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Shopping in Korea, told firsthand by local bloggers — with photos and Google Maps.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, where I stopped before a Gapyeong pension stay with friends and children. I bought pork collar and thin-sliced pork belly, and found it easy to compare the neatly organized cuts alongside barbecue vegetables and sauces.
Fresh Farmer Olympic Park Foreon Direct Store is an unattended egg shop in the underground mall connected to Dunchon-dong Station in Gangdong, Seoul. I used its eggs for paprika gyeran-mari and soft-boiled eggs; my children enjoyed the rolled omelet, and I found the soft-boiled eggs nutty without an eggy smell.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong, where I stopped for meat to grill at a summer-vacation pension. I bought 2 cm-thick o-gyeopsal for barbecue; it was springy, juicy, and free of any off smell, while the wide selection of cuts, vegetables, and seasonings made preparing easy.
Fresh Farmer is an egg shop in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong, Seoul, selling organic, free-range, and animal-welfare fertilized eggs. I reviewed its farming and feed information, then cooked eggs at home; I preferred the deeper yolk color and stronger nutty flavor of the free-range fertilized eggs.
Ari Chuksan (아리축산) is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong, where I bought salchisal beef to grill at my accommodation. The meat was cut to order and cooked up tender in manageable, bite-sized pieces, though I did not record the price or weight for a detailed comparison.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, selling Korean beef, pork, and marinated meat. I packed thin and medium-thick pork belly plus Korean beef brisket deckle; the medium-thick pork belly was pleasantly chewy, while the beef was lean and subtly beefy.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong, where I bought pork belly, pork neck, and Wagyu ribeye for a glamping barbecue. The meat was easy to shop for alongside vegetables and barbecue supplies; the pork neck was tender without any porky odor, and I would buy the Wagyu ribeye again.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, where I bought three kinds of meat for a camping barbecue. The tong galbisal was moist and tender without any unpleasant smell, and the option to buy vegetables, eggs, charcoal, and grills in one stop looked convenient.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, where I shopped for a family pension barbecue. We chose thick samgyeopsal, Korean beef upjinsal, and Australian Wagyu skirt steak for an electric grill; the beef was tender and the pork was savory and chewy, though I did not record the weight or total cost.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop near Cheongpyeong Station in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, where I stopped for camping barbecue supplies. I chose thick cuts recommended for charcoal grilling and picked up side dishes too; the pork was savory, chewy, and free of any off smell when grilled at the campsite.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, where I packed pork belly and pork neck for a pension barbecue with my children. Choosing cuts by thickness and picking up vegetables in the same stop made shopping easier, and the grilled meat went over well with the family.
Ari Chuksan is a butcher shop in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, where we bought pork neck and lamb shoulder rack for a pension barbecue. They sliced the pork neck to our requested thickness, and both meats cooked without any unpleasant odor; the lamb was especially tender and juicy.
