Seolleongtang Restaurants Daejeon

The highlights of Korean cuisine are the scrumptious beef and meat items dished out by the cooks of the country. Daejeon restaurants specializing in Korean fare also showcase these delicacies. Seolleongtang is a specially favored beef soup prepared by the natives of the city. The ingredients used in the preparation of the soup include the bones and flesh of ox and green onion. The soup is stewed over a period of time to extract the flavor of the soup. This recipe dates back almost 40 years when a restaurant near the city station served its guests with this excellent soup. Gimchi and Kkakdugi are favored accompaniments served with this soup.

The twin hotels that are popular in Daejeon for tehir Seolleongtang recipe are Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang and Sinchon Seolleongtang. The addresses of these hotels are as follows:

Address:

•  Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang,

452-2 Gayang1-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon

For telephonic enquires and reservations please contact: 042- 673-8826

•  Sinchon Seolleongtang

291 Mannyeon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon

For telephonic enquires and reservations please contact: 042-489-2322

The Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang serves Seolleongtang which has been stewed in a traditional pot, Gamasot for almost a couple of days. The recipe to this Seolleongtang has been handed down generation after generation in the household. The nutritional value of the Seolleongtang was recognized even as far back as the Joseon Dynasty. Besides tasting delightful, it is an excellent source of calcium and protein. It is believed that the Seolleongtang was originally invented as a recipe to entertain King Seongjong of the Joseon Dynasty who wished to dine with the plebeians. The dish is cooked slowly, allowing the shank and rump of the ox feet to slowly dissolve in the water and form a frothy soup. The Seolleongtang Restaurants, Daejeon, top the tourists' itinerary as the dish is a “must try” for all those who visit the city.