• chuotang (추어탕), Korean loach fish soup, mud fish stew
    Food In Korea (푸드 인 코리아)

    Korean Eating: Wait… I’m eating mud? Korean Loach Soup Actually

    There have been a few times in Korea when I was glad that I wasn’t told what I was eating until after I was done eating it and chuotang (추어탕) was one of those times. Usually the issue is just with translations though in my experience. Who wants to hear they’re eating the cow’s third stomach? The translations are just never as appetizing as the dishes that are served. With chueotang however, it isn’t the translation that’s the issue, it’s just the name of the fish. Called mud fish stew or loach fish soup, this Korean soup looks like mud but is so so good and healthy too. If you’re…

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