Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul

I think we got scammed here.

We paid 50,000 won for a king crab, 3 scallops, and a few sea shells for free.  The cooking charges including plain water for drinking, few salad leaves and kimchi, cost us 45,000 won. The steep price for the cooking alone made us question the fairness of the pricing here.

We also purchased a big plate full of ready-fried tempura prawns + baby crabs + squids, at 20,000 won.

We arrived at the market early, a little past 10 am on a Monday morning.  We had seafood for our brunch that day.  Luckily the weather was fine.  We took the train and we have to walk for about 500 meters to the market from the train station.

At the market, all the fresh seafood was sold on the ground level, while the second floor was meant for cooking and serving the seafood. We requested for steamed king crab and baked sea shells. The scallops and sea shells were delicious, so fresh with a hint of sea salt flavor. The king crab was impressive, but I think I prefer snow crab better.  I miss the Sankaku fish market, Otaru, Hokkaido.

Despite these the high cooking price, it was a great place to experience the local lifestyle.  Most of the staff here can speak Chinese, so not much of a language problem for me.  This is where you can really see how the locals enjoy their meal.  There's one table not far from us, 2 middle-aged men were drinking soju and eating fish sashimi, I think 1 of the man is drunk, his face was red and he talked and act like a Korean gangster in Kdrama.  That is an experience worth paying for :)