Yokbo Halmaejip (Dongbaek Sikdang)

In front of the Byeollyang-myeon Community Service Center in Suncheon, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, where renowned gourmets rush to visit, stands the Curse-Word Grandmother's House, Dongbaek Restaurant. For decades, it has been cooking only jjangttungeo-tang (mudskipper soup) with mudskippers caught only in the mudflats of Suncheon and Beolgyo. In the coastal regions of Honam, jjangttungeo-tang has long been sought after as a nourishing food or hangover soup eaten while sweating profusely in summer. In addition, jjangttungeo-tang is counted as the first must-eat food for travelers visiting Suncheon. It is mainly cooked as soup, hot pot, or grilled; the thick soup made by boiling and mashing the mudskipper meat is rich and savory. The hot pot or grill, boiled whole, is chewy and often sought as a snack with alcohol. The business cards densely covering one wall of the restaurant let you feel how many people have come and gone here.