If you're in Noryangjin market to pick up some seafood but find that you aren't sure exactly how to prepare it, or you aren't in a position where you can readily cook for yourself, have no fear! There are many restaurants located just outside the doors of the old market or inside the new where you can have your freshly picked seafood prepared for you at a reasonable cost. You have ample options, from sannakji:
Have you ever tried Sannakji?
It's octopus served so fresh that it's tentacles are still twitching and can grab your lip or tongue...or throat. They're served with sesame oil to help lubricate their journey towards your gullet and minimise the risk of choking...
Then there's the raw, still twitching shrimp. If your seafood is still twitching when it hits your plate you can rest assured it's the freshest of the fresh. I have to admit that eating the still live shrimp here at Noryangjin market spoiled me on the tasty little sea bugs. I have long been a fan of sweet shrimp when available at sushi restaurants, especially when they serve the fried heads alongside the sweet and succulent tails raw, but having them here and still alive was the absolute pinnacle of freshness. There was some feelings involved, and I tried to ensure I took their heads off as cleanly as I could to reduce the amount of time they spent contemplating their fate. The shrimp were SO fresh, in fact, that I had to chase some of them down the aisle in the restaurant to ensure they met their pre-ordained fate. In my mouth. It isn't pretty, but it sure was delicious.
SO very tasty, though! So good, in fact, that I later went back to get some more. Sure, their little head spikes were stabby and their dying thrashes were pitiable, though sometimes animated enough to send them on an attempted dash at freedom, but the end result was undeniably delicious.
And savage.
But that's okay. I like being a savage sometimes.
More photos below...
Check back tomorrow for photos of the NEW market!
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XOXO,
NAU
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