For lunch in Seoul, South Korea we decided to head to one of my favorite chain restaurants (Bonjuk - 본죽) to eat Korean porridge known locally as Juk (죽). We ended up ordering two different kinds - one sweet and the other savory. The sweet one that I ordered is called Hobakjuk (호박죽) and it is made out of pumpkin and glutinous rice. The savory one that Audrey ordered is Saeyu Juk (새우죽) and it is a thicker shrimp porridge. Come join us for our meal!

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Alright, so it is time for another food video and today's is kind of breakfast slash lunch. Yeah. Brunch? Basically a brunch here in Seoul, Korea and we're having one of my favorites. We are having Korean porridge which is known as Juk (죽).

And Juk (죽) is like this really kind of like it is considered to be a health food here in Korea. Yeah. And it is made out of like glutinous rice and different ingredients. I'm getting one made out of pumpkin and you're getting more of a savory one made out of shrimp and the cool thing is that there is a lot of health benefits associated with this food so it is the type of food you eat when you're sick or when you're having bad digestion and it is considered kind of a slow food. Kind of a get-well type of meal.

The food is here. So I got the Saeyu Juk (새우죽). So if you have a look here this is a shrimp porridge and it comes in a massive bowl.

It almost reminds me a bit of like a risotto but like a little bit more soupy. That is really nice. Yeah, I don't think you've ever had a savory Juk (죽) before.

Yeah. This is really good. So do you taste the shrimp or like what are you tasting? Yeah, I mean it is just like a risotto. I mean you taste the rice. Like a savory rice that doesn't have a whole lot of spices but it is just it is nice.

So Sam on the other hand he already knew what he wanted to order before we came here. Yeah, I'm getting my favorite Korean porridge and that is Dan Hobakjuk (호박죽). So basically that is Korean pumpkin porridge and if you take a look down here you can see that it is very orange. It is very pumpkin-y. And it has, it is made with the glutinous rice.

It is sweet but not too sugary. It has got just a very natural sweetness. Yeah. You can really taste the pumpkin. I mean sure it is made out of rice but the overwhelming taste is definitely the pumpkin.

So our Juk (죽) also came with side dishes. We've got your kimchi (김치). A classic so I'm just going to add it to your porridge. Mix it in. And it also came with beef and this is kind of like a really fibrous meat that I really like so I'm also just going to mix that in and maybe some of this for spice.

Okay, so I'm just looking at the menu here and I'm kind of thinking what I'd like to have next time we come back. And they have a whole lot of variety here. Yeah, show us that menu. Okay, so you can get the porridge with crab meat, with shrimp, they have bulgogi beef, you can get it with mushrooms if you're vegetarian. There is like black sesame, mung bean, red bean, pine nut, all kinds of seeds.

So even though those bowls were massive we managed to finish everything. Both of them. And I didn't even help you. I'm shocked because you've become like a fan of Juk like just suddenly. That is kind of impressive.

Alright, and let's talk about the cost. Alright, so the price point I've got the bill right here. So it was sixteen thousand Won. 16,000 W and that is roughly just over fourteen US dollars so you're looking at about seven dollars per person and throughout the menu you can order all of the different kinds of Juk more or less between seven thousand and nine thousand Won. So that is kind of the rough price point. Oh, I should point out too that we're eating at a place called BonJuk (본죽) which is a very popular Juk chain. You can find them all throughout Korea and I highly recommend coming to this place. This is like they really do an awesome Juk (죽). They do like an amazing Korean porridge. So if you're in Korea check out Bon Juk (본죽) and yeah we're stuffed it is time to go take a siesta. Bye!

Juk (죽): Eating Korean Porridge in Seoul, Korea Travel Video Transcript:

This is part of our Travel in South Korea video series showcasing Braz food, Brazilian culture and Brazilian cuisine.

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