How about going to Jegi-dong station? - Webfoot Octopus Street and Korean Herbal Medicine Markets

Do you want to eat Korean spicy food? Spicy webfoot octopus (in Korean "쭈꾸미" [jju kku mi]) is popular food for Korean people, but not well known to foreign travelers. Webfoot octopus look like octopus, but it is smaller than octopus. There is a webfoot octopus street near Jegi-dong station. There were many webfoot octopus restaurants, but now, a few restaurants left on the street. How to go to the webfoot octopus street? Take Exit 6 and walk 5 minutes. When you arrive near the webfoot octopus street, you can see the webfoot octopus statue. You can visit any restaurants you like. Webfoot octopus (350g) is currently 10,000 won per person. Enjoy this spicy food!

Fig 1. Location of Webfoot Octopus Street. (You can enlarge it.)

Take Exit 6 and walk 5 minutes.

Fig 2. (Left) Webfoot octopus statue and (Right) Spicy webfoot octopus food

How about taking a picture with webfoot octopus statue?

There is also a exotic market, Gyeongdong market. It is one of the largest herbal medicine and ginseng markets of Korea. You can walk around the street and have a special experience. How to go to the Gyeongdong market? Take Exit 2 and walk around the street. Hope you enjoy these impressions of Korean herbal medicine markets!

Fig 3. Location of Gyeongdong Market. (You can enlarge it.)

Take Exit 2 and walk around the street.

 

Fig 4. (Left) The entrance of Gyeongdong Market and (Right) Korean herbal medicine market.

Thanks for reading! Enjoy Korea!