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Jjimdak (Andong Braised Chicken)찜닭 · jjimdak
What is it?
A big platter of chicken braised in a glossy soy-sugar sauce with chewy glass noodles, potatoes, carrots and dried red chillies — sweet, savoury and gently spicy. It comes from Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the old market has a jjimdak alley.
How to eat it
- Sizes: small (2), medium (3), large (4) people.
- Choose spice: 순한맛 (mild), 보통 (medium), 매운맛 (spicy).
- Mix rice into the leftover sauce.
- Typical price
- ₩28,000–40,000 per platter
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Is jjimdak spicy?
The default is mildly spicy from dried chillies; ask for 순한맛 for mild.
Can one person order it?
The small size is meant for two, but some shops sell single portions.
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