Showing posts with label Jagalchi Market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jagalchi Market. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

[Busan] Morning Trip to Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장

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We checked out of our Haeundae hotel and stayed somewhere closer to BIFF, and Jagalchi Market is also within this area. So, naturally, we had to do a proper visit to Jagalchi as previously, we only went to the outer side of the market and had lunch at one of the restaurants there. This time round, we will be buying the fresh seafood from one of the vendors and get it cooked upstairs.

Jagalchi Fish Market building right in front

outerside vendor

Instead of going right for the food, we went up to the Jagalchi Market Observatory.



The view from the observatory was nice!

photo-op

enjoying the view of Busan port

Unless you were up there for a photo-shoot, otherwise, nothing much to do at the Jagalchi Market Observatory.

So we went back down to the wet market area.

shop for fresh seafood

However, I found the experience pretty stressful as each vendor will try to entice you to buy from their stall. The pricing varies from vendor to vendor and some may throw in specials for you if you ask nicely.

We bought some ₩30,000 worth of shellfish from a random seller and went upstairs to have it cooked. The cooking and dine-in price was about ₩32,000 (for 4 pax), so we probably should get more seafood in that case. Ordered additional stuffs from the Level 2 shop where we had our seafood cooked; fish sashimi, and grilled rockfish.

banchan

shellfish from downstairs, cooked upstairs

The sweet potato and peanuts were nice. The shellfish was grilled simply and we enjoyed the natural taste of the sea.

peanuts

sweet potato

nice


does this have alcohol?

cheers

As the cooking method was either grilled or steamed, our food arrived quickly. But then, we also devoured it as quickly as it came. Hahaha!

sashimi

lettuce wrap

dipping sauce

I can't stress it enough but one must order grilled rockfish when in Busan. Had it many years ago, and had it again this time. It tasted as good as ever!

grilled rockfish

firm, sweet flesh, not too bony

The grilled fish was slightly salted so, it paired well with the beer. Then, came to the question on whether we wanted to try the Alaskan King Crab and in the end, we decided yes. Informed the lady boss of the shop and told her that we wanted the smallest size of the crab which from our initial experience downstairs, it will be close to 2kg. The cheapest market price per kilo for that day that I enquired from 3 shops, was around ₩55,000.

She went downstairs for a few minutes and then came back to inform that the total price (inclusive of cooking would be around ₩180,000. The crab weight was around 2kg. We agreed and off she went to purchase and cook it for us.

Alaskan King Crab

It was the best decision ever! My first time trying Alaskan King Crab and it is worth the money. Freshly steamed crab meat tasted so sweet!

cracked and ready to eat

yummy!

I liked that the crab was so easy to eat not only because of its size, but also because the restaurant cracked the shell for easier access.

One thing I noted was the juice from the crab was not as umami as I thought it would be, but we still drank it. Keke!


The people that we met at Jagalchi Market was nice and friendly, even if we didn't buy from their stall. But of course, I felt 'paiseh' as I had to walk away after asking for the price. Sorry!

The ladies at the Level 2 restaurant were also nice and friendly.

we ate here, at #3 shop

Thank you Tracy, Hence and Ivan for allowing me to indulge in expensive seafood! All in all, we spent around ₩370,000 in total, or about ₩92,500 (~SGD95 per pax).


Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장

Address: 52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea

Business Hours:

Closed on Tues.

Wed-Mon: 5 AM–10 PM



Friday, August 3, 2018

[Busan] Chungmu Hoetjip 충무횟집 Seafood Feast @ Jagalchi Market

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Jagalchi Market was one of our go-to places when we planned this trip to Busan. Naturally, we also wanted to try some seafood while at the market. Problem was, we didn't research on which restaurant we would like to go. Initially, the group thought we could just do street-side grill but after enquiring at the seafood stalls, most don't provide the grill. The restaurants too said that they could grill seafood not from their shop but provided those seafood also was not available in their shop. Makes sense as no one would cook something that someone bought elsewhere if they are also selling the same thing.

Hence, we decided on this shop that had called out to us while we were passing by. It was only later after we've finished eating that we enquired on the shopname.

shopfront

This was a tourist friendly place and English menu is available. The staff are kind too. As expected, seafood are pricey but as we were already there, it was worth a try. Ordered ourselves some grilled clams, grilled eel and grilled rockfish. Also tried the seafood pancake and raw marinated crab. So much food for the five of us!

The restaurant was rather big once you entered. There weren't many other patrons as it was only 11+am. This was a place where you have to remove your shoes and sit cross legged on the floor.

interior
menu

The side dishes were aplenty. We got 7 side dishes and a bowl of seaweed soup. The side dishes were edamame, marinated shellfish, salad in mayonaise sauce (like coleslaw), tofu (yummy), salad in black sesame sauce, mashed potato

7 side dishes and a soup
small shellfish in gochujang and salad
edamame
tofu
seafood pancake ₩30000

Loved the plates used. So pretty! Blue just reminds me of the sea.

grilled clams ₩70000
eel ₩50000

The large clams were cooked in their own juices so it had a very mild taste. The eel is not the version that we might be used to. The eel was plainly seasoned with just salt. Fresh eel and has a slightly chewy texture. The staff would come over to grill the clams and eel a little, after which, the patrons can take over. To eat, a sauce dip was provided. But am not sure if that was for the eel or for the clams. Maybe it was a multi-purpose fermented bean sauce.

eel, ready to eat
plum wine in the morning

Loved that we could get mixed grain rice. But with so much food, rice is absolutely unnecessary. Unless, you are eating 간장게장 marinated crabs (ganjang gejang). Rice would come in handy for the lovely umami sauce.

mixed grain rice
간장게장 soy marinated crabs ₩40000

While the marinated soy crabs were not as good as the one at Sinsa-dong Seoul, this was enough to satisfy ganjang gejang cravings.

The best grilled fish, was the grilled rockfish. Fresh fish with tender meat and lightly salted crisp exterior. So good. I'd say this is a must-order here. Different types of fishes are available but we wanted something that we normally couldn't get back home yet one that will not bust our budget.

grilled rockfish 60000

It was a good seafood feast and we enjoyed the food and the friendliness of the staff.

two table-full of food

We spent about $53 per pax for the meal.

Chungmu Hoetjip 충무횟집

Address: 27, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
Contact: +82-51-246-8563
Websitehttp://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1369242
Business Hours:
Daily
 
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