Trip to Jeju with a 16-month-old baby
Marado Restaurant in Yeondong, Jeju
Bigeye Tuna Sashimi / Mackerel Sashimi
Text & Photos: Buldangdaek
instagram: @semmyleee
Jeju Island trip that I couldn’t write because I was sick and busy
Finally resumed!
Still on the first day..
We had pork at the Samgeori butcher shop on the first night
but it wasn’t as good as expected and I wanted to eat something delicious
Coincidentally, my sister-in-law was flying to Jeju late at night after finishing work
So my husband and I left Ian with his grandparents
and went to Jeju Airport to pick up my sister-in-law
On my way there, I looked for something tasty that I could take home
Since it was late at night, there weren’t many places open
I was looking for something that could be paired with alcohol, only available in Jeju
My husband had been singing praises about the bigeye tuna sashimi since before we went to Jeju
Looking for a place that had it nearby, haha
I wasn’t actually looking for a bigeye tuna sashimi
We just thought we’d look for a place that does takeout
So we found a sashimi restaurant nearby that was open
and it unexpectedly turned out to be a specialty of bigeye tuna sashimi
Nice Mackerel~~~
So we went there (Couldn’t take a photo of the sashimi restaurant)
It turned out to be a famous bigeye tuna sashimi restaurant, haha
The owner was quite busy
And there was a bigeye tuna hanging up for display, haha
I was debating whether to just buy the bigeye tuna sashimi
But I found that they also had mackerel sashimi which can only be eaten in Jeju!
What a catch!
So I found sashimi and my sister-in-law and headed back to Jeju Shinhwa World~
Fortunately, Ian was sleeping
At that late hour, my parents-in-law, husband, sister-in-law, and I had a sashimi party!!
In fact, it was my first time tasting both sashimi, so I was half excited and half worried, haha
But since it’s a specialty of Jeju, it must be delicious
I heard that some people come to Jeju just for the bigeye tuna sashimi, so it must be good
I took a bite
It was soft like trout or salmon sashimi
and it wasn’t greasy
My husband was ecstatic, saying it was so delicious
In addition to the bigeye tuna sashimi, we also received pancakes and fried fish as a service
The fried fish was left for Ian to eat the next day
But he developed hives
(The oil seemed a bit old)
Even the pancakes were delicious
And I also tried mackerel sashimi
For the first time
What if the mackerel sashimi is fishy?
But I heard mackerel sashimi is something special that can only be eaten in Jeju, so I was trying mackerel sashimi for the first time
I learned that there is a way to eat it
You mix the seasoning sauce with chopped green onion
You put rice on seaweed
You add the mackerel sashimi and the green onion mixed with the seasoning
And then you wrap it up and eat
Oh, it was tastier than I expected
The texture is chewy
It’s not fishy at all
My husband said it was so delicious and was thrilled
In addition to the bigeye tuna sashimi, we also received pancakes and fried fish as a service
The fried fish was left for Ian to eat the next day
But he developed hives
(The oil seemed a bit old)
Even the pancakes were delicious
I learned that there is a way to eat it
You mix the seasoning sauce with chopped green onion
You put rice on seaweed
You add the mackerel sashimi and the green onion mixed with the seasoning
And then you wrap it up and eat
Oh, it was tastier than I expected
The texture is chewy
It’s not fishy at all