[Hundred Years Gourmet] Gumgang Spongebob Mix Stew… A flavor that blends in the flavors of various ingredients
│ A hearty soup that has been preserved for three generations and is full of umami
205 restaurants from all over the country were selected for the “Hundred Years Restaurant†that connects generations. Following 58 last year, 147 more were designated this year. These are places that have been silently meeting customers in one place for over 30 years. A place that impresses with “uniformity†while protecting faith and determination. These efforts have stolen the government's taste. The 205 restaurants selected directly by the government are currently known through the food tech platform “Shikigami.†Under the title “Hundred Years Gourmet,†AJU Keizai will introduce the Hundred Years Restaurant and the food restaurants filled with memories one by one.
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In the 1950s, when the Korean War ended, it was warm-hearted people who revealed the desolate society right after the war. Grandma Nam, who was doing business in Namdaemun, used to provide free meals to the unemployed here. The origin of this place's “mixed stew†is that over time, those customers put the ingredients they bought as a sign of gratitude, boiled them in one pot and started selling them. After that, it went from Namdaemun to Chungjeong-ro and is now located in Myeong-dong, where the management philosophy of “let's live by giving†has continued for the third generation.
The signature menu, “SpongeBob Squid Jjigae,†is made by adding various ingredients such as mochi, sausage, squid, and Chinese cabbage to a soup that is mixed with meat broth and seafood broth, and is eaten by yourself. The flavor of the soup, which combines ingredients such as vegetables, seafood, and meat, and the flavor of a sauce made by mixing gochujang with soy sauce and about 8 ingredients, becomes more rich as it is boiled. Rice cooked with eastern soybeans is served on a self-made stainless steel tableware so that you can easily grate and eat rice, making it a great place to enjoy a hearty meal. There are a variety of products available, including the “mixed giblets stew†with offal added to the basic stew, the “mixed stew special†which contains more ham, sausage, and spam, and the “mixed soup mixed stew†with both sausage and offal added, so you can choose and enjoy according to your taste. Note that you can add sari such as udon and ramen when ordering the menu according to the number of people.
[Hundred Years PICK] “Mixed stew†= It is a dish named because it is eaten by mixing various ingredients such as meat, various vegetables, and seafood in a pot. The rich soup that combines many flavors, such as the sweetness of vegetables, the refreshing taste of seafood, the sharp flavor of the sauce, and the savory flavor of the meat, is excellent. It's a great way to fill your stomach with the rich flavor of the soup and plenty of ingredients.