Black tofu soup


The prices in some of the restaurants around Shinsa-station, with its location just next to fancy Apgujeon, might scare you. But look no further, even posh areas in Korea always have some local choices that you can eat for a reasonable price.

This week’s review falls upon a place called 백세흑두부 (BaekSe HeukDuBu) specializing in “black tofu” like its name reveals. Together with the black tofu, which is supposed to be healthier than its white sibling, they serve a choice of duck meat, bossam etc. We chose something less focused on meat but instead brimful with ingredients, namely the dish 두부전골 (Dubu Jeongol) which basically is a big stew containing for example tofu, sesame leaves, mushroom, bean sprouts, celery and small shrimps added as broth taste enhancer.


This whole dish, filling on its own, came with huge side dishes of different vegetables and a miniature version of bibimbap with rice, chili paste and a few vegetables. This dish is a refreshing change to other restaurants that might focus on meat a bit excessively. Here you can instead to your heart’s content, all the time knowing that the more you eat the healthier you actually are!