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Samgyeopsal-gui (Grilled Pork Belly)
Thick-cut pork belly grilled plain until the fat turns crisp at the edges, then wrapped at the table with lettuce, ssamjang, garlic, and whatever banchan came out tonight.
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Chadolbagi-gui (Grilled Thin-Sliced Brisket)
Brisket point shaved paper-thin, grilled bare until the fat curls and turns nutty, then eaten immediately with sesame-salt, scallion salad, lettuce, and rice.
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Galbi-gui (갈비구이, Charcoal Beef Short Ribs)
Cross-cut beef short ribs scored to the bone, rested in soy, pear, garlic, and sesame, then grilled over charcoal until the edges darken and the meat releases cleanly.
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Suwon Wang-galbi (Suwon Salt Beef Ribs)
Big Suwon beef ribs butterflied wide, seasoned with salt instead of soy, then grilled until the edges brown and the meat still tastes plainly, proudly of beef.
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Bulgogi (불고기, Marinated Grilled Beef)
Paper-thin beef in soy, sesame, garlic, and grated pear, cooked fast until the edges caramelize and served in lettuce wraps at the kind of table people lean into.
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Hangjeongsal-gui (항정살구이, Grilled Pork Jowl)
A small marbled pork cut Koreans call thousand-layer meat, grilled plain and hot so the edges crisp, the center stays juicy, and the table does the seasoning with ssam and sesame salt.
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Eonyang-sik Bulgogi (Ulsan Gridiron Bulgogi)
Hand-chopped beef from Ulsan cattle country, seasoned with restraint, pressed thin on a wire gridiron, and grilled until the edges brown without losing the beef's own voice.
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Dwaeji-bulgogi (Spicy Marinated Pork)
Thin-sliced pork shoulder in a measured gochujang and soy marinade, cooked hard and fast so the chili clings, the edges char, and the pork still tastes like pork.
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Dwaeji-galbi (Marinated Pork Ribs)
Bone-in pork ribs scored, soaked in pear-soy marinade, and grilled patiently until the edges lacquer without burning; the practical galbi that feeds a noisy table well.
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Heuk-dwaeji-gui (Jeju Black Pork)
Jeju's black pig grilled without marinade, just thick pork, measured salt, patient fire, and warm meljeot anchovy dip, so the firmer meat and deep fat taste clearly of the island.
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Gwangyang-sik Bulgogi (Copper-Gridiron Bulgogi)
Fresh thin-sliced beef seasoned only moments before it meets oak charcoal, grilled on a copper gridiron until the edges catch and the center stays tender.
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Tteokgalbi (Damyang Minced Rib Patty)
Short-rib meat minced by hand, seasoned with soy, pear, garlic, and sesame, then shaped back into generous patties so galbi can be eaten neatly at a celebration table.
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Ogyeopsal-gui (Skin-On Pork Belly)
Skin-on pork belly grilled plain and patient, Jeju's five-layer cut scored so the rind lies flat, crisps at the edges, and still chews under the tooth.
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Moksal-gui (Grilled Pork Collar)
Pork neck collar cut thick, salted with restraint, grilled until the edges brown and the center stays juicy, then wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang, garlic, and a little patience.
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Jumulleok (Hand-Massaged Grilled Beef)
Mapo's quick grilled beef, cut into honest chunks and worked by hand with sesame oil, garlic, salt, and pepper, so the seasoning enters the meat without hiding it.
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Jeyuk-gui (Gochujang Grilled Pork)
Thin pork shoulder in a restrained gochujang marinade, grilled over hard heat until the edges darken and the sauce turns from wet paste into a red crust.
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LA Galbi (Cross-Cut Soy-Marinated Ribs)
Thin cross-cut short ribs, cleaned of bone dust, soaked in a measured soy, pear, garlic, and sesame marinade, then grilled fast until the edges brown and the meat eats cleanly from the bone.
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