Chapter 36: Jeju Island Free Travel 2

At the foot of the mountain is an endless green ocean with idyllic and beautiful scenery. From time to time, you can see a few horses eating grass leisurely, making people feel like they are on the pasture.

Halfway up the mountain, the blue sea in the distance and the lush green in the near area are complemented by each other. It is really hard to appreciate the magnificent beauty from nature without being immersed in the scene. Sunrise Peak, as its name suggests, is the most beautiful and breathtaking viewing of sunrise here.

At the beginning, the road up the mountain was still a slope with a low slope, but when it was close to the mountain, there were dense stairs. Both of them were physically strong, and they didn't feel panting or struggling.

In less than half an hour, they climbed to the top of the mountain. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the blue water in the city in the distance, Hyori felt very comfortable. It seemed that all worries were vanished by the mountain wind. If it were not for the conditions, Hyori really wanted to shout a few times and vent his anger.

The huge crater on the top of the mountain is now covered with vegetation and green, and it is completely impossible to tell that it used to be a crater.

On the top of the mountain, the two took some photos and sat for a while. After not staying on the top of the mountain for a long time, they walked down the mountain road because they had to take a boat to Niudao later.

The sea girl is the signboard of Sunrise Peak. There are regular performances every day. The sea girl is an old lady who is wearing special diving suits and rushes into the sea without using oxygen cylinders to dive into the sea to conduct fishing operations. It is a must-see that the sea girl’s courage and spirit. While performing, there are also local songs of sea girl broadcasting, praying for God to bless the good weather, the sea girl’s return safely, and return with a full load.

Li Shenxing told Hyoly that among the existing sea girls, the oldest is over 90 years old. Don’t look at her hunched over and staggering, you would never have thought that she was a sea girl who was still working. When she put on a diving suit and put on the bottom of the sea, she was as flexible and agile as a fish.

Hainu works about four hours a day, and often goes to sea with three or five people. Some of the seafood they capture are sold directly in restaurants in tourist areas. It is said that Hainu's income is more than 30,000 US dollars a year, and if they open a restaurant, they are far more than the ones, so they have a relatively high status in their families.

The history of the sea girl in Jeju Island was between 700 and 1,000 years. Because it was too hard and too dangerous, the number of sea girl in Jeju Island has now shown a downward trend. For example, if you catch abalone, abalone is not a fish, but a shell that lives in the shallow sea. It has a thick shell wrapped around its body and likes to stay on the bottom of the rocky reefs with lush seaweed. The sea girl should be very careful when prying abalone with an iron hook tied to her wrist. If the iron hook is accidentally pinched by the abalone shell, the sea girl's situation will be very dangerous, and there are sea girls who die every year. Therefore, mothers who love to abalone are unwilling to be sea girls, but are willing to use the hard-earned money earned by the sea girl to support their daughters in school and work in big cities. It is estimated that in another twenty or thirty years, there will probably be only more than two left in Jeju Island.

It’s time to get off Sunrise Peak, and it’s almost time to lunch.

"Do we have a meal first and then go over, or eat in Niudao?" Li Shenxing asked.

"Eat here, I want to eat the black pork here."

"Black pork, I know there is a very authentic and unique local practice. It is very famous and many actors have been there."

"I have never heard of it. Take me there quickly. When I want to see how famous it is."

Near the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, an indigenous specialty food restaurant, which is indispensable in Jeju Island's tourist route, has been very popular among Koreans recently. It is not a big restaurant with popularity, nor is it a prominent location in the scenic area, but it attracts countless domestic and foreign foodies to come here every day. This restaurant is the well-known "Seongsan Spicy Fried Black Pork" for visitors!

It takes only 2 minutes to drive from the entrance of Sunrise Peak in Seongshan, and it takes about 12 minutes to walk. The simple appearance is hung with a sign written in Korean, and the door glass is also posted with Chinese "Welcome" on the glass. The store is neat and bright, and the open kitchen gives people an approachable feeling. There are more than 10 long and low tables, all of which are seats and seats, which can accommodate about 40 people. It can be seen from the signature photos hanging in the store that many Korean film and television stars have visited this store.

This is a specialty store for spicy fried black pork. The menu is also very simple and special. There are only three types, namely spicy fried black pork, spicy fried black pork, and pork seaweed soup (Sargasas).

When I came to this store, there were not many people now. After finding a free seat to sit down with Hyoly, Li Shenxing and the boss ordered two servings of spicy fried black pork sanhex and pork seaweed soup.

The so-called "three-in-one" is the three main ingredients of this dish, live abalone, black pork, and squid. Season the black pork and squid with chili sauce, put them on a flat wok, and put them on a flat wok. After the black pork is stir-fried for 90% ripe, put them in the shredded radish made in the store and continue stir-frying. After it is completely cooked, add bean sprouts, scallions, etc. and stir-fry them slightly, and you can start to enjoy it.

It doesn't matter if you don't know the method. The clerk will walk around and help you fry it kindly. Eat it directly or wrap it with lettuce leaves. The taste is great. The fragrant and spicy food is slightly sweet and has a little aftertaste. The ingredients are fresh and taste very good.

"How is it tastes good? It's delicious." Li Shenxing looked at Hyoly eating so happily, don't tease him.

Hyoly was too lazy to say more, so he looked up and gestured to Li Shenxing with a thumbs up, and then continued to bury his head and eat.

When you have some leftovers, Li Shenxing ordered fried rice. The staff will mix the leftover sauce and ingredients with rice, shredded seaweed, kimchi, etc. and stir-fry them together. The taste will ensure that you can't stop even if you are full. Compared with the most basic "spicy fried black pork", this dish has more live abalone and squid in the ingredients.

"Don't just focus on meat and drink this pork seaweed soup, you must like it."

The name of this soup has never been heard by Hyoly in Seoul and other regions. Lee Shenxing introduced to Hyoly that this is actually the Jeju Island dialect of pork soup rice, but the ingredients and methods used are also different from pork soup rice. It is a authentic local dish on Jeju Island.

"Oba, this soup is so fresh~! It's delicious." Scoop a spoonful of soup and put it in your mouth. The rich broth immediately lit up Hyori's eyes.

"Of course it's delicious. I've been boiled for a long time and the essence is in the soup."

The soup base is pork bone soup that has been boiled for more than 3 days. Not only does it contain pork, pig internal organs, leeks and dried cabbage, but also sargassum and buckwheat flour, so it tastes rich and unique.

During the meal between Li Shenxing and Hyoly, there were more and more customers in the store. When they finished eating, there were queues outside the door.

"See you. Although the store is small, the popularity here is not just a matter of talking about it."

"It's really delicious, especially the soup here. After drinking it once, I will definitely want to come back again." Kyuri said aftertaste.
Chapter completed!