Bulgogi is a very delicious traditional Korean dish that is now well known all over the world. However, if you eat bulgogi, I think you all know that there are many different types of pork. There are price differences between these types, with some meat being very expensive and some pork being relatively cheap.
Among Korean pork, I think the most delicious and popular meat is Jeju black pork. Although the price is more expensive than regular pork, it has received many positive reviews as being as delicious as the expensive price. Therefore, this time we would like to introduce you to Jeju black pork.
Introduction to Jeju black pork
Jeju black pigs are black pigs raised on Jeju Island, providing meat with a special taste and aroma. Jeju black pork has the following characteristics.
Source: 25 best black pork restaurants in Jeju | Restaurant search Mango Plate (mangoplate.com)
Jeju black pigs are said to have originated from the taming and raising of wild boars that lived in Hallasan Mountain and the fields.
Jeju black pigs are closely related to the culture of Jeju Island, including its life, folklore, clothing, shelter, and beliefs. For example, pork was an essential food ingredient in Jeju's big events, and played a role in strengthening the community between neighbors, relatives, and villages.
Jeju black pigs have a robust constitution and strong disease resistance. It has characteristics that are different from those on land, making it different.
Jeju black pig was designated as Korea's Natural Monument No. 550 on March 17, 2015.
You can enjoy various parts of Jeju black pork, including pork belly, pork neck, and pork belly. Meat can be eaten dipped in salted fish, or cooked into dombe meat, pork cutlet, sundae, etc.
Jeju black pork recipe
Place soft cuts of black pork, such as chuck eye rolls or rum frosts, in a slow cooker, add seasonings such as soy sauce, garlic powder, pepper, chili powder, and dried parsley, and cook at low temperature for 8 hours. Then add potatoes, onions, and garlic and cook for about 30 more minutes. You can serve it with boiled carrots or beans.
Cut the black pork into cubes, place it in a slow cooker, add onions, potatoes, carrots, onion soup mix, ginger ale, etc. and cook at high temperature for 6 hours. You can season it with salt and pepper.
Grilled Jeju black pork, fern, and green onion kimchi: Purchase Jeju black pork pork belly and neck, blanch the raw fern, and freeze it. You can make green onion kimchi yourself or buy it. Grill the meat and bracken over charcoal and eat it with anchovy sauce or red pepper paste sauce. Grilled green onion kimchi is also served on the side. You can whet your appetite by preparing fruit salads such as pineapple, apple tomatoes, oranges, and ssam vegetable salad.
Jeju Black Pork Course Meal “Jeju Pungro” Black Pork Omakase: Jeju Pungro is a restaurant specializing in black pork course meals that operates on a reservation basis. For 66,000 won per person, you can eat various parts of black pork and vegetables grilled over charcoal fire. Courses such as seaweed konjac noodles, pork belly, pork neck, jamon salad, truffle oil grilled galmaegisal, grilled tomatoes, dried pork belly with magnolia leaf soybean paste sauce, pork belly radish cold noodles, and rib kimchi stew are provided. Dessert includes tiramisu cream pork bar and mesil tea.
This article introduces restaurants where you can taste black pork in Jeju Island. Black pork restaurants recognized by Jeju residents include Pork Sadon Main Branch, Obok Fisheries Main Branch, and Shinhwa Black Pork Main Branch. In addition, there is also a place called Ox Gopchang Main Branch, where you can enjoy black pork grilled over charcoal fire, and a place called Pungwon, where you can eat Ogyeopsal, a traditional dish of Jeju Island.
Reason for popularity
Jeju black pork has a special taste and aroma thanks to being raised in Jeju Island's unique natural environment. Jeju black pigs are said to have originated from the taming and raising of wild boars that lived in Hallasan Mountain and the fields. Jeju black pigs have grown up breathing the clean and clear air of Jeju Island and drinking clean groundwater once filtered by basalt. Jeju black pigs have a robust constitution and strong disease resistance. It has characteristics that are different from those on land, making it different.
Source: Jeju black pig genes are the secret to taste | KBS News
Jeju black pork has excellent meat quality and fatty acid content. Jeju black pigs were found to have activated various genes that determine the taste of meat. Jeju black pork has an excellent 'marbling' state in which the fat content is distributed evenly throughout the meat, so when the meat is grilled, the fat oozes out, giving a savory and soft taste. 4 As a result of the Animal Science Research Institute's analysis of the fatty acid content of Jeju black beef meat in 2004, oleic acid, Linoleic acid and unsaturated fatty acids were higher than those of regular Korean beef, while saturated fatty acids were lower, and in the meat quality evaluation through a tasting event, 94.5% of respondents said that the flavor, tenderness, and juiciness were good.
Jeju black pigs are closely related to the culture of Jeju Island, including its life, folklore, clothing, shelter, and beliefs. For example, pork was an essential food ingredient in Jeju's big events, and played a role in strengthening the community between neighbors, relatives, and villages. Jeju black pork can be eaten dipped in anchovy sauce or cooked into dombe meat, pork cutlet, sundae, etc.
Jeju black pork is not only delicious meat, but also a food that embodies the history and culture of Jeju Island. I highly recommend trying it at least once when you go to Jeju Island!
