Grilled Pork Belly: A South Korean Love Story

Near Exit 6 of Jongno 3-ga station in Seoul is an area famous for its barbeque joints. As an alley gives way to a three-way intersection, easily two dozen eateries overflow with patrons flipping samgyeopsal slices and pouring soju [https://www.koreaexpose.com/soju-globalization-high-end-drinking/] shots. “I’ve been sourcing pork belly from the same farmers for over 20 years,” said Park Jin-suk, the 62-year-old proprietor of Tongdwaejijip, one of the first pork barbecue places to open in the fam