Eungam-dong Potato Soup Street응암동 감자국 거리

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If Jangchung-dong is known for jokbal and Cheongjin-dong for haejangguk, Eungam-dong is known for gamjatang (pork bone soup). At Eungam-dong Potato Soup Street in Daerim Market, the gamjaguk restaurants are so reliable that you can't go wrong with any of them. In Eungam-dong, gamjatang is called gamjaguk: gamjatang is said to be the more formal word and gamjaguk the plainer one, and locals use gamjaguk to stress that it is a humble dish anyone can enjoy. Gamjaguk is said to have first been sold in Eungam-dong in the mid-1980s, when a restaurant in Daerim Market began serving a soup of potatoes and dried cabbage leaves simmered in pork bone broth. As word of its popularity spread, restaurants specializing in gamjaguk (gamjatang) began appearing in other areas from the late 1980s. The original restaurant is said to have thrown out a great many pork bones and potatoes to get the broth just right, and its secret recipe for the broth is something no other place could ever imitate. If you want to taste the difference of the original gamjaguk, head to Eungam-dong Potato Soup Street today.