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Jeonbok-ttukbaegi and jeonbok-dolsotbap

전복뚝배기·전복돌솥밥

Jeju abalone stew and abalone rice

♨️ Served hot🌶 Mildly spicy🥬 Not vegetarian

Jeju's abalone specialties. Jeonbok-ttukbaegi is a soybean paste seafood stew in a stone bowl; jeonbok-dolsotbap is rice cooked with abalone in a stone pot.

What it is

  • Haemul-ttukbaegi is a seafood stew flavored with doenjang (fermented soybean paste). With abalone, it becomes jeonbok-ttukbaegi.
  • Jeonbok-juk, abalone porridge, is another Jeju standard, greenish when made with the innards.
  • Most abalone sold in Korea is now farmed.

How to eat it

  1. 1Mix the abalone rice in the pot, and season with the soy sauce from the table.

History

  • Jeju's haenyeo, the island's women divers, are famous for harvesting abalone, and it was historically sent to the royal court.

Allergies and diet

Usually contains

shellfishsoyfish
  • Stews often include clams, mussels, crab or shrimp.

Recipes differ between restaurants. If you have an allergy, always ask the staff before you order.

🗣️ Allergy card for the staff

Pick your allergy to see the sentence in Korean.

📍 Where to try it

Sources

We check every fact against at least two sources and write it in our own words. Last checked: 2026-10-31.