Overview
Jangchung-dong has jokbal, Cheongjin-dong has hangover soup, and Eungam-dong has gamjatang. If you go to Gam-dong Potato Soup Street in Daelim Market, Eungam-dong, you'll find potato soup specialty shops that you won't fail at at every house. In Eungam-dong, gamjatang is called gamjaguk, with gamjatang being an upward word and a 'gammal' (laundering) being a 'lower-grade tongue.' To emphasize the meaning of a down-to-earth food that anyone can enjoy, Eungam-dong calls it potato soup. It is said that selling potato soup in Eungam-dong began in the mid-1980s. A restaurant in Daerim Market began selling potato soup, made by boiling pork bones in broth with potatoes, cabbage, and other ingredients, and as its popularity grew, from the late 1980s, restaurants specializing in potato soup (gamjatang) began to appear in other regions. The original potato broth recipe—which involves discarding lots of pork bones and potatoes to create the perfect broth—is something that can never be replicated anywhere else. If you want to experience the difference between original potato soup, head to the Ngam-dong potato soup street today.