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Miga Hwangtaeyori, Sokcho: Grilled Hwangtae and Deodeok Sets, Milky Soup and Small Plates

A round black iron pan of red-seasoned food on a wooden board, surrounded by more than ten small white plates of side dishes and two bowls of milky soup on a white tablecloth.
The table at Miga Hwangtaeyori in October 2021: an iron pan on a wooden board, two bowls of milky soup and more than ten small plates.
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Miga Hwangtaeyori (미가황태요리) is a Sokcho restaurant in Nohak-dong that serves hwangtae (황태), pollack dried in the winter cold, grilled in red seasoning. VisitKorea, the Korea Tourism Organization's travel site, says it sits where drivers come off the Seoul–Yangyang Expressway, which suits travelers who leave Seoul early and want breakfast.

The grilled hwangtae and deodeok sets

VisitKorea names two main dishes: hwangtae-gui jeongsik (황태구이 정식), a set built around grilled hwangtae, and deodeok-gui jeongsik (더덕구이 정식), the same with grilled deodeok, a bellflower-family root. It says both are seasoned red and given a flame-grilled flavor, and it calls the taste moist and spicy-sweet.

A round black iron pan on a wooden board, filled with food under a glossy red sauce scattered with sesame seeds, sliced scallion and what looks like diced onion.
The red-seasoned iron pan, topped with sesame, sliced scallion and what looks like diced onion.

The pan in my October 2021 photos looks like one of these. It sits on a round wooden board, and what look like flat pieces are layered under the sauce. I can't tell from the photo whether it holds hwangtae or deodeok.

Hwangtae soup and the small plates

The sets come with hwangtae-haejangguk (황태해장국), a milky dried-pollack soup traditionally eaten to settle the stomach after drinking. A December 2020 reviewer on Tistory says the soup ordered on its own is served in an earthenware pot (뚝배기), though the soup that came with their set arrived in a soup bowl instead.

A spoon lifting soft, flaked, pale pieces and a strip of green onion out of a white bowl of milky soup.
A spoonful of milky soup with soft, flaked, pale pieces and a strip of green onion.

The small plates are the other half of the meal. My photos show what look like japchae (잡채), glass noodles with carrot strips and mushroom, a glazed slice of lotus root, spinach-like greens, kimchi, sliced mushrooms and a corn-and-raisin salad in a creamy dressing.

Small white plates of side dishes, including what looks like glass-noodle japchae with carrot strips, a glazed slice of lotus root, spinach-like greens and kimchi.
Small white plates of side dishes, including what looks like japchae and a slice of lotus root.
Small white plates holding what looks like seaweed, brown stalks, sliced mushrooms and a corn-and-raisin salad in a creamy dressing.
More side dishes, including what looks like seaweed, sliced mushrooms and a corn-and-raisin salad.

A December 2020 reviewer counted 22 side dishes with a set for two. A July 2026 reviewer lists pickled plum, lotus root, stem lettuce (궁채) and salted clams among them, and a February 2023 reviewer says refills are self-service at the kitchen.

Prices, then and now

Miga Hwangtaeyori's grilled hwangtae set was listed at ₩16,000 per person in a December 2020 review, then at ₩17,000 in February 2023, ₩18,000 in April 2026 and ₩20,000 in July 2026. Miga Hwangtaeyori takes set orders from two servings up: a February 2023 reviewer says one of each is allowed, and a July 2026 reviewer ordered that way.

How to order

Show this to the staff

황태구이 정식 하나, 더덕구이 정식 하나 주세요.

Hwangtae-gui jeongsik hana, deodeok-gui jeongsik hana juseyo.

One grilled hwangtae set and one grilled deodeok set, please.

황태국 추가해 주세요.

Hwangtaeguk chugahae juseyo.

Please add an extra serving of hwangtae soup.

반찬은 어디서 더 가져와요?

Banchaneun eodiseo deo gajyeowayo?

Where do I get more side dishes?

Miga Hwangtaeyori's extra hwangtae soup cost ₩2,000 in the April 2026 review and ₩3,000 in the July one.

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