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Pollack in Korea: One Fish, Many Lives

In English, we say ‘Pollack’ but in Korean, this Fish has many names: 생태 (Saengtae) – fresh pollack 동태 (Dongtae) – frozen pollack 북어 / 북태 (Bugeo / Buktae) – fully dried pollack 황태 (Hwangtae) – winter-dried pollack (freeze–thaw process) 코다리 (Kodari) – semi-dried pollack 노가리 (Nogari) – young pollack, lightly dried This linguistic precision […]

Gyeondong Market

Gyeongdong Market is not an ordinary market. It is Korea’s largest hub for traditional medicine and dried goods, a place deeply connected to Seoul’s medical, commercial, and food history. More than a space of exchange, Gyeongdong is a territory of knowledge, practice, and transmission—where food and medicine naturally intersect. Located in Jegi-dong, in Seoul’s Dongdaemun-gu […]