“Hongtak is really addictive,” said Lee Jong-seok, a 56-year-old taxi driver. “People can’t stand the odor at first but if you eat it more than three times, you will eventually get addicted to it. And I heard that the gelatin from fermented fish is good for the cartilage and rheumatism.”
I actually don't mind the taste.
Unfortunately the profile comes a month after Heuksan-do's annual hongeo festival (흑산홍어축제), so you'll have to wait until the Yeongsanpo Skate Festival (영산포홍어축제) in Naju next spring.
Big 홍어 couple springs ago, from Naver via this post.
Holy crap, that thing is huge!
ReplyDeleteI can smell it from here.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so that size might not scare me as much as the mini-version I see splayed open in fish markets. That size-- I'd take that as a stingray.
ReplyDeleteThere's a skate festival in spring? Are there any other interestingly weird festivals like this Korea-- I feel like there must be a something for everything.