Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개): Eating Korean Spicy Tofu Soup with Mandu (만두) Korean Dumplings in Seoul

Come join us for one of our favorite Korean meals Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개) with Mandu (만두) in Seoul, South Korea. Recently we settled in Hapjeong and we found our new favorite Korean restaurant in our area specializing in Korean dumpling spicy tofu soup. Come find out why we love it!
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Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개): Eating Korean Spicy Tofu Soup with Mandu (만두) Korean Dumplings in Seoul travel food video transcript:
So it is time for yet another delicious meal here in Korea. Today we're having sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개) which is a tofu stew and this is probably my favorite Korean dish. It is so tasty and I can't wait for it to get here.
So we're back here in Seoul (서울), Korea. We were here for all of August when it was like incredibly hot and humid and now we're back in the middle of October and this is like my favorite weather. I know it is cool. So nice! And we're staying in a totally different area. The last time we were staying near Seoul station and now we're near Hapjeong (합정) station which is actually near Hongdae a very popular area and near the Han River which is really cool. So we've been exploring lots of new restaurants here in the new hood. And you know what I think we've found our favorite place already right here.
We're having our Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개) so if you take a look here it comes in this earthen ware pot and when it first came out it was still bubbling because it was fresh off of the stove so it was like pipping hot. It was still boiling but anyways here is the dish so look at all of those massive chunks of tofu. Yeah, this is all the fresh tofu. The soft tofu and they are so generous here. Like they give you so so much that silken tofu. No, it has more water content that is why it is so jiggly. Yeah, the less water the harder it is.
Yeah. But some of the other ingredients we also have some chives here. They have some zucchini, we have this massive dumpling.
Usually when we order Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개) it comes with clams and I'm not a huge fan of clams so I really like that this restaurant gives you this giant Mandu (만두) instead which is so cool.
Look how big that is. It is a king sized Mandu (만두). Wang Mandu (만두) over there. Yeah. So what else is in here?
Let's see. Oh, we also have a cracked egg. It is kind of like a poached egg. They just drop it in so it is still a little bit raw. You break it up and mix it around. The base is made out of Gochujang sauce which is the red pepper paste sauce. Yeah. And that is what gives it its spiciness and a lot of its kick. Yes, and we always eat this with rice.
Alright, try a bite. So you get a bit of rice on your spoon, little bit of soup.
That is so so good. It is my favorite dish. I love Sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개). Whenever I have a chance to eat this I go for it.
So Sam is going in for the tofu. Going in for the Sundubu (순두부).
And so this is something that we typically have like not on a daily basis but several times throughout the week. Yeah, so anyways on to the star of this meal. Let's open that up and see what is inside. It is a giant Mandu (만두).
Yeah, love mandu (만두) so it is such a cool addition to this sundubu jjigae (순두부찌개) and I have to say this is not like a regular thing that you would put in here. This is quite a special addition that is unique for this restaurant.
Alright so I'm pouring myself some more of the Maekju (맥주) - the beer. Some Cass.
Cass. And yeah this is one of the big four Korean beers that they have. There is Cass, OB, Hite and Cafri.
Alright, so let's take a tour of the banchan (반찬) so we have a whole bunch of different things. We have vegetables over here, we have some different types of seafood and then of course we have kimchi (김치) and what makes this one of our favorite restaurants so far is the quality of the banchan (반찬).
Polished that off. That feast of feasts is over. And now it is time for price point. So basically the two Sundubu jjigaes came to Six Thousand Won (원) each. And the beer was three thousand Won (원). So in total that was fifteen thousand Won (원). ₩15,000₩. Which roughly in Korean right now is 12 US dollars so that was a very affordable meal.
This is part of our Travel in South Korea video series showcasing Korean food, Korean culture and Korean cuisine.
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