Hoengseong hanwoo butcher shop for striploin steak seared at home

A hanwoo (Korean beef) spot in Hoengseong — my visit report on Hoengseong Hanu Jeongyukjeom!!

Where is Hoengseong Hanu Jeongyukjeom, and what are its hours?

Address: 10 Munhwacheyuk-ro, Hoengseong-eup, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea. Hours are 07:00–20:00. You have to eat Hoengseong hanwoo when you visit Hoengseong!! Wanting to try the real thing, we went to Hoengseong Hanu Jeongyukjeom.

The staff kindly told us which cuts were tasty, which made choosing easy.

There were so many cuts to choose from, we agonized over it,!

The cuts packed that day: salchisal, chaekkeutsal, aldeungsim and yukhoe

That day we packed salchisal (chuck flap), hanwoo chaekkeutsal (striploin), aldeungsim (sirloin cap), and hanwoo yukhoe (beef tartare).

Ta-da! They packed a bunch of sauces too, which was nice!!

We got home and grilled it right away — the anticipation was already building before we even started cooking.

Chaekkeutsal striploin steak with just a pinch of salt

Tuléa seasoned the striploin and made it into steak — I was excited before it even hit the pan, and once it was done, we just sprinkled on a little salt and dug in — so, so good!!

You could really taste the beef's natural flavor!!

Hanwoo yukhoe: clean, with no fishy edge

And the thing I was more satisfied with than expected was the hanwoo yukhoe. The color alone looked super fresh, and the moment I took a bite there was zero fishy taste — very clean.

The seasoning wasn't overdone either, so the meat's own flavor really came through, and eating it with pear gave it great texture too. Really good as a beer snack too!!

Why salchisal is called the top-tier hanwoo cut

I immediately understood why people call salchisal the top-tier cut. The texture was incredibly tender and the meat was so juicy. We didn't grill it too long, left it a little rare, and it practically melted in the mouth.

If you want to eat proper hanwoo in Hoengseong, Hoengseong Hanu Jeongyukjeom was more than worth recommending.

There's fun in picking the meat yourself, and the quality is great, so it seems like a really good stop for family gatherings, camping, or travel. I actually thought that eating one proper round of hanwoo at a place like this is way more satisfying than visiting several so-so barbecue restaurants.!!

Second visit: salchisal, aldeungsim and free soup meat

We went back another day and bought more hanwoo!! The meat quality is so good we've been using this place quite a lot. Every time we go, the owner is kind, which is nice. Seems like Tuléa has gone even without me quite a few times.

This time too there were tons of cuts, and after much deliberation we bought salchisal and aldeungsim!!

Tuléa marinated the meat?!! Made it deliciously and grilled it up!! Completely delicious, ugh. I'd always heard the name 'salchisal steak' but making it myself, it was tender and delicious. Tasted exactly like a proper steakhouse.

The aldeungsim was tasty too. But still, salchisal really is the best.

They also gave us free soup meat, so we bought some Yeol ramyeon and cooked it in together >< it was so tender we thought it'd be delicious just grilled plain too.

So! The next day we made risotto with the leftovers, and the meat quality was good enough that it was excellent as risotto meat too.

Served with grilled deodeok from the Hoengseong Deodeok Festival

The next day we also went to the Deodeok (mountain bellflower root) Festival

We could buy 1kg for ₩25,000. We peeled it all ourselves, pounded it, made the sauce, and grilled up sweet-and-spicy deodeok.

Eating that grilled deodeok from the festival alongside the beef was an insane combo!! If you want to eat quality meat, this place is worth using.

A butcher shop visit for hanwoo in Hoengseong! It was great being able to pick fresh cuts myself, and the meat quality was satisfying. If you're looking for a good hanwoo spot in Hoengseong, this is a place worth visiting at least once.