Camellias bloomed. The season from late March to early April, when camellias bloom, is the season when octopus tastes best. After being in the depths of the sea, the octopus that came ashore in spring incubated eggs and became plump. Lightly cooked octopus is more chewy and rich than ever. In Seocheon and Boryeong on the west coast, an octopus festival where you can enjoy a variety of freshly caught octopus with sashimi, sauce, and shabu-shabu has begun, attracting many crowds. The tempting taste of seasonal octopus unfolds! Today, the SNS Taste Appraisal Group will introduce octopus restaurants highly recommended by users.
1. See camellia flowers and eat seasonal octopus 'Seocheon Seosan Hall'
If you are planning to visit the octopus festival, be sure to visit Seosan Hall. On the way to the Camellia Forest where the octopus festival is held, a large sign called “Octopus Specialty Store†stands out. Serves fried octopus teppanyaki and shabu-shabu. I usually order teppanyaki a lot, but as soon as I order, they serve octopus mixed with lots of parsley and onions. There are also octopus that wriggles all the way up to the top of the customer because they are knocked away while alive. When the fire is raised, the buttercup slowly ripens and emits a pleasant smell. If octopus is cooked for a long time, it becomes tough, so I rummage a few times and eat it first. The sauce is not very spicy. The chewiness and aroma that you can feel when you chew on a fresh octopus is amazing. If you've eaten a lot of octopus and vegetables, it's not a pity that you have to finish with fried rice. The taste is good, but there are times when people get too many people during the festival and you can't get good service, so it's a good idea to keep in mind.
â–²Eating beetle human poisoning review: Please give me a huge amount of zukkumi. â–²Business hours: 07:00 ~ 22:00 â–²Price range: Zukkumi teppanyaki 40,000 to 60,000 won/Shabu-shabu 50,000 to 60,000 won â–²Location: 311 Maryang-ri, Seo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
2. “Yongdu-dong Honam Restaurant†is the octopus of Na Jung-soon when it's spicy
If you walk a little bit from Exit 6 of Jeji-dong Station, you'll find a cute octopus statue. Since the early 1990s, octopus restaurants have entered one by one to form an octopus alley. Customers wait in line these days of the season when Na Jeong-soon is the original house in this neighborhood. Unfortunately, it's not domestically produced, but the advantage of this place is that you can eat high-quality octopus at a reasonable price. You can lightly cook the spicy-seasoned octopus on a grill and then wrap it on top of sesame leaves with angelica leaves seasoned with mayonnaise sauce. Angel cabbage neutralizes the spiciness, and the balance of flavors is good. Fried rice, which is eaten stir-fried with octopus sauce, is also a delicacy.
3. An octopus with two flavors of salt and sauce! 'Yangjae-dong Hwang Jae-beol'
Hwang Jae-beol has been selling spicy charcoal-grilled food in Yangjae-dong, Seoul for over 30 years. They sell octopus, eel, and chicken feet. You can enjoy puffy octopus in two flavors: grilled with salt and grilled with sauce. Salt-grilled octopus and onions are seasoned salty and are suitable for people who can't eat spicy food. The trademark grilled sauce has a wonderful flavor when eaten sizzling over charcoal with sweet and spicy sauce. Onigiri, which is a side menu, is not to be missed. The rice that comes out of the spoon is wrapped in a circle with plastic gloves on, placed on the edge of the plate, baked warm, and eaten. You can also wrap it in sesame leaves with octopus. Steamed egg custard, which is eaten as an octopus when your mouth is tingling, is also a delicacy.
[Image source: Hwang Jae-beol's official website]
â–²Shikigami John Kim review: A very crowded house in spring! Among the zukkumi specialty stores, this is truly a jewel. â–²Business hours: 16:00 ~ 04:00 â–²Price range: 18,000 won per plate of octopus â–²Location: 1360-47 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
4. Tasting domestic octopus “Sinsa Jukkumi†in Seoul
As the number of people falling in love with the appeal of seasonal octopus is increasing one by one, the price of seasonal octopus is soaring. Therefore, most restaurants serve imported octopus, which is one of the few restaurants in Seoul where you can enjoy domestic octopus. Sinsa Okumi, located near Dosan-daero, buys large quantities of octopus during the octopus season and freezes them for use. They sell charcoal-grilled condiments, salt-grilled dishes, stir-fries, and blanched dishes. If you order charcoal-grilled condiments, boss Noh will bake the octopus on the grill by hand so that they don't burn, but note that you have to take care of yourself when you're busy. The low price (9,000 won per serving of seasoned charcoal grill) further increases satisfaction. If you ask in advance over the phone, they will also prepare raw octopus that hasn't been frozen, so you can enjoy the taste of spring octopus nearby.
5. “Cheonggyesan Hansoban Jjukkumi†is a foodie outing to a place with good air
It is a place where you can enjoy a meal while watching the scenery of Daewang Reservoir with gentle waves from Cheonggyesan, which has good air. On weekends, there are waiters for people who want to enjoy octopus with an outing. The chewy octopus is mixed with a spicy sauce and grilled over charcoal in a wood-fired oven for a mild scent. When you take a bite, it's refreshing and sweaty on your forehead. If you scoop out the radish, bean sprouts, and octopus that you serve as side dishes, put them in a private bowl, and grate them to eat, the stress is completely relieved. After you've finished eating, you can choose coffee or iced tea, so why not take a walk around Daewang Reservoir and talk about Doran after the meal?
[Image source: Han Soban's official website]
â–²Shikigami esezin review: The amount is really plentiful. The acorn jewel that comes out as a service is super thick! â–²Business hours: 11:00-22:00 â–²Price range: Octopus set: 11,000 won for octopus set/ 8,000 won for stir-fried octopus â–²Location: 25-1 Sangjeok-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do