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Clear Pork Gomtangin a Hanok in Insadong

A clear gomtang made with pork, served from a hanok in Insadong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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WOLHA GOMTANG

A clear pork broth

Wolha Gomtang is simmered from pork while keeping the broth clear rather than cloudy. A clear broth shows the ingredients and the prep work as they are. At the table, cheonggeunjang and chili oil let you move the flavour to taste.

Clear broth
Simmered to keep cloudiness low.
Pork
The broth is made with pork, not beef.
Cheonggeunjang
Adds a layer of jang to the meat and broth.
Chili oil
Aroma and heat, added last and to taste.
Two bowls of Wolha Gomtang on a wooden table, with clear broth, pork and scallions, served with kimchi and jang on the side.

HOW TO ENJOY

How to eat the bowl

Not a rule — a suggestion for getting the most out of one bowl.

  1. 01

    As it is

    Start with the clear broth on its own.

  2. 02

    Salt & Pepper

    Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  3. 03

    With cheonggeunjang

    Add a layer of jang to the meat and broth.

  4. 04

    With chili oil

    About halfway through, add aroma and heat to taste.

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What we serve

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Two clear gomtang bowls, followed by sides and a hot pot.

Gomtang

Sides and hot pot

HANOK SPACE

In a hanok in Insadong

A hanok filters daylight through paper screens and deep eaves. We left the materials in their own colours rather than adding traditional ornament.

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The entrance to Wolhadong and its sign, down a bamboo-lined alley
The dining room, with exposed rafters, wooden posts and a moon jar on a lit shelf
The window of the fermentation room, with a branch of red berries beside it

WHEN TO VISIT

Good for days like these

  • A meal on your own

    There are bar seats set up for solo diners, and one bowl per person completes the meal — so ordering stays simple.

  • A day in Insadong with your parents

    Wolha Gomtang is a clear broth with no heat. It works as a place to sit down mid-walk through Insadong.

  • Korean food with visiting friends

    Few ingredients, so it is one of the easier Korean dishes to explain to a first-timer. If they want heat, there is Hong Gomtang.

  • Eating with children

    We keep a high chair on hand, and the clear broth is easy to share with a child.

LOCATION

Insadong, along the way from Anguk Station

Insadong, Jongno-gu, Seoul — on the route leading from Anguk Station into Insadong.

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