It was my first time ever in Ilsan, so I wandered around the neighbourhood until night. Then it was time to eat, and after dithering over where to go, I ended up at a kkomjangeo (hagfish) place in La Festa. It’s called, fittingly, Lafesta Kkomjangeo
I have some bad memories involving kkomjangeo from a street tent bar, so honestly I’m not that big a fan, but I’d heard this place was definitely good, so in I went.
The grill
The side dishes are neat and the seaweed soup is clean and refreshing. It seemed like a place that gets the basics right, so my hopes went up.
Frozen kkomjangeo grilling over charcoal
Fresh ones cost a bit more, but apparently the difference in taste isn’t big.
Grilling up nicely.
Delicious~ Tangy, chewy and nutty, it’s the real deal. If it were near my place I’d drop by often. Way more satisfying than the golbaengi (whelks) in Euljiro.. We ate two portions and ordered one more.
Steamed egg
This seems to be the house specialty.. With all these extras coming out, it was quite a lot of food for three portions. Good stuff.
Nurungji (scorched-rice soup) to finish
It left us just pleasantly full. Once again I felt it deep in my bones: in Korea, Korean food beats Chinese or Japanese every time.