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Han Jeong Shik II — Marinated Crab Lunch

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Here we go again with the marinated crab.

This was a restaurant that specialized in SundaeGuk 순대국, and I was going to order it. Then I saw on a handwritten sign “Marinated Crab Lunch” (Kei-jang Jeong Shik 게장 한정식).

Had to try that. I know my mom would die over it.

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We started off with the side dishes and a bowl with nothing in it but some dried seaweed, chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and a raw egg yolk.

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Then the crab came out. Soy Sauce Marinated Crab this time with a special device for picking out the meat.

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I was also given some rice to put in the big bowl to be mixed with the egg yolk and whatever crab meat I could dig out.

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Freakin’ amazing! You’ve never tasted anything like this. Salty, strong sea taste with the seaweed, and very strong umami flavor with the crab meat and egg yolk.

Joe McPherson is the founding editor of ZenKimchi. He is also dining editor for 10 Magazine and writes and consults for multiple publications. He is the only non-Korean judge for the Korean section of the Miele Guide--but don't ever call him a food critic.