If this is the first time to enjoy this dish, many visitors will surely feel "terrified" by the unpleasant smell, but actually fermented skate and fried silkworm larvae are the favorite foods of many South Koreans.
Skates caught from the sea are not immediate consumption which is often frozen in the freezer, then fish smelled like urine, they will pull the fish out, slice and devour. This dish has smell listed on the list of "the most bad smell food" in the world; not only does this taste retain in the mouth, but it also leaves trace on clothes, skin.
Korean name of this dish is beondegi, a traditional snack of people. However, not all visitors liked it because of the "bizarre" shape and characteristic pungent smell of silkworm larvae. You may encounter this dish on many streets in Korea; people here used it as a breakfast dish to provide proteins.
To make this dish, first of all, the larva are boiled and mixed with spices. When eating, you will feel fleshy and greasy. If passing the first piece and the original ugly form, you will relized that this dish is very interesting. Beongedi will be put to the cup for customers can take away.
If having the opportunity to travel to Korea, you should enjoy some foods that we just introduced. Although it is not pleasant for smelling and easy for eating, but it's enough to make you feel missed this place, and remember those dishes that are believed toKorean specialties.
Fermented skate (hongeo), specialty from Korea
Skates caught from the sea are not immediate consumption which is often frozen in the freezer, then fish smelled like urine, they will pull the fish out, slice and devour. This dish has smell listed on the list of "the most bad smell food" in the world; not only does this taste retain in the mouth, but it also leaves trace on clothes, skin.
Silkworm larvaefried with lime leaves, a favorite dish of Koreans
Korean name of this dish is beondegi, a traditional snack of people. However, not all visitors liked it because of the "bizarre" shape and characteristic pungent smell of silkworm larvae. You may encounter this dish on many streets in Korea; people here used it as a breakfast dish to provide proteins.
To make this dish, first of all, the larva are boiled and mixed with spices. When eating, you will feel fleshy and greasy. If passing the first piece and the original ugly form, you will relized that this dish is very interesting. Beongedi will be put to the cup for customers can take away.
If having the opportunity to travel to Korea, you should enjoy some foods that we just introduced. Although it is not pleasant for smelling and easy for eating, but it's enough to make you feel missed this place, and remember those dishes that are believed toKorean specialties.
