Goheung Nokdong Eel Street, a Healthy Gourmet Tour Attracts Attention

Published 22 Feb.2024 17:37(KST)

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Recently, there has been a growing demand for gourmet tours tailored to individual tastes and travel styles.

Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, which encompasses a wide range of gourmet experiences from wild seafood to health-boosting restorative foods, is an ideal travel destination for those embarking on a gourmet journey.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

Goheung-gun (Governor Gong Yeong-min) is surrounded by the sea on 3.8 sides, providing an abundance of fresh seafood.

It is a hub for a variety of seafood including gim (seaweed), miyeok (wakame), dashima (kelp), oysters, abalone, clams, octopus, and nakji (small octopus), as well as eel, jjukkumi (webfoot octopus), sea bass, croaker, flatfish, pomfret, sole, and gizzard shad.

Nokdong Eel Street is a Namdo premium food street designated by Jeollanam-do.

At Nokdong Port, visitors can enjoy a variety of nutritious eel dishes that recharge the body with the changing seasons, such as grilled eel, whole eel soup, eel samhap (eel with kimchi and pork), eel shabu-shabu, and eel hoe-deopbap (eel sashimi rice bowl).

The main ingredient of eel soup, the conger eel, contains three times more high-quality fats than beef and is rich in vitamin A, making it a restorative food ingredient.

Nokdong Port’s eel soup offers diverse flavors depending on the restaurant, ranging from spicy, savory, to clean tastes, while grilled eel has a crispy exterior, tender interior, and pairs well with deep, salty seasonings.

Nokdong Eel Street, offering the joys of sightseeing, dining, and entertainment, is a vibrant hot spot in Goheung at any time.

In addition to eel dishes, fresh live sashimi and spicy fish stew are also available.

The Nokdong Sea Garden, which seems to float above the sea, and the sunset beyond Sorok Bridge create a spectacular view.

Especially, the ‘Nokdong Port Drone Show,’ which was a hot topic last year, will be held again starting this April, making a trip to Goheung even more exciting.