Why Jagalchi Market is One of the Best Places to Eat Seafood on Earth - K-Town 

Thank you to everyone for watching my show, K-Town, over the past three years. It's been an incredible journey to travel around America and finally here South Korea to eat some of the most amazing Korean food and meeting some of best people in the restaurant industry. It's all been possible because of viewers and I want to thank you for your support and love. Making this season was especially challenging because it was international, but thanks to our fixer N.C., it was a whole lot easier. I first came to Jagalchi ten years ago and loved the entire experience, and since then they've added this whole new building. This was truly one of my favorite eating experiences in Korea and is something I highly recommend for anyone who comes to Busan. (Note, on the bullet train to Busan, I watched Train to Busan for the first time...not recommended if you're scared of zombies lol). Cheers everyone, and have a great day!

If you are a foreigner visiting Noryangjin or Jagalchi Fish markets, be advised. Some vendors WILL try to hustle you. Even the locals sometimes get hustled. 1. Make sure you know what fish you want to eat before you go. Don't let them recommend it for you. 2. Know the general per kilo price for fish you want to eat. But some fish are more expensive if it is bigger. 3. Don't take your eyes off the fish when they are gutting and filleting. Sometimes they switch the fish or they take a chunk off. 4. Some vendors will tout very aggressively, you can ignore them, don't feel sorry for looking around. 5. Some vendors will kill the fish immediately if you ask for price, do not let this happen. just walk away if this is about to happen. 6. If you want the food prepared at the market, you pay about 3000 to 4000 won per person and the rice and the spicy soup is extra.

I think the best thing will be to visit such a place with a local friend

I really loved mr.kang he was so friendly and willing to show you all his best catches

Jagalchi market was by far one of my favorite spots to eat in Korea.... so amazing

Had this with my girlfriend a few days ago! The food was excellent! It was a worthwhile experience!

That is one of the major differences in Japan and Korean raw fish, hoe vs sashimi; The Koreans love that fresh chewiness, I much prefer the Japanese way. They let it sit, they let it break down a bit. This lets it become creamier and more buttery. Living in Korea, I have to remind myself that that chewiness is something I SHOULD like, but I still prefer sashimi.

I live nearby Jagalchi market. You guys featured great. Well done. 감사합니다! :)

Matt’s Korean has improved so much since the beginning of the series. Keep up the good work! All these videos remind me so much of home I can’t wait to go back to the korean fish markets with my dad like I did when I was young. :D

I absolutely loved Busan while I was there. The people are amazing. You have to go at least once in your life.

Well this place just made my Korea list. Thank you Matthew and Eater!

Yayyy I grew up in Busan. I miss the markets - Jagalchi, Bujeon market, Kukje market, Kangtong market, and the list goes on...

Bro! Here I am eating tacos and rice and you hit me with this amazing sea food video!!! *cries internally*

Awesome ! Hopefully I can eat a meal like this one day

I live in northwest florida and we had a famly friend that was manager of a restaurant called the steamer at orange beach and we used to be able to purchase the giant 150$ meal which is essentially a mountain of snowcrab, new potatoes, and some corncob for only 50$. And when I say a mountain, I mean it was a solid 2ft tall of a crab pile. It was so freaking awesome and I really wish I had access to cheap snowcrab again because its so rare that I eat it now days. Also the best way to open a crab leg is be delicate when you break it in half. Try not to break the meat inside and only snap the shell. That way when it opens you get one big piece of meat still in tack and not in pieces. The meat is still attached to that piece of ligament or whatever its called though so next you break the joint of the crab which stays attached the the ligament so you can just pull the ligament out and the meat cant come through the tiny hole the ligament gets pulled through so all the meat just stays in the half leg shell. Then if your a bit lucky the meat stays in one perfect piece that you can eat. If the meats a bit soft though it might mush in one end, but thats just when you scoop it out or break the leg shell in half vertically. I see a lot of people struggle to crack crab legs properly so I hope this helps someone. Crab is a lot more enjoyable to eat if you dont waste a ton of meat getting stuck in the shell because you dont know how to crack it or spend 15min on one leg of crab.

It's crazy!!! It's simply crazy!!!! What a feast!!!!

There is a serious lack of soju

Thumbs up for Mr. Kang!

A place for the bucket list

Love Mr. Kang

I love *SEAFOOD* so much and I love this video even more it's fabulous... BIG LIKE 38 from my very small Channel 😢

Loving this series

What an amazing beautiful video ! Thanks for sharing.

I need to take a Train To Busan

위대한 작품에 감사드립니다!

I CAN’T BREATHE WHEN IT SQUIRTED OUT OF HIS HAND

That plate of clams and scallops is impressive!!!

Well squidward is gonna get his revenge soon..

마 이기 부산이다 it’s my home town!!

That looks really cool and really good all of it

I will miss you, Matt.

I think there is such nice place. but seafood is so expensive.

HOMETOWN LOVEEEEEEE

I could say . These are too much freshness

The octopus or whatever its called, was a way to fresh food. The other stuff looked very delicious.

Okay, I am hungry now.

This is a good show.

great. im hungry now.

How much was all that seafood? I'll love to try it when I'm in Korea.

Lovely

Great vid

Great video! Thanks for a great glimpse into the best Korean wet fish market. Not as classy as Tsukiji, but it holds its own. I can tell exactly when you emigrated to the US from Korea; you were 2-3 years old. Just like the the big fish being kept alive in the too-small plastic aquariums, your Korean language skills got stunted at about the 2 year kid level. Good effort!

어부 아재 유쾌한거보소

Steamed clams? I thought he said steamed hams and here I was looking for a krusty burger.

4th.. Damn those looks delicious

회 맛있겠다 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

That live octopus is bomb.

Nice

Korean seafood dishes aren’t very renown because unlike Japan, Korean agriculture is better and more abundant. They can enjoy meat and all sort of vegetable frequently while the Japanese even has the wooden fish joke where you would eat white rice while starring at the fish to stimulate the feeling of actually eating the fish. As a result, Korean cuisine does not have to revolve around fishes. Their poultry and meat dishes are readily available, fishes and seafood are something to spice up the meal rather than being the sole source of protein for much of its history.

Big question is “What was the bill?”

S1 started in 2016..Pluto years?

Yeah, I would eat that.

u coming back right? this isn't the last season right?

This doesn't make me hungry apart from the soup at the end. Cool process though

Matt what is your first language? 👍🏿😀

That guy in the yellow looks like Dumbfoundead's other dad. 😂

That stuff is no joke expensive too.

6:07 So, true.....

Food Squad😋😋

Korean hwe/hoe 회 !!! Bangeo (bang-eo) 방어 =yellowtail fish Use korean terms/words ! 🇰🇷🖖from🇺🇸🎎🤙

1000 USD for all?

Sesame seed for a little extra richness? Didnt know sesame seed tasted "rich". Its anything but subtle even toasted in that amount

00:40 I'M SHOOK 😱

What’s the name of this vendor

7:05 HE DIDN'T REACT TO THE FRIED RICE AAHAHAH

2:35 did my man just put a whole garlic in there?

How much did that whole table set you back for? :D

How much was this meal?

Crab wants to live, bro.

STEAMED CLAMS

im confused..don't they freeze fish first to kill parasites or something before serving?

still love tsukiji more

How good is matthew’s Korean?

Are they serve this thing without cooking?

I cannot possibly afford this, I will just stick with Spam

I don't know much about korea, but what part of korea is this? The main or central? Or the south?

I was there at the market few years back. The fish are definitely fresh and alive, but the texture is chewy and tough. The sauce that's paired with it are not pleasant. Compared to Japanese style sashimi, the korean style seems inferior. In Japan they actually marinate and season the fish, hence the soft butter texture.

The best place to get ripped off

Second hehe. Hungry rush in midnight...

Your crab cracking skills are lacking

김병만이 자갈치 시장에서 일하는건 처음 알았네

I thought he was having steamed clams.

Train to Busan...Seafood market

This video was a masterpiece start to finish.

Oooo that darn sea squirt! Serious question, any worms?

It's not pronounced Kang like bang the onomatopoeia of a gun sound. It's 강...

This has to cost you at least $300.

I find seafood interesting but I don’t like how it tastes or smells. To each their own 🤷‍♀️.

Have you ever been to or heard about TSUKIJI Fish Market in Tokyo?

Lol. He said nothing about the crab fried rice. Lol. #hatedit

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Changryul

Dang that crab legs got cut one by one while it’s alive...😨😨😨

I hate eating meat fish without cooking

3:31 lol what it remind u of

That shark head made me sad ngl

The octopus was ALIVE and you ate it... Horrifying! - I don't know the culture ..perhaps it is normal in Korea?

I hope you had a lot of help eating that.

Fun fact: that place is 10 mins away from my mom's house

So far no vegans hatin on this