Yangsan Chinese restaurant: sauced yet crispy tangsuyuk at Rohwa

Rohwa, a Chinese restaurant in Seoksan, Yangsan: the basics

Rohwa (로화) is a Chinese restaurant at 63 Geumo 2-gil, Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, South Korea (1st floor). It is open 11:00-22:00, with a break from 14:00 to 16:00. It is closed on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, and you can park behind the restaurant.

I visited Rohwa, a newly opened Chinese restaurant and a new Seoksan spot in Yangsan.

Chinese food is good any time, but it's even better freshly cooked and served hot, and Rohwa, a great lunch spot in Yangsan, cooks every order fresh with care!

What is the atmosphere at Rohwa like?

The restaurant keeps the easygoing comfort of a Chinese restaurant while feeling cozy, a place where you can stay without any pressure. I could relax the whole meal.

The feel is warm and calm overall, so it's good for a family meal out in Yangsan, and a good place to enjoy Chinese food in Seoksan!

Rohwa in Seoksan, Yangsan, was even more appealing because you can enjoy carefully made Chinese dishes in such a warm atmosphere.

Rohwa also has a dessert ready for after the meal! It's not just eating and leaving; the small dessert showed a warm thoughtfulness toward customers.

How are Rohwa's fried dumplings (₩5,000)?

Rohwa's fried dumplings (gun-mandu) cost ₩5,000, a side dish that's crispy outside and moist inside. At a Chinese restaurant in Yangsan like Rohwa, I always look for a side to go with the meal, and that's fried dumplings!

The golden-brown dumplings look crispy just from the sight of them.

Bite in and it's crispy outside and moist inside, a great match for other Chinese dishes.

There's the nutty flavor fried dumplings are known for, plus the harmony of crispy wrapper and filling! They're nice for a light snack while waiting for the main dishes, and they go well when you order several dishes to share.

Rohwa's tangsuyuk: still crispy with the sauce poured on?

Rohwa's tangsuyuk (sweet and sour fried pork), small, is ₩22,000 and comes with the sauce poured over the top (buemeok style). It stayed crispy despite the sauce, making it the most satisfying dish of the day.

What matters in tangsuyuk is the balance of crispy fried pork and tangy-sweet sauce! Rohwa's comes with the sauce already poured on top ✨

When the sauce is poured on in advance, the batter tends to get soggy over time, but Rohwa's tangsuyuk kept its crispy texture even with the sauce on, which I was very happy about.

The sauce is also not strong; it blends in gently and is easy to eat. It adds a tangy-sweet flavor without hurting the nutty taste of the fry, so the meat and sauce went well together.

What I liked most is that the batter is thin, not thick. With thick, hearty pork inside the thin, crispy coating, you really get the texture of the meat itself.

• Crispiness holds up even though the sauce is poured on
• Thin batter with thick pieces of pork
• A sauce that isn't overpowering

These three things came together to make Rohwa's tangsuyuk so enjoyable!

What is Rohwa's jjamppong rice (₩9,500) like?

Rohwa's jjamppong rice (jjamppongbap) is ₩9,500: spicy jjamppong soup served with rice for a filling meal. It has a different charm from the noodle version.

If you like the sharp, spicy broth of jjamppong, this is a good choice for a meal.

A spoonful of the hot broth gives you that Chinese-food flavor, and eating the rice with the broth makes Rohwa's jjamppong rice a filling meal.

It suits days when you crave rice more than noodles, or when you want something hot and soupy.

Is Rohwa's jajangmyeon (₩7,000) good to eat with kids?

Rohwa's jajangmyeon (noodles in black bean sauce) is ₩7,000, sweet and salty without being harsh, easy for all ages. Mix the sauce well into the noodles and take a bite, and you get that sweet-salty jjajang flavor, with noodles and sauce blending nicely.

Jajangmyeon that's only strong in flavor doesn't tempt me, but Rohwa in Seoksan, Yangsan, has a familiar, comfortable taste that was easy to eat.

There's plenty of sauce, so the noodles stayed moist and soft the whole time. I think it would be fine for a family meal with kids in Yangsan.

What dessert does Rohwa serve after the meal?

After the meal at Rohwa, we had yogurt and grapes for dessert.

The sweetness of the yogurt and the freshness of the grapes finished the meal on a nice note.

Thanks to the warm, cozy atmosphere of Rohwa, a lunch spot in Yangsan, I could eat comfortably. Next time I'd like to come back and try other Chinese dishes at Rohwa in Seoksan, Yangsan ❤️