Ansan Jungang Station butcher shop: ₩30,000 brisket and galbitang

I recently visited a butcher shop in Seongpo-dong, Ansan, and it turned out to be incredibly good value.

Where is Morakmorak Home & Cook? Basement level of Star Plaza in Ansan

This is Morakmorak Home & Cook, a super affordable butcher shop in Seongpo-dong, Sangnok-gu, Ansan. It's on basement level 1 of Star Plaza! The moment you step down to B1, it takes up a big, wide spot, so it's really easy to find!

Opening hours and parking at Morakmorak Home & Cook

• ⏰ Open daily from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
• 🚙 There's a building parking lot above ground, so parking is easy! You can park free for up to 4 hours.

What meat can you buy? Cuts plus ready meals like galbitang and seolleongtang

Morakmorak Home & Cook carries a huge range of meats and meat-based foods. They even have items that work as full meals on their own — like galbitang (short rib soup) and seolleongtang (ox bone soup)!?!

I filmed and photographed all the different cuts and dishes inside. Everything's packed in plastic containers like Lock&Lock, so it's easy to carry home, easy to eat, and easy to cook. Even the gomtang (bone broth soup) is simmered for 48 hours for a deep flavor. Made with that much care, yet still priced so low — such great value!!!!

Prices per half-geun (a traditional Korean weight unit) aren't expensive either, so it's easy to buy just a little for a side dish at home.

Beef tartare and beef sashimi for ₩10,000 at the meat restaurant next door

There's also a meat restaurant nearby, so you can bring meat bought at this value-packed butcher shop in Seongpo-dong, Ansan, and grill it right there. Expensive beef sashimi and beef tartare for just ₩10,000 — what a small joy!!!!! Coming here after work for beef tartare and a beer sounds like the perfect happy evening.

In front of Morakmorak's meat restaurant, a sign said the hanwoo beef is water-aged for over a month, and the mixed cuts are water-aged for over 10 days. Maybe that's why even the marinated meats have absolutely no fishy or gamey smell!!!..

They give such generous portions ~~ and even throw in shredded scallions and sauce as a free service — how is it this cheap? So much value!

Beyond soup-friendly cuts, they also have sinew, brisket, and shank, plus even tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties)!!! With so many cuts and so much quantity, I love that you can pick things out in person. And since everything is vacuum-sealed, the shelf life seems fairly long too!?!?

Here's a video I took of Morakmorak Home & Cook, the great-value butcher shop in Seongpo-dong, Sangnok-gu, Ansan. It's close to Ansan Jungang Station!

What ₩30,000 buys: chadolbagi, galbitang and gochujang-marinated beef

Since I'm a fan of chadolbagi, I packed up chadolbagi, galbitang, and gochujang-marinated beef. And get this — even grabbing a bit of everything came out to only about ₩30,000!!!!

I was surprised at how big each slice of chadolbagi was — bigger than I expected. Whenever I'm near Jungang Station buying meat, I want to keep coming back to Morakmorak Home & Cook!!!

It looked something like this...!??! They also gave a dipping sauce to go with it, which was nice. Dipping it in that slightly sweet-and-salty sauce was so good~~~

Galbitang in the ₩10,000s — how much rib meat is in the bowl?

Even the galbitang, priced in the ₩10,000s, comes packed generously with short ribs. I really feel like I found a great butcher shop near Ansan Jungang Station. The galbitang isn't pre-seasoned, and they told me to season it myself, but even without seasoning it, the broth was rich and clean. And when I picked the galbitang, they even threw in glass noodles!!!

The meat quality in the galbitang is great too — tender, and it separates easily from the bone. Generous portions, affordable, and delicious — this butcher shop near Jungang Station has it all!!!! I really hope they keep going strong!!!!