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Suyuk and dombe-gogi

수육·돔베고기

Boiled sliced meat

🌡️ Hot or cold🙂 Not spicy🥬 Not vegetarian

Meat boiled until tender and sliced. Pork belly is the most common kind. Dombe-gogi is Jeju's version, served on the cutting board it was sliced on.

What it is

  • Suyuk simply means boiled meat, and can be pork or beef. It's often eaten with kimchi, sauces and vegetables.
  • Dombe means cutting board in the Jeju dialect. The pork is boiled longer, and Jeju cooks may add soybean paste and garlic to the pot.
  • Busan's pork soup shops sell it as a side to their rice soups.

How to eat it

  1. 1Dip it in salt or sauce, or wrap it with kimchi. On Jeju, it's often dipped in meljeot, a salty anchovy sauce.

History

  • Boiling has long been a basic way of cooking meat in Korea, and in Jeju, dombe-gogi and meat noodle soup have been served at feasts since the old days.

Allergies and diet

Usually contains

pork
  • Some shops serve beef suyuk.
  • Salted shrimp or anchovy sauces often come with it.

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.