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Jokbal and bossam

족발·보쌈

Braised pig's trotters and boiled pork wraps

🌡️ Room temperature🙂 Not spicy🥬 Not vegetarian

Korea's two great boiled pork plates. Jokbal is pig's trotters braised in soy sauce; bossam is plain boiled pork belly or shoulder. Both are sliced, wrapped in lettuce and shared.

What it is

  • Jokbal is cooked in a soy-based broth with green onions, garlic, ginger and rice wine, then sliced. Expect soft, gelatin-rich meat with the skin on.
  • Bossam is boiled more simply and comes with radish or cabbage kimchi.
  • Both are usually served warm or at room temperature with salted shrimp, ssamjang and lettuce, and are common with drinks.

How to eat it

  1. 1Take a lettuce leaf, add a slice of meat and a little sauce or salted shrimp, fold it and eat it in one bite.
  2. 2Portions are for sharing, so these dishes suit two or more people.

History

  • Seoul's best-known jokbal street is in Jangchung-dong, near Dongguk University Station.

Allergies and diet

Usually contains

porksoyshellfishfish
  • Salted shrimp comes with the meat.
  • The kimchi served with it usually contains fish sauce or salted shrimp.

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

Sources

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