Making Jeju Food

Bingtteok

A unique flavor with the simple taste of buckwheat and the fresh taste of radish. Bingtteok cake is not well done if oranges are placed near it when baking the Bingtteok cake or if oranges are placed near the buckwheat powder for the Bingtteok cake.

Gusalguk Soup (sea urchin soup)

Sea urchins are rare even on Jeju. This soup is good for women who have just given birth and for curing hangovers. Generally, sea urchins taste best between May and July. Sea urchins, especially on Jeju, taste best at the time of the barley harvest.

Jarimulhoe

Jarimulhoe is a unique Jeju delicacy and is a special taste of summer. Jari stands for Jaridom, a kind of fish, caught between May and August in the seas near Jeju. It is served sliced, as mulhoe (slices in water), roasted, seasoned, or salted, but Jamulhoe is the best when served as a thick soup. The Jari carries its eggs between May and June and that is when its taste is the best. Its unique taste disappears after July after it has spawned.