Gogi Pumeun Dubu Jeongol Maebong Sikdang 고기품은두부전골 매봉식당

Gogi Pumeun Dubu Jeongol Maebong Sikdang in Beop-dong, Daejeon, specializes in a hot pot built around tofu filled with raw meat. Stuffed tofu, plain tofu, vegetables, mushrooms, and red seasoning cook together on a tabletop burner. The basic Gyejoksan version focuses on the pot itself. Hwangtogil adds beef brisket for shabu-shabu, kalguksu, and rice, while Bonghwangjeong further incorporates cordyceps, black garlic, and white wood ear mushrooms. A timer accompanies the pot. It is kept boiling for at least ten minutes so the meat inside the tofu cooks fully, and the thin beef goes into the broth when half the sand has fallen. The foam released by Ganghwa shrimp remains in the soup rather than being skimmed. After the solid ingredients, kalguksu cooks in the remaining broth, which staff can replenish. Separate dishes include a bouquet of mushrooms, steamed white wood ear mushrooms, and a tofu steak pancake. The perilla-oil suyuk combines tofu, pork belly, fresh cabbage kimchi, and perilla oil. Fried rice brings together mozzarella, flying-fish roe, and whole perilla seeds. Dumplings shaped like white wood ear flowers can also be added to the hot pot.