Written by hand, not generated. Dishes, markets, timing and prices for Gwangju.
Gwangju is where the cooking of the Jeolla provinces concentrates. A plain set meal here arrives with a dozen side dishes as a matter of course, and the region is also the home of divisive specialities such as fermented skate. You generally get more on the table than the price suggests.
Rice and soup surrounded by a spread of side dishes. Most of them are refilled on request.
Duck simmered with ground perilla seed and water dropwort. Thick, and strongly aromatic.
Rib meat chopped, shaped and grilled, served with a bowl of bone broth.
Fritters wrapped in lettuce with a seasoned soy dip — a local take on street snacks.
Fermented skate eaten with boiled pork and aged kimchi. Many places let you choose how strongly fermented it is.
An old market by the station, restored, now full of rib patty and snack shops.
A short street given over to duck soup restaurants.
The largest traditional market in the city, strong on salted seafood and Jeolla side dishes.
A market that artists moved into; a night market runs here at weekends.
Downtown blocks of cafes and bars in converted traditional houses.
What it costs — A set meal runs KRW 10,000-13,000, duck soup about KRW 40,000 for two, and a rib patty meal around KRW 15,000.
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