Marado Hoe Sikdang 마라도회식당

Marado Hoe Sikdang is a seafood restaurant at 217-1 Haean-ro in Buk-gu, Pohang, specializing in mulhoe and sliced raw fish. Its menu separates standard mulhoe, spotted-flounder mulhoe, abalone mulhoe, and the Choe-gang Dalin mulhoe, alongside raw-fish rice bowls and abalone porridge. The mulhoe follows a Pohang method: raw fish and vegetables are first mixed with a gochujang-based seasoning, then covered with a partially frozen fruit broth. Plum, acacia honey, and kelp extract enter the broth, while sesame oil adds a roasted aroma. The sequence changes the same bowl several times. Before adding the broth, the seasoned fish and vegetables retain their direct texture and concentrated sauce. With the icy liquid, the dish becomes a cold soup. Thin wheat noodles then collect the seasoning and broth on their surfaces, and rice turns the final portion into a cold, soup-based meal. Choe-gang Dalin mulhoe expands the standard fish bowl with abalone, sea cucumber, whelk, and seasonal seafood. Firm abalone, softer sea-cucumber resistance, and the chew of whelk create distinct textures within the crushed-ice broth. Peanuts, kimchi, seasoned seaweed stems, and jeotgal appear among the side dishes, with a hot spicy fish stew accompanying the cold mulhoe. The table therefore alternates sweet, sour, chilled seafood with a warm and peppery fish broth. Other dishes include natural and regular sashimi platters, spotted flounder, mixed seafood, seasonal yellowtail and gwamegi, plus snow crab served alone or as a course. General seats and separate rooms occupy two floors, with some facing the sea. The defining detail is the way plum broth, gochujang seasoning, noodles, and rice transform one mulhoe bowl in stages.