Jeju Hangover Cure: Jungmun Suduri Bomal Kalguksu
Yesterday, some friends came over and chugged my Johnnie Walker Blue like it was Pocari Sweat, so naturally, they woke up needing a hangover cure. The spot these jerks picked was Jungmun Suduri Bomal Kalguksu. No matter how much I insisted that Hallim Kalguksu makes better bomal kalguksu (top shell noodle soup), they said they needed to recover immediately, so we headed to Jungmun (a tourist hub in southern Jeju).
When we arrived, it was hard to find parking and the place was packed. It must be a famous spot. Seeing how popular it was, my expectations started to rise, thinking the food must be great. We wandered around the neighborhood for about 30 minutes, and only then were we next in line. You have to wait quite a while, so I highly recommend going only when you have plenty of time to spare.
They must have been backed up with orders because it took a long time for the food to come out. I was curious about how the noodles made with tot (hijiki seaweed) would taste, and they weren't as bad as I thought. Still, I think regular kalguksu noodles are a bit better. There wasn't much bomal in the soup, so the broth tasted a little bland to me. It's decent enough for a hangover cure, but overall, Hallim is definitely still the best.
