Kkot-Samgyeop (Flower Pork Belly) — Daebit Sikdang, Gaebong-dong

Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, “flower pork belly”) grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan.

Kkot-samgyeop is thin-sliced pork belly rolled up like a rose. It goes on the hot stone dome together with kimchi and mountain vegetables — gosari (fernbrake) and minari (water dropwort).

The dome shape drains the fat away as it cooks, so the pork crisps up without swimming in grease. Wrap it with the greens (ssam style) and it never gets heavy. There’s a little pot of sauce bubbling in the center for dipping.

Self-serve bar for garlic, ssamjang (dipping paste), peppers, and pickled onions — refill as much as you want, no waving anyone down.

They finish you off with a free nurungji-tang (누룽지탕) — a mild, toasty scorched-rice soup. The classic gentle landing after a spicy, smoky meal.

Where

• Daebit Sikdang — 26 Gocheok-ro 30-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul (near Gaebong Stn.)
• Naver Map