Jindo's Hospitality: Abalone Feast at Chopyeong Port

Jindo Chopyeong Port: An Abalone Feast Born from a Husband's Love for the Sea

Chopyeong Port, located in the southern part of Jindo, Jeollanam-do, is a place full of blue sea and fresh seafood. If you visit this place, there's a special restaurant you simply can't pass by. It's an abalone specialty restaurant where the wife carefully cooks abalone raised by her husband and serves it to guests.

This place, where you can fully experience the deep flavors and hospitality of Jindo's sea, has established itself as more than just a restaurant—it's a treasure of Jindo. It offers a special gastronomic experience, providing true taste and health to those seeking beneficial nourishing food.

What is the True Essence of Abalone Cuisine in Jindo?

This place is an officially recognized local food specialty restaurant by Jindo-gun, showcasing a variety of dishes made with fresh abalone directly cultivated in Chopyeong Port. From jeonbok hoe (sliced raw abalone) and jeonbok juk (abalone porridge) to jeonbok samgyeopsal (abalone pork belly) and jeonbok butter-gui (butter-grilled abalone), these abalone dishes, beyond imagination, attract gourmets. It's a local favorite frequented by residents, a place where you can experience the true taste of Jindo.

In particular, this restaurant uses only abalone carefully raised for over two years. Thanks to this, the crunchy texture and the ocean aroma that fills your mouth offer a special experience unmatched anywhere else. Abalone, a low-fat, high-protein food, is good for dieting, and fresh live abalone can be enjoyed raw as hoe, but it's also excellent as an ingredient for porridge, grilled dishes, or nourishing health foods.

Among the various abalone dishes, the set menu is richly composed of jeonbok hoe (sliced raw abalone), jeonbok jjim (steamed abalone), butter-grilled abalone, and jeonbok juk (abalone porridge), making it excellent for enjoying various flavors at once. 2-person and 4-person sets are available, allowing you to choose according to your party size. Since they use abalone they've cultivated themselves, you can experience the true, deep flavor of abalone.

How About a Unique Pairing of Abalone and Pork Belly?

Just as popular as the set menu is 'Jeonbok Samgyeopsal' (Abalone Pork Belly). The combination of universally loved pork belly and fresh live abalone creates a unique pairing that allows you to savor the flavors of both land and sea simultaneously. The sight of large, 2-year-old live abalone and thick slices of pork belly cooking together on the grill is enough to make your mouth water.

For Jeonbok Samgyeopsal, you can choose between 12 abalones and 500g of pork belly, or 8 abalones and 300g of pork belly, allowing you to enjoy a generous meal according to your party size. If it's not too busy, the owner might even grill it for you, making your dining experience even more comfortable. Grilling and eating the rich, creamy abalone innards together spreads the full flavor of the sea throughout your mouth, offering an unparalleled taste.

You'll discover for yourself here that the combination of pork belly and abalone is surprisingly well-suited. The generous portions and excellent taste, well worth the price, are enough to make a meal in Jindo an unforgettable memory.

Good to Know Before Your Visit

The green abalone innards are a characteristic of abalone that feed on seaweeds like kelp, offering a rich, deep flavor of the sea. Since this restaurant utilizes all parts of the fresh abalone to showcase a variety of dishes, it's definitely worth a visit if you want to experience the true taste of abalone.

As warm weather continues during Family Month, if you're planning a domestic trip, how about revitalizing your body and mind with an abalone feast at Jindo's Chopyeong Port? It will be a special trip where you can appreciate the historic scenery of Uldolmok and experience the true taste and hospitality of Jindo here.