Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan

Located near the Pusan Harbor, the Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan is one of the places where you can both shop and have what you shop. Don't be surprised, when you are in the Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan you will be able to do both these things to your heart's pleasure.

There are two sections in the Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan, one is where you will get fresh sea food and the other is where you will get dried sea food. The market has been named after rocks, which stand for Jagal; and villages on the seashore, which stands for ch'i. Before being lined with concrete buildings, the area was a filled with small rocks all over. Hence, the name has been kept Jagalch'I, to suit the environment, and take in the character of the market.

The Jagalchi Festival is a very colorful festival and an important part of the cultural life of the people of Busan. This festival celebrates the market and the products that the market sells. So, you also have a festival celebrating fish market.

The Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan is open for the visitors all throughout the year and you can reach the market by taking the Subway Line number 1 and get down at the Jagalchi Station.

The Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan comprises the fish and shellfish market and dried fish wholesale market. The fish and shellfish market sells live and freshly caught seafood. You have the chance to watch the whole process of watching the fish beheaded, scaled, chopped and dumped in an ice box.

The dried fish wholesale market sells dried seafood. You can get dried squid, octopus, seaweed, anchovies, pollack, and codfish. One very special attraction of the Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan is the Jagalchi Ajumas, or the married women selling the fish. They are habituated cleaning and selling the fish to the customers. They have played a very important role in developing the region into its present form.

The Jagalchi Seafood Market, Busan also has seafood restaurants selling fresh and dried seafood to the customers. The region also has a very vibrant nightlife where the seafood and drinks are sold outside the restaurant.