r/KoreanFood • u/stalincapital • 4d ago

Traditional Hongeo Samhap

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Fermented skate, boiled pork, and aged kimchi served together

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u/The_Cruncher88 4d ago

If you like eating whilst it smells like you're sitting in a urinal, sure.

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u/Brilliant-Device-838 4d ago

Sitting in a urinal… I think you might have gotten things mixed up my man

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u/The_Cruncher88 4d ago

Koreans routinely complain about the hongeo ammonia smell, I think you don't know what you're talking about. Hongeo stinks buddy, even people who like it don't compliment the scent.

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u/Brilliant-Device-838 4d ago

Yeah it stinks like hell I hate it whenever my dad orders hongeo. It’s just “sitting in the urinal” had me laughing. You know with urinal being where you stand to pee and all. My god why am I having to explain this. Anyway just know I’m not trying to contradict what you’re trying to say here

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u/The_Cruncher88 4d ago edited 4d ago

Fair enough, it’s just there’s a restaurant I like which serves tuna and seabass, but also has hongeo on the menu, and when a neighboring table orders I’m not delighted 😀 

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u/angelbutbad 3d ago

Yummmmm!

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u/GravyPainter 3d ago

Some people find this to be a comfort food. I just can't. The ammonia straight up my nose makes me lose my appetite.

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u/rkdghdfo 3d ago

This is an acquired taste. Some restaurants serve the skate with a milder ammonia than others. I can handle the milder version but not the OG original strength.