Samdae Gwangyang Bulgogijip

Samdae Gwangyang Bulgogijip
Map
Restaurant information
Established1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Food typeKorean cuisine, Gwangyang bulgogi
Coordinates34°58′12″N 127°34′44″E / 34.9701°N 127.5788°E / 34.9701; 127.5788
Website삼대광양불고기집.kr (in Korean)

Samdae Gwangyang Bulgogijip (Korean: 삼대광양불고기집) is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It specializes in a variant of the barbecue dish bulgogi it invented, which it calls Gwangyang bulgogi. The restaurant is a family business that was founded in 1930; it is currently run by its third generation of owners.[1]

The restaurant was founded as Ilheung Sikdang (일흥식당) by Lee So-eun (이소은).[1] The restaurant did not develop Gwangyang bulgogi until its second generation of owners.[1][2] Its second generation changed the restaurant's name to Gwangyang Bulgogi Sikdang (광양불고기식당).[1] In the 1970s, the restaurant became popular among Japanese tourists. The third generation owner changed the restaurant's name to its current form.[2] After the restaurant developed the dish, other local restaurants began adopting it; eventually it became a dish strongly associated with Gwangyang.[1]

Unlike the Seoul style of bulgogi, which has soup, Gwangyang bulgogi is grilled on a copper pan over charcoals.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e 이, 성훈 (2013-09-30). "광양불고기, 1970년대부터 전국적으로 알려지기 시작". 광양뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ a b "삼대 광양 불고기ㆍ시내식당, 한국인이 사랑하는 오래된 한식당 100선에". 광양뉴스 (in Korean). 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ "덕후의 취향 (30) 불고기". 톱클래스 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2024-08-17.