[Gyeongsangbuk-do] Andong Market Jjimdak Alley (안동시장 찜닭골목)

💡 Overview

Since the 1970s, there has been a chicken alley in Andong Old Market where both raw chicken and fried chicken are sold. But, as seasoned spicy chicken became popular, merchants in the chicken alley needed to find a solution and this is how a fusion dish called Andong jjimdak, or braised chicken, was born. The dish is cooked with the seasoning of braised galbi and boiled down after adding glass noodles and different vegetables. Its sweet and spicy flavors, inexpensive price and abundant amount made the dish an instant hit nationwide, and “Chicken Alley” naturally changed its name to “Jjimdak Alley.” Today, there are some 30 stores in business on this street that attract over 20,000 tourists on weekends. Although Andong jjimdak is not a traditional dish that has been passed down for generations, “Suun Japbang” and “Eumsik Dimibang,” a pair of the oldest cooking books in Korea, talk about a cooking method that seems similar to that of Andong jjimdak in the Andong region from a long time ago. Andong jjimdak is protein-rich and contains vitamins and various nutrients from different types of vegetables, which makes it a nutritionally sound dish as well.

📋 Detailed Information

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📍 Nearby Attractions

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  Andong Joogang Braised Spicy Chicken (중앙찜닭) 🔗Distance: 70m | 51, Beonyeong 1-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Hyoja Tongdak (효자통닭) 🔗Distance: 861m | 54, Dangbuk-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Kase Hotel (formerly Andong Kase) (케이스호텔((주)안동케이스)) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 60-16 , Gangnam 2-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Wonjo Andong Jjimdak (원조안동찜닭 본점) 🔗Distance: 65m | 47, Beonyeong 1-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Grasswon Park (그라스원) 🔗Distance: 786m | 273, Yuksa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Traditional Culture Contents Museum (전통문화콘텐츠박물관) 🔗Distance: 527m | 203, Seodongmun-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Head House of the Tapdong Branch of the Goseong Yi Clan (법흥동 고성이씨탑동파종택) 🔗Distance: 1.6km | 103, Imcheonggak-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Imcheonggak House (안동 임청각) 🔗Distance: 1.4km | 63, Imcheonggak-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
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  Sinsedong Chilcheung Jeontap – Sinsedong 7 stories Brick Pagoda (안동 법흥사지 칠층전탑) 🔗Distance: 1.6km | Beopheung-dong, Andong-si, Gyeonsangbuk-do

Source: Korea Tourism Organization

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