Grill & fried · 구이
대패삼겹살Daepae-samgyeopsal
Pork belly shaved paper-thin like wood from a carpenter's plane; it cooks in seconds.
What it is
Daepae means carpenter's plane. Frozen pork belly is sliced into thin curls that crisp almost instantly, making it one of the cheapest and fastest Korean barbecues.
How to eat it
Do not walk away from the grill; it burns in seconds.
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