Of all the endless eating opportunities, I ended up wanting to try the chicken feet! They are served up in Korea a few different ways, but the kind I wanted were the hot ones.
The ones I tried are called 불닭발 (bul dak bal) or “Fire Chicken Feet”. Anytime I see the word 불 in front of a dish here I wonder if I can hack it or not. I mean, I handled the 불낙 볶음면 which is literally translated “super-crazy spicy hot ramyeon noodles to fry off your face”. Yeah, it’s funny how these names pan out. Truth be told, they weren’t the hottest noodles I’ve ever had.
So I figured these chicken feet can’t be all that bad.
They were. I’m convinced they are marinated with jet fuel or something because after just one tiny piece I was sweating profusely.
These chicken feet are different than the type you would get in Chinatown for dim sum where they are soft and the flesh falls off the bone. These were fried and more chewy. Very different experience. Yet, an experience nonetheless.
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