곰탕 / Beef broth, Seoul

     At first, when I heard this name, I thought that this soup was made from bear meat because '곰' means bear in Korean and it's the only one I knew. However after checking my dictionary, I realised that it also means broth in korean. Whew... I am safe.


     The restaurant we went to is near NokSaPyeong station (subway line 6) exit 2. The directions to the restaurant is as below: Walk straight, turn left at the traffic light, keep walking for about 10mins.

     This restaurant is really popular as I saw men in suits in the restaurants or Lexus cars outside the restaurant. In Korea, if you see restaurants with a lot of older men, you can guarantee that the food is authentic so check that out before stepping into any restaurant.

The menu is limited but the dishes are great. 

     We all ordered the beef soup and it was served within 10 mins. Fortunately we went there earlier as it was filled with businessmen by lunch time.  In Korea, main dishes always come with a few side-dishes and you could always ask for free refills.  The beef soup is basically made from beef bones and it includes beef parts like the stomach, intestines, tail and meat.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    In the soup we added green onions, red pepper and sea salt. In this restaurant, they don't add MSG to their soup broth which is why it's so healthy, delicious and popular. 
 

In case you get lost, there is a pizza school restaurant nearby. So drop by Itaewon and try this authentic Korean dish!