Myeongdong Gyoja, a must-eat restaurant during your trip to Seoul

#SeoulTravel ✨️Myeongdong Gyoja✨️ was actually called Myeongdong Kalguksu. However, for about 10 years, restaurants unrelated to this business began using the name Myeongdong Kalguksu, so in order to differentiate themselves, they changed the name to Myeongdong Gyoja in 1978. There are no other branches or franchises of Myeongdong Gyoja besides these two. This place is very popular with Koreans as well as tourists, so you will have to wait quite a long time during lunch and dinner hours. The interior is divided into two floors, and up to 180 people can enter and eat. Myeongdong Gyoja is a dish that inherited and developed the traditional kalguksu of the Chungcheong region, Nureun Guksu. This Nureun Guksu has a high moisture content in the noodles. Therefore, during the boiling process, the noodles press down on the bottom of the pot like scorched rice, and that is why it was named that way. It is said that this is how the unique, savory flavor and aroma that all Koreans like came to be. The broth is made from chicken broth. There is a lot of garlic in it, so after eating it, your mouth will smell like garlic. The dumplings here have very thin dumpling skins, but they are typical Korean dumplings with pork, radish, and chives inside. They have a strong sesame oil flavor and the rice is refillable. Although they say that the chestnuts are refillable, the portions are so large that it is difficult to eat rice. The pride of Myeongdong Gyoza is the kimchi in the style of pickled vegetables, which has a very strong spicy garlic flavor. It is said that the kimchi is made without adding salted fish to salted cabbage. It is said that the reason why Myeongdong Gyoza calls the dumplings gyoza is because they are based on Chinese gyoza. They learned the secret recipe from a traditional Chinese gyoza craftsman and did not stop there. They researched and developed it to suit the Korean palate, so the gyoza has a perfect mix of Korean and Chinese flavors, making it popular among Asians. Recently, a branch was opened in Itaewon. This directly managed store is even more popular with foreigners. 🎯29, Myeongdong 10-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul #Myeongdong Gyoza #Itaewon Restaurant #Seoul Restaurant