Jahoya(재호야), a pork restaurant in Yongsan, Seoul - nearyby Samgakji station(삼각지역)

 

Jahoya(재호야), A meat restaurant that uses Grade 1+ pork

• Address: 46, Hangangdae-ro 62-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
• Phone: +82-2-792-1135
• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m
• Group seating, parking, reservations, Wi-Fi available
  
  

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Jaehoya is a pork belly restaurant located at Exit 14 in Samgakji station(삼각지역) area.

 

 

These days, Samgakji is one of the newest hotspots in Seoul. The area is full of retro-style shops, including old restaurants. Jaehoya serves pork raised with healthy Korean ingredients(oriental medicine). In Korea, this type of pork is called "Handon(한돈)".  Beef is called "Hanwoo(한우)". And the pork sold here is 1+ grade, which means it's very tasty. 

Usually, tourists in Korea order 'Samgyeopsal(Pork Belly)', but I would recommend 'Moksal(Boston Butt)'. This is the 'Moksal' in this picture, and it looks like a beef steak, right? This is the equivalent of two servings.

Korean restaurants always serve 'side dishes(Ban-chan)' with the main dish, and most of them are free.

At Jaehoya, we were also served several side dishes. There's a leek bean sprout pickle(Buchukongnamul geotjeol-i부추콩나물 겉절이) that the boss made by hand, and it was really delicious with the pork.

After heating up the grill, I grilled the Moksal. Doesn't it look like beef in that picture? 

Let me show you how to grill pork deliciously. 

First, cook the meat thoroughly on the front and back to trap the juices inside the meat. Afterward, you can cut the meat into nice crisps and cook it well on all four sides.

If you cook the pork all the way through and then cut it open and cook the red parts, you'll get all the juices and crispy texture. 

 

See the visual above? That's how you grill it. It's so easy!
And how did it taste? It was delicious!

Even my son, who doesn't like pork, couldn't stop talking about how delicious Moksal was.
I'm proud to say that I found the best meat in town!

 

 

How to get to Jahoya? Google maps is here.
https://goo.gl/maps/1cBEaTaA8t1ck3ma9

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