[EAT_TRADITIONAL] 4.Jokbal_Pig's feet_족발

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Restaurant Name

경원집_Kyungwonjip

Today's main dish_Jokbal

Did you already read what's today's menu? Maybe... some of you, who are not familiar with Asian food, could get surprised a bit. Today I had one of the very traditional Korean foods! Today' blog will be very "Korean."  I hope you enjoy! 

A happy pig! 꿀꿀!

What Jokbal is made of? I already gave you a hint upside! Jokbal(족발) is made of pig's feet. Does your country also have this type of food? Depending on your answer, I guess you might like this food or maybe not. 

How to make Jokbal? Simply to say, boil pig's feet with medical herbs and roots, and some vegetables... (Plus... more stuff! Hard to list all of them) After boiling, we eat the Jokbal with many different kinds of sources, vegetables,  and side dishes. 

What's so good about this food? When chef boils pig's feet, it's boiled with a lot of healthy ingredients, such as milk vetch root, Korean angelica root, acanthopanax, jujube...etc. What? you started feeling headache? :) Alright. Just keep that in mind! Heathly ingredients. Let's start seeing the restaurant now. 

Front view of restaurant

Side view of restaurant

It's known for a long history. It says 50 years!
Should be really good one, isn't it?

It's just a normal restaurant. There are not much things to talk about, in terms of outside view or interior. However, the location was very convenient and the restaurant was quite cleaned, even though it has a long history! I came here in order to taste famous Jokbal! So, that normal restaurant visual wasn't disappointing me at all. The taste will pay off my effort :)

It's recently been in a famous food TV program!

One of my friends sent me a photo of this place and asked me to go together, as it's so famous and it was on TV program. I also had high expectation on this place, because it was on TV very recently and me and my sister are big fans of that food TV program, 맛있는 녀석들. Until that moment... I really trusted that TV program.

Let's go check the menu!

The menu here is very simple. I would say they are very specialized in few dishes? :) Left side is showing some food, which are good with drinks, while right side is showing lunch menu. 

Tip) Top menus

Jokbal

빈대떡(bindaetteok_mung-bean pancake) 

Since I went there at night, me and my friends ordered a bottle of  막걸리(makgeolli_rice wine), and also ordered those top two dishes, Jokbal & Mung-bean pancake.

Mung-bean pancake! (Separate order)
There are some squid inside!

From here, it's all free side dishes coming with Jokbal!

Shellfish Soup

Salted[pickled] shrimp

Pickled onion

Salted oysters with hot pepper

lettuce, green onion, garlic, green paper, 
and source(쌈장_ssamjang)

Maybe you think the free side dishes are a lot and cool? But I think it's kind of normal in Korea that you get many free side dishes, when you order a main dish. It's a Korean thing. So, remember it's not only in this place! Next time I will take you to a "heaven of side dishes!" Promise you!

Because the Jokbal is not seasoned or marinated much, the side dishes are quite strong. I guess maybe it could be a bit too strong for those of you, who are not familiar with Korean food. It's definitely good to eat  jokbal with side dish together though. Wonderful combination! So, try it!

Main dish_Jokbal!

At the bottom, you can see the bones.

Pig bones are normal "decoration" in Jokbal. Please don't feel that you got cheated :) It anyway makes the dish plentiful and tasty!

Have one bite~

With green onion together

Put whatever you like and wrapped in lettuce

Jutako's recommendation_No comment...!
My order: Large size Jokbal & A pancake 

Price information
Jokbal: 3,5000 KRW for medium size Jokbal (2-3 people)
4,0000 KRW for large size Jokbal (3-4 people)
Mung-bean pancake: 1,0000 KRW per a pancake 

I don't know how to end this blog today. I am not saying this restaurant wasn't good, but I personally don't want to recommend this restaurant. I strongly recommend you to try Jokbal, if you visit Korea, but this place is not the best place for Jokbal in my personal opinion. I have had Jokbals a lot of times in my life(?), but this place wasn't my best choice... 

Not always we can make best choice... right? :) That's why I am writing this blog, in order to help you to make wonderful choice, when you travel in Korea! I have learned a very important lesson today; Do not trust mess media!!! Precious lesson :)
Jokbal: 3,5000 KRW for medium size Jokbal (2-3 people)
4,0000 KRW for large size Jokbal (3-4 people)
Mung-bean pancake: 1,0000 KRW per a pancake

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[DRINK_NON-TRADITIONAL] 3.Pie&Tart_파이& 타르트

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Café name

레트로나 파이_Retrona Pie

Café house

Main door

Even though it's a building with three floors,

it's often full of people. It has a very good reputation!

Do you know the difference between "Tart" and "Pie"? To such a Asian like me, it was the question that I have never thought of. According to my research, "Tart" is from France and "Pie" is from the States. Also "Tart" has the toppings on top, while "Pie" does not. It's not super clear definition, but let's stop studying and go enojoying them! If you know better, you can share your comment with us!  

I used to eat a lot of egg tart, especially when I was living in HongKong. To be honest, to me egg tart was all I know about tart... After I tried pie in this place, I realized that the egg tart I had so far was just begining of tart world! On the moment I had Banana Cruch, I strongly felt that I will be a big fan of this place. 

Trade mark! Find a desert house with two bicycles!

Retrona Pie

TART&MORE

Doorknob is very cute.

This place has a very cute interior,

as well as delicious desert!

As you can see the decoration of the cafe, it's very cute and western style. The building is very unique and all of little tiny items are very special too. I could feel that the owner of this place must put a lot of effort on visuial side.

If I was the owner of this place, I would be very proud of here, because the tasty of tart and pie here is awesome. I don't thinnk you can find the same tasty desert nowhere but here. Tip)They have another branch in Pangyo!

Let's go check the menu!

Drink menu

Fresh Juice & Latte &Smoothie... etc

Of course there are coffee and tea too!

You can have Brunch or Sandwich as well :)

Happy message

Have delicious tart and pie in Retrona Pie, and be happy!

(Actually I was super happy when I was having my favorit Banana Crunch!lol)

The menu is also very western style. Mainly delicious desert and drink. But they also have brunch and sandwich as well. I couldn't try the brunch this time, but I will come back next time and will try the bruch! Having a nice brunch and go for walking traditional palace next to here. Isn't it sounds cool? :)

I will show you the tart and pie menu. Unfortunately there is no written menu for these deserts. 

They have many different tart and pie!

I went there at night, so most of tart and pie were sold out...

A lot of tart and pie here have their own special taste.

It's not the pie you can find out from franchises bakery. 

Next to the window, tarts were organized.

Tip) Top menus for tart and pie
Banana Crunch
Earl Grey Chocolat
Greengrape Tart 

My order! I should have visit here early of the day.

Not so much choice was left. Make sure to visit here early time!

Stweet pie are good especially with hot Americano!

Double Cheese Blueberry

Chocolat Amer

Banana Crunch

Jutako's recommendation_Banana Crunch :) 

Price information 

Desert: 3500-4000 KRW per a small pie
6000-7000 KRW per a piece of tart/cake   

Drink: 5000-6000 KRW per a cup of coffee/tea

 7000 KRW per a glass of  smoothie

Brunch/Sandwich:1,3000 KRW

The price here is not so cheap. I would say it's a bit expensive. As I am a economical person, I was a bit surprised with the price. If you order one tart and a cup of coffee, it's almost the same price with a meal. But I would say once you try the best desert here, then you won't think the price here is expesive anymore. This is why I would like visit the place again to try Earl Grey Chocolat, no matter how expensive it is! It's worth to try!

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[EAT_NON-TRADITIONAL] 2.Fusion jjimdalk_Fusion steamed chicken_퓨전 찜닭

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Restaurant name

찜&족_Jjim&Jok

Main door

Main sign

Have you heard of Korean fried chicken? or 치맥(chimek, chicken & Beer)? I guess most of you have heard of it. Fried Chicken is super good with beer, so a lot of people in Korea love to have them together! At anytime, At anyplace :)  I know it's already quite famous to the foreigners, who are interested in Korean food. 

Sorry to say this but... actually Chimek is not so good for your health. It was a horrible news to me and my friends, since we went for Chimek often. Don't get disappointed! Here I brought another nice chicken food for you! This 찜닭(Jjimdalk, Steamed chicken) should be much good for your health. So, please help yourself :)   

Side view of restaurant

The outside view from my table

The restaurant is not so big. I guess there are only around 10 tables.  When I went there, it was such a nice weather with breeze. Lucky to me, all of windows were opened and it let the breeze come inside. very relaxing!

I wonder if you have watched this Korean TV program. It was on air in 2014 year. It introduced many tasty restaurants in Korea and one of the places was RIGHT HERE! It's been a quite long time, since this restaurant were introduced by the TV program, so these days we don't have to wait for a long queue. Now is the good time to visit here!  

Aprons are next to the refrigerator.

Don't forget to use the apron, when you eat...
Otherwise, you will be crying for your dirty t-shirt!

The most popular TOP 3 menu
<Curry Jjimdalk, Black bean Jjimbalk, Cheese Jjimdalk>

Jutako's recommendation_Cheese Jjimdalk_including a little spicy chicken

& Cheese & Rice cake & Sweet potato & Spaghetti noodle

For two people: Half Chicken (15,000-17,000KRW)

For Three people: One Chicken (24,000-26,000KRW)

For more than three people or big eater: One and a half chicken  (34,000-36,000KRW) 

I am not good at eating spicy food but I felt like this one wasn't too spicy. It's just spicy a little bit.

Extra topping menu! Remember you can order extra topping
only when you order the main dish.
You cannot order it after the main dish come out.

Jutako's recommendation_Extra cheese or Extra sweet Potato or Extra spaghetti noddle

 You can order any topping that you like! Remember it costs extra charge! Spaghetti noodle is not in the list of toppings but actually you can also order it.

To me the spaghetti noodle was so good with Jjimdalk, at the end I was so regret that I didn't order extra spaghetti noodle! You might want to order extra spaghetti noodle. It's so good.

Side dishes: Salad and aged spicy kimchi

Side dishes: Dongchimi(Radish water kimchi) *Not spicy!

My order: Cheese Jjimdalk (One chicken with no extra topping)

Look at the cheese on top and big portion of food!

Have one bite! :)

As you can see, a lot of toppings come together
with chicken in a main dish.

When you order a main dish, a lot of toppings also come together. So, please make sure to order extra topping only when you really want "EXTRA" topping. It will be a huge amount of food, if you order few extra toppings!

Nuroonge Fried Rice

Fried rice, kimchi, seaweed, and flying fish roe.

If you mix the rice with Jjimdalk sauce,
it becomes Bibimbab! So good!

Jutako's recommendation_Nuroonge fried rice

_ if you like to eat rice, you should try it!

To be honest, the interior wasn't so special. However, I would like to go and try this restaurant again, because the steamed chicken(Jjimdalk) was so delicious! I would say this place is worth to visit for the tasty food.  

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