Showing posts with label seafood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seafood. 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



Sunday, September 24, 2023

[Jeju] Samseonghyeol Haemultang 삼성혈해물탕 본점 @20 Seondeok-ro 5-gil Seogwipo

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Travelled to Jeju for the very first time with my foodie/travel buddies and was excited for the first meal in Jeju. Read about our non-food related activities via this post of where we went for our rental car as this was a continuation from there.

It was late lunch after we had gotten our rental car and fueled it up. It was time to fuel our famished tummies. Tracy had chosen our lunch spot before hand and it was on purpose to be near the rental car place. Let's go get some seafood stew!


Samseonghyeol Haemultang

live octopus

Was half expecting to be turned away as it was way past the last order time and the shop was ready to take their mid-day break. Fortunately, the boss indicated that we could dine in if we are able to finish our meal within 45 minutes. Ok, challenge on!

interior

Ordered a seafood stew good for 3 pax and a portion of abalone porridge. This was us being cautious as we were unsure of the portion size in Jeju. Plus we wanted to maintain some space for dinner, which will happen in a few hours time, haha~

Was ordering easy? Yes especially after the staff asked us if we could converse in Mandarin instead. Haha!

Banchan was served right after our order. Speedy service as we were the only ones in the restaurant.

six types of side dishes

We were given two sets of banchans and each set consists of 6 varieties. And yes, you could ask the staff to refill those that you preferred. The outstanding side dishes were the anchovies (tasted super nice/fresh) and the potato pancake. Kimchi was mellow yet not overly fermented. Whets our already active appetite!

tasty anchovies

favourite - mini potato pancake

feels healthy

And when the main dish was presented, it elicited plenty of 'oohs and aahs' from the entire table. A large stew pot, filled to the brim with seafood that's practically still moving.




Seafood stew (haemultang해물탕)

The pot consist of abalones, different types of clams, crab, mussels, beansprouts (lots of it!) and onions. The stew was probably at spice level 0.5 out of 10.

The nice staff, Ms Nie, enquired if we would like to have the stew brought back to the kitchen to speed up the cooking process since we were already famished and so we agreed. She took the pot back to the kitchen and reappeared with the pot bubbling.





huge clam


She also advised us to eat up the octopus first before it gets all chewy. We obliged and yes, the texture was perfectly tender with a good gentle bite.

boiling away


Oh, there was abalone porridge too. Although am not a fan of abalone porridge in general, this bowl was impressive due to its sheer size. So much porridge for the 4 of us!

abalone porridge 전복죽


On hindsight, this place does have a more flavourful abalone porridge as compared to other places later on.

Haflway through, Ms Nie brought out a plate of a small grilled fish. Complimentary, she said. Wow, thank you to the boss for giving us this. She said it is '港口鱼' when asked about its type, to which literally means sea port fish? Ok!

grilled fish


Whatever this fish is, I liked it. The flesh was soft, and subtly sweet. I suppose with Jeju being so close to the sea, freshness is a daily occurrence.




Then, Tracy did her customary thing which is to add ramyun as the finale of the meal.

instant noodles


One of the tips given by the staff when eating this seafood stew, is to remove the shells after all the seafood had been cooked, to avoid it continuing to flavour the soup as prolonged boiling with shells in will eventually make the soup saltier (and that with the evaporation of the water).

finished in 40 minutes



All in all, we were satisfied with our meal and the service experienced by the friendly staff. Spent ₩101,000 for our late lunch (including non-alcoholic drinks). This was about SGD35 per pax.


one hallabong drink a day in Jeju



Samseonghyeol Haemultang 삼성혈해물탕 본점

Address: 20 Seondeok-ro 5-gil, 특별자치도, Cheju, Jeju-do, South Korea

Contact: +82 64-745-3000

Business Hours: 

Daily: 10 am–9 pm

Mid-day break: 3pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

[Melbourne 2022] South Melbourne Market @ Coventry Street

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We visited South Melbourne Market at least twice during our stay in Melbourne. Best of all, it has a food hall where there's table and chairs for diners to enjoy their food and drinks bought from the various food shops. We also did our grocery shopping for meats like lamb cutlets and beef steak.



fresh seafood


We became quite fond of Aptus Seafood. Kept going back for their lobsters and sashimi. Here's a look of what we ate from Aptus.

The scallops were kind of a gamble though. We bought two and one was sweet and the other was just bland. I had forgotten which type of oysters we had gotten but it was of a mid-range price. Plump and briny, and tasted best with a squeeze of lemon. The sea urchin was huge! Hahaa, it wasn't as funky as I'd thought it would be. Pretty nice but watch out for the some of those spiny stuffs that might break off.

scallops


yummy oysters


sea urchin

sashimi grade tuna, salmon and king fish


The sashimi of 3 types of fish was at about AUD60+. Averaging at about AUD2.50 per piece. Loved the sashimi. Fresh and naturally tasty even without soy sauce and wasabi.

I was shocked when we had lobsters on our first visit to this market. Lobsters for brunch? OK! I think it was about AUD47 per piece.

Mornay Bay Rock Lobster

cheesy

have a bite!


We tried the grilled lobster with cheese and another time, we had one which was more like a lobster salad. If you're very fond of cheese, then the grilled cheese lobster had plenty. If you're a fan of potato salad, then the lobster salad would be the right choice. Both have plenty of meat but you could taste more of the lobster flavour in the salad version. The potato salad was very good too! Both ways, we enjoyed every bite.

Lobster salad


food hall


let's walk walk


I loved walking at the outer market area to see the vegetables and fruits.

peppers and root vegetables

i yam what i yam


potatoes galore!


The coffee from Padre was pretty much to my liking. We got our magic from there. Thanks Hence for queuing for it!

magic


But what is this mysterious magic coffee that exists in Melbourne? Magic coffee is made when steamed milk is added to a double ristretto, made from espresso. Normally served in a 5oz cup (160ml). In comparison, piccolo is 3 to 4oz (85 to 114ml).

At the moment, I don't think there's any cafe/coffee shops that serves magic in Singapore. If you know of any, do let me know. Thanks in advance!

Definitely felt more alive after having coffee.

Oh, there's a nice Pie Shop here to satisfy our pie cravings. 

Pie Shop

Guinness Beef Pie

yummy beef pie

Chicken Pie


inner view of chicken pie

K is for...


Hence asked me to guess what does the 'K' imprinted on the pie stands for. I didn't go with them to buy so could only taste some to guess.

hmmm


Wow, this tasted even funkier than the sea urchin! Hahahaa. K stands for Kidney pie. Wookay, I wouldn't want to eat this again. Give me Guinness Beef Pie, anytime! The chicken pie was nice too but not my preference. The pie is about AUD10 for a one pax portion. There's family sized pies too.


Ivan said we must get the cannoli from Cannoleria. It was unforgettable for him.

Cannoleria

one of each please

pretty box of cannoli

Sicilian



Chocolate


One thing to note is not to leave out the cannoli for too long. Enjoyed the crisp shell and the various fillings. Loved that it wasn't too sweet.

We were intrigued by a shop that sells dim sim. So, we had to get some to try to verify if all fried dim sim taste the same.

let's queue for some dim sim

looks good

sesame prawn toast @AUD4.20

tasty prawn toast


The prawn toast was kind of pricey but it was surely tasty. Happy to report that the fried dim sim here was so much better than the other one that I had tried. Keke. Steamed one I didn't enjoy that much probably because it was already cold when I ate it.

pork dim sim (steamed)

pork dim sim (fried)


There are recycle bins around the market for us to dispose the empty containers etc. There's even special ones to dispose of coffee cups. 

recycle bin



South Melbourne Market

Address: 322-326 Coventry St, South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia
Business Hours:
Closed on Mon, Tues, Thurs.
Sat, Sun, Wed: 8am–4pm
Fri:  8am–5pm

Aptus Seafood


Pie Shop


Padre Coffee



Cannoleria

 
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