Bossam boiled 3 times a day and a ₩10,000 set in Sangdaewon, Seongnam

Today I visited Bossam Ae Kalguksu Seongnam Sangdaewon Branch, which is gaining word-of-mouth fame as a Sangdaewon-dong, Seongnam restaurant! Both the taste and the generous, wallet-friendly portions made this a really satisfying visit, so let me introduce it right away~!

Bossam Ae Kalguksu Sangdaewon: when is the bossam boiled?

Bossam Ae Kalguksu Seongnam Sangdaewon Branch is a gabrisal bossam restaurant located at 1F, 56 Geumsang-ro, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. This Sangdaewon-dong restaurant only serves gabrisal bossam boiled that same day — and they boil it three times a day! At 11am, 3pm, and 7pm, so if you visit around those times you'll get piping hot, freshly boiled bossam!

Maybe because it hasn't been open long, the whole place was kept very clean and had a tidy atmosphere! The spacing between tables was also comfortable, making it a great environment for a relaxed meal!

Menu in Sangdaewon-dong, Seongnam: what the 10,000 won bossam set includes

Looking at the menu at Bossam Ae Kalguksu, you can't help but be surprised — gabrisal bossam plus kalguksu plus rice, all for just ₩10,000!! Isn't that incredible value? On top of that, ordering gabrisal bossam gets you rice and 2 servings of kalguksu for free! With prices as high as they are these days, ordering one bossam and getting a main-dish-level noodle dish as a freebie..! There was no way I wasn't going to eat it~!!

Bossam Ae Kalguksu sets itself apart starting with the cut of meat used — they make their bossam with gabrisal, a special cut that yields only about a palmful per pig~!

What is at the self-bar: side dishes and free rice

Bossam Ae Kalguksu Seongnam Sangdaewon Branch runs a self-bar, so you can take as much of the side dishes as you want if you're running low! And you can have as much rice as you like too..!

The basic side dishes were fresh kimchi, green onion kimchi, garlic, chili, ssamjang, and salted shrimp! All perfect companions for bossam.

How the small gabrisal bossam tasted

After a bit, the gabrisal bossam I ordered arrived! Even the small size looked quite generous — very satisfying!

With the very first bite, I could really feel that chewy yet tender texture unique to gabrisal! The ratio of lean meat to fat was perfect, so there was no dryness at all — just pure, clean flavor! Paired with the crisp, sweet-and-spicy bossam kimchi, it was a truly wonderful combination.

For bossam, the kimchi needs to be delicious, and Bossam Ae Kalguksu passed that test with flying colors — the kimchi had a really mouth-watering flavor.

If even plain white rice from the self-bar wrapped with just the bossam kimchi tastes good, that says it all, doesn't it~?

Free kalguksu: dipping the bossam back into the hot broth

After eating my way through the bossam, I started craving some broth, so I dove straight into the kalguksu. Even though it was the free version, the portion was really generous.

After adding the noodles and ingredients to the broth, I threw in some of the cheongyang chili from the side dishes since I wanted it spicy!! And since bossam inevitably cools down as you eat, if you want to enjoy it warm, try dipping it once into the kalguksu broth — you can eat it like it was just boiled!

I wasn't expecting much since it was a complimentary kalguksu, but the broth was really clean and rich — delicious. It felt like it had been simmered thoroughly with plenty of ingredients. The noodles were nice and chewy too, and eating them together with the bossam kimchi was a match made in heaven..! I'd heard that adding an egg to the kalguksu broth and cooking it into a porridge with rice makes for a delicious finishing move, and I wanted to try it, but the portion was already so generous I couldn't manage it — I regret it now that I think back on it..! The broth was just that good!!

Final verdict: a 10,000 won bossam set, with a takeout discount

By the time I'd worked through both the bossam and the kalguksu, I was absolutely stuffed! Truly a generous, high-value restaurant! Bossam Ae Kalguksu Seongnam Sangdaewon Branch gives you complimentary kalguksu when you order the tender gabrisal bossam! Order the set and you can enjoy bossam, kalguksu, and rice all for just ₩10,000 — I really want to recommend this place to anyone looking for a filling, generous meal~

On top of that, takeout orders even come with a discount, and you still get the complimentary kalguksu included!! They also have bossam lunch boxes, which seems great for group orders too~!