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Eating Mineo Croaker at Namhae Bada in Mapo

Namhae Bada is in a slightly awkward spot, but it’s a place where you can get tasty seafood at a fair price. It has always been a satisfying place, and this time a friend came over from Japan to visit, so I called some people together and we had a meal.

Side dishes

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Same as always.

Makgeolli

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We ordered this on a recommendation.

Dotbyeongeo (big pomfret) sashimi

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It was a bit weaker than the one I’d had before, probably because it’s summer. The only fish that’s really good in summer is mineo croaker, after all.

Spanish mackerel sashimi

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This one was just so-so, too..

Mineo jeon

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I went back and forth on ordering mineo sashimi and ended up skipping it. With mineo, the stew and the jeon are the tasty parts. The jeon could be a bit thicker, but this place always serves it thin. I don’t have a photo of the mineo stew, and it was just so-so as well. It was the tail end of summer, a time when there’s not really any fish worth eating. From now on the weather gets cold, so it’s time to start eating fish in earnest.

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