Traditional Korean Food Level 2: Sujebi (Seoul Sujebi) 서울수제비

 

Sujebi is a traditional Korean soup consisting of dough flakes roughly hand-pulled. The flavor and recipe resemble kalguksu; the only difference is how the dough is prepared (flakes vs noodles). This is why you can easily find restaurants selling “kal-jebi” (kalguksu+sujebi) as their menu. Today, we will be introducing a restaurant that is located in Songtan, called Seoul Sujebi. 

Here at Seoul Sujebi, you can find a variety of menus including the signature dish called Seoul Sujebi, along with Ulkeun (spicy) Sujebi, Seoul Kalguksu, Ulkeun Kalguksu, Yangpun (large brass bowl) Bibimbap, and more. The menus mentioned all costs 8,000 won each. Their side dishes include Haemul Buchu Jeon (Seafood chive pancake) (13,000 won) and potato dumplings (6,000 won). The potato dumplings here are made with potatoes for the dumpling wrapper and are filled with kimchi and meat. 

If you are allergic to shrimp, make sure to tell the owner ahead of time as the soup base at Seoul Sujebi includes vegetables and seafood! What makes a Sujebi attractive is its hot soup and the texture of Sujebi. For many of you, the chewy and sticky texture of Sujebi may resemble the texture of Tteok (rice cake). 

Seoul Sujebi operates Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. If you are craving some warm soup, try their Sujebi! 

[Directions]

By Car: 227, Songtan-ro, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do

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By Public Transportation: Take bus no. 55 at Songtan Station → Get off at Nambu Nonghyup (4 stops) → Walk for roughly 268m or 4 minutes (estimated travel time: 11 minutes) 

* For walking directions, search “Seoul Hangpulled Dough Soup” using Naver Maps.

* [Restaurant that sells the same menu (Sujebi)]

조개터수제비 (Shellfish Sujebi)

25, Jogaeteo-ro 41beon-gil, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do

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* For directions, search “Jogaeteo Handpulled Dough Soup” using Naver Maps. (different name due to romanization).