhone.
Wasn’t really spicy. Just super flavorful.
the pork neck stew is gamjatang, probably. should be spicy usually.
that looks like gamjatang. the version at ham ji park in k-town is the standard IMO. but it’s relatively easy to make at home.
Oh yes glad you also made it here! While searching for a place that does Korean soups also carrying galbi tang, this place came up during the October trip and we went twice! They are open for breakfast too, so that was the last bite before getting on the plane.
Damn good and cheap, mostly Korean expats customers. Our waitress/cashier didn’t seem fluent in English but spoke enough to understand and really appreciated our business.
Galbi tang, dogani tang (ox knee bone, but tasted more like tendon) and haejangkuk (hangover soup)…the beef cubed blood seemed a touch dry but this was a hearty version of doenjang jigae. Even without a hangover it was very addicting. As a NorCaler, seeing the big bone in rib and might tasty brings a tear to me eye. Korean Flintstones? I think the only place in NorCal where I’ve seen an almost yay size of bone rib would be Chungdam in Santa Clara.
Was thinking about Gam Ja Tang but thought it might be too much.
It’s cold down there too? Same for up here (though my pot de feu was Budae Jigae).
Does anybody know why pork neck is gamey, especially when compared to the rest of the pig? My wife is not a fan of gamey meats and she distinctly does not like the smell or taste of gamjatang. Or pork neck soup. My mom dropped off a batch and I’m the only one in the family that will really eat the pork neck soup. My wife says the meat is gamey and has a different aroma. I don’t disagree but wondered why only pork neck has these traits.
Maybe because it has so much fat, blood and fluids (within the tissue and bone), connective tissue, and marrow? Also, maybe the sources you get the gamja tang don’t sufficiently soak the bones for a long enough period to draw out all the smells?
I have never thought of gamja tang is gamey, I always thought of it as more porky tho but everyone has different tastes.
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me too
but my only frame of reference is Ham Ji Park. Never had it elsewhere,
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Supposedly Ham Ji Park’s flavor is less traditional but it’s my gold standard for gamjatang. On a sidenote I think it’s funny that gamjatang isn’t actually a literal translation for pork neck stew.
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Gamja in Korean means potato. It is very odd. The Hamji Park version is very tame in terms of gamey-ness or porky-ness. I think there is a little more funk but my wife and kids think otherwise.
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