If asked to choose a menu that must be eaten at least once a week, without hesitation, it would be sundae-guk (blood sausage soup).
My love for sundae-guk traces back to when I first started working, back to the time when I first visited Seoil Sundae-guk in Sindang-dong, introduced by a client’s boss.
Though it has become so famous now that I don’t get to visit often, the taste of the sundae-guk I had as a newbie in society remains unforgettable.
Let me introduce a sundae-guk restaurant in Nowon that brought back memories of that time.
Nowon Station’s Shinuiju Chapssal Sundae
The parking facilities were good, and the restaurant was bright and well-equipped.
It’s a place where I could break free from the prejudice against chain restaurant sundae-guk, perhaps that’s why I have affection for it.
Basic Side Dishes:
Kimchi, sliced radish kimchi, onions, chives
Salted shrimp, ssamjang (wrap sauce)
Sliced radish kimchi and chives are recommended to be added to the soup according to taste preferences.
Yangpa (onions)
The more, the better. Since I think of onions as a vegetable responsible for my health… haha.
Menu:
Sundae-guk 10,000 won
Shinuiju Set Menu 13,000 won
(The set menu includes sundae-guk, assorted sundae, a little meat, and a few side dishes)
Bone broth soup, beef head meat rice soup, ox bone dumpling soup
Also, other items like sundae-gopchang stir-fry and beef tripe hot pot are on the menu.
Table Setting:
1 regular sundae-guk, 1 Shinuiju Set Menu
The set menu, priced at 3,000 won more, comes with assorted sundae and meat served separately.
The initial visual presentation was just okay…
First, I wanted to keep the flavor of the broth authentic.
Then I added chives, and until then, I couldn’t gauge the amount of pig head meat and offal in the sundae-guk.
When ordering the set menu, assorted sundae is served.
Even though it’s the same Shinuiju Chapssal Sundae, the style of assorted sundae varied slightly from each place.
Especially, I liked the setup of Shinuiju Chapssal Sundae in Nowon Station area.
The meat was tender, but it was hard to find greasiness.
I strongly craved for soju.
I endured it.
Perhaps because it’s a sundae specialty restaurant, the assorted sundae felt somewhat different from other sundae-guk places.
There was plenty of meat chunks.
Filled with pig head meat and offal, it was good even as a snack without alcohol, although there was no soju on my table. T.T
On the way to Nowon-gu Office from Nowon Station, I introduce Nowon Station’s sundae-guk restaurant, Shinuiju Chapssal Sundae.
[Personal Review]
✔ Although it’s a chain restaurant, Nowon Station’s sundae-guk restaurant showed a taste that doesn’t feel like a chain.
✔ I would recommend paying an extra 3,000 won for the Shinuiju Set Menu. It comes with sundae-guk, meat, and assorted sundae, offering good value for money.
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