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Have you tried soy sauce marinated crab yet in Korea? It's probably pretty unfamiliar and definitely not a food that many tourists try.

Soy marinated crab is a Korean favorite, and really something that you should try while you're in Korea. It's an addictive dish; once you start eating, you're not going to be able to stop until you're done with your rice, which is why it's called a "rice thief," lol.  

There's a lot of marinated crab restaurants out there, but not all of them are great. Especially since the marinated crab is a raw food, you have to be picky about where you eat it. The restaurant that we're going to be introducing today is Ahyundong Soy Marinated Crabs, or Ahyundong Ganjanggejang, a safe bet for some great marinated crab. 

Ahyundong Ganjang Gejang : Info

• Address : 13 Gullebang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
• Phone : 02-312-7530
• Hours : Mon - Fri 10:00-21:00 (14:00-17:00 Break time)
  Sat 10:00-20:30 (13:30-17:00 Break time)
  Closed Sundays and Holidays

Ahyundong Ganjang Gejang Mukbang Diary

Ahyundong Ganjang Gejand is located near Ehwa Univ. The break time is from 2 until 5 PM, but when I got there around 4:50, there were already people lining up outside the door. After the doors opened at 5, the restaurant was full within 20 minutes! 

Source: Instagram @ah_gejang

A lot of tourists frequent this place, so they also have menus in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

When I went, there were a lot of Korean locals and families there. I went a couple of time with my Korean friend.

As you can see, there are four main dishes to choose from, the most basic choices being the soy sauce and the spicy sauce. The prices shown are per person.

As a foreigner myself, I was a little confused by the menu. So I asked the owner, who kindly told me that the time of catch, location of the catch, and the sauces are the factors that differentiate the menu items. 

I got the soy sauce marinated sea crab and horse-shoe crab dishes. As soon as you sit down, the imo (aunt) will set you up with a full table of side dishes. You get a bowl of black rice with each order.

Soy sauce marinated horse shoe crab ₩11,000

Soy sauce marinated sea crab ₩18,000

The truth is, I've actually never had soy sauce marinated crabs before, nor have I had raw crabs. I was a little nervous. 

Just from the scent when the dish came out, however, I could understand why this restaurant is so famous. It didn't smell fishy at all, just kind of sweet and savory. 

There was a lot of meat inside. You gotta take a leg and suck to get the meat out. It's not too salty and not too sweet. Goes amazingly with rice, I get why it's called a rice thief! 

The restaurant is always packed, which is how you know that this place is one of the best. 

You can see the red egg inside the crab, which tastes like the sea.

If you're here but unsure how you're supposed to eat the dishes, just ask the employees there. They're actually pretty good at English and there's even one imo that's Chinese. So no worries about communication.

If you're feeling too shy to ask, just glance at the table next to you to see how you're supposed to eat it, lol. 

They also give you disposable gloves on the table, because it's much easier to just take the crab in your hand and dig in.

The crab shell is the main attraction. 

Most of the meat is here, and according to my Korean friend, you're supposed to put rice in the shell and eat it with the remaining meat like you see in the picture above. So I tried it..and it was super good; sweet, salty, and just all the right flavors that make this dish a "rice thief."   

I'm craving them again just looking at these pictures.

Ahyundong Ganjang Gyejang is so famous that most people in Seoul know about this joint. The quality and its reputation is known that far and wide. Although, if you want to try it yourself, you're going to have to get over eating raw crab (it was a little nerve-wracking for me..). 

The rice thief strikes again! After scraping the shell, I really appreciated that this dish doesn't use any artificial flavoring, which is found too often in other Korean food.

Ahyundong Ganjang Gyejang Review

This was the best, most satisfying seafood meal I ever had. I had both the sea crab and the horseshoe crab on my own, and it came out to about 29,000 KRW. For marinated crab, this is probably the cheapest you're ever going to get it out of all of Korea. If you'd like some great seafood at a great price, this is the place for you.

Though I do want to let you know that there wasn't much of a difference between the sea crab (18,000 원) and the horseshoe crab (11,000원). The sea crab was maybe slightly larger? But in all honesty they tasted pretty much the same. So for those of you going for the first time, I recommend that you just get the cheaper horseshoe crab to see how you like it.

Directions

Take exit 3 at Ahyung Station

Cross the street and turn left.

Keep straight and turn right when you see the Olleh store.

Go straight and turn left at the intersection.

This was an honest review of Ahyungdong Ganjang Gyejang. Stop by to get a dose of a truly Korean dish!

Thanks!