Luxurious mixed rice with raw beef, seasoned vegetables, and rich sesame oil. ¹⁾

Fermented skate eaten raw; famously pungent and divisive. ²⁾

Whole cabbage kimchi stuffed with seafood, fruit, and spices. ³⁾

Raw crab marinated in soy sauce, deeply savory and addictive. ⁴⁾

A full spread of dozens of small side dishes. ⁵⁾

Zucchini soup enriched with seafood and soybean paste. ⁶⁾

Acorn jelly heavily seasoned with chili and garlic. ⁷⁾

Steamed dried yellow croaker, intensely umami-rich. ⁸⁾

A fermented kimchi thickened with grain porridge and seafood. ⁹⁾

Richer, oilier, and more intensely seasoned. ¹⁰⁾

Thick, crispy pancakes loaded with aged kimchi. ¹¹⁾

Clear beef soup with remarkably deep flavor despite its pale color. ¹²⁾

Loach soup ground smooth with soybean paste and greens. ¹³⁾

A vast array of fermented seafood used as banchan or seasoning. ¹⁴⁾

Rice wrapped in greens with multiple sauces and side dishes. ¹⁵⁾