Gapyeong octopus rice bowl spot after bbaji water play: Paldang Jikhwa
Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi is a flame-grilled jjukkumi (baby octopus) rice bowl and hot-plate stir-fry restaurant at 150 Hanseo-ro, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong, Gyeonggi. After a day of bbaji water play in Gapyeong, the writer ordered the bul-jjuksam rice bowl, the bul-jjukkumi rice bowl and a pork cutlet, all served with hot-pot rice cooked the moment the order goes in and an all-you-can-eat self-serve bar of pan-fried tofu, tteokbokki, sundae and pink sausage. Smoky, spicy octopus mixed into just-cooked rice plus that generous self-serve bar made Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi a satisfying stop in Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong.