Dish guide · Meat
Galmaegi-sal
갈매기살
Grilled pork skirt meat
A rare cut of pork from between the ribs and belly, grilled at the table. It's meaty and chewy, not fatty, and each pig gives only a small amount.
What it is
- Each pig yields only about 250 g, so it's a specialty cut. It's usually grilled over charcoal or on a hot plate.
How to eat it
- 1Grill it, then dip it or wrap it in lettuce with garlic and ssamjang.
History
- Galmaegi looks like the Korean word for seagull, but this isn't seagull meat. The name refers to the pork cut.
Allergies and diet
Usually contains
- Marinated versions usually contain soy and wheat.
Recipes differ between restaurants. If you have an allergy, always ask the staff before you order.
🗣️ Allergy card for the staff
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📍 Where to try it
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Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo 마포진짜원조최대포 본점
Korean BBQ · Yeouido & Mapo · Since 1956
Keeper of Mapo's old pork barbecue tradition since 1956. Marinated pork ribs and salt-grilled pork are cooked at the table with chewy pork skin on the side, the meal this neighborhood has been known for since the 1950s. It recently moved to a new site by Daeheung Station.
Try: Dwaeji-galbi (marinated pork ribs)
Short wait - 🥩
Jangsu Galmaegi 장수갈매기 본점
Korean BBQ · Yeouido & Mapo
An old-school grill house on Mapo's galmaegi-sal street. Galmaegi-sal is the tender strip of pork from around the diaphragm, and here it's grilled on a griddle with beaten egg poured around the rim. Loud, cheerful and full of office workers after dark.
Try: Galmaegi-sal (pork skirt meat)
Locals' pickShort wait
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