Danyang chicken dinner by phone reservation: Danyang Heukmaneul

The apartment still is not all sorted out, so my daughter and I finished up some work at the house in Yecheon and stopped by Danyang Gugyeong Market on the way home. Dropping into Danyang has become such a joy! Looking around the market, eating something delicious, then packing up more delicious food to go ^^ Today again, we stopped at Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong (단양흑마늘누룽지닭강정) to take away black garlic nurungji dakgangjeong and black garlic makgeolli.

We arrived at Danyang Gugyeong Market

We are almost at Danyang Gugyeong Market.

There~ it is, the entrance to Danyang Gugyeong Market.

We entered Danyang Gugyeong Market. It is full of garlic from the entrance onward. And when kimjang season comes around again, people will be looking for lots of garlic.

This is Danyang Gugyeong Market. It has wide lanes here and there, so it is quite large. I can see Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong. What a surprise—since it is a weekday, thankfully there are not too many people. It is usually always bustling. Still, thank goodness reservations are available~~~

Hours and black garlic makgeolli

Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong is life-changing dakgangjeong (Korean sweet-and-savory fried chicken). Its hours are 10:00–20:00, with last orders at 19:30, and as you would expect from such a well-known dakgangjeong spot, it is open year-round.

They also sell Danyang black garlic makgeolli (Korean rice wine). A set of two bottles is ₩10,000. Have it with the black garlic nurungji dakgangjeong and both menu items taste even better together.

Freshly made nurungji and dakgangjeong choices

This is the nurungji, toasted crispy rice, that will be used as a topping for the nurungji dakgangjeong. Each piece is made fresh by hand on the spot. It looks a little like puffed rice being made. They place a handful of rice like this and press it down firmly, and voilà—nurungji is born! 👍🏻

Let us enjoy the pairing of black garlic makgeolli and black garlic dakgangjeong. I will introduce the dakgangjeong choices, each with its own flavor.

• Double black garlic dakgangjeong ₩20,000
• Original black garlic nurungji dakgangjeong ₩20,000

The dakgangjeong comes in two garlic flavor levels, rich and mild, so you can choose and order according to your taste.

What does the original nurungji dakgangjeong taste like?

The original nurungji dakgangjeong seems like it would be a nutty, classic flavor that is not overpowering.

This is the original nurungji dakgangjeong. Rather than an intense black garlic flavor, it is delicious dakgangjeong enjoyed with garlic toppings.

The rich double black garlic flavor

The double black garlic dakgangjeong, available only in Danyang, lets you enjoy that deep, rich black garlic flavor.

Wow! My husband will love this. It is a set of black garlic makgeolli. I am going to give some black garlic makgeolli to one of his acquaintances, too.

Two boxes packed up with a phone reservation one hour ahead

We ordered the rich garlic flavor from Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong—one box for my daughter and one for me—so we are taking two boxes home. You do not have to wait in line, because Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong accepts phone reservations. We also called and reserved our order an hour ahead, then arrived right on time and picked it up comfortably without waiting.

From Yecheon to Danyang! From Danyang to our home in Seongnam! Since we have dakgangjeong, we will have it with Danyang black garlic makgeolli instead of dinner.

This is the Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong takeout box.

Rich-flavor dakgangjeong enjoyed on the terrace

The mornings and evenings are cool these days, so we will enjoy it outside on the terrace. Opening up the black garlic nurungji dakgangjeong from this Danyang Gugyeong Market favorite!

I will have just one bottle of black garlic makgeolli~~~ It comes with chicken radish pickles, too, and the container is big. There is a generous amount of cubed radish.

It is the rich black garlic flavor, so the sauce is much darker in color. There is lots of nurungji topping, too.

The crispy, nutty nurungji inside Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong.

And there are potatoes, too. Crispy outside and soft inside.

First, I really want to hurry up and eat a piece of dakgangjeong.

It is dakgangjeong with so many things deliciously combined.

There is plenty of rich black garlic sauce at the bottom 👍🏻 There is lotus root in it like this, too. This black garlic nurungji dakgangjeong has a wholesome side as well. There are spicy peppers, too. Maybe that is why it feels both mildly spicy and clean-tasting.

Tonight we had a complete snack-style dinner without rice. Having Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong, a Danyang Gugyeong Market favorite, meant none of the fuss of preparing dinner. It was so convenient. Deliciousness plus fun! What a lovely feeling~~~ 😊