Grilled fish & shellfish · 생선·조개구이
전어구이Jeoneo-gui
Salt-grilled gizzard shad, the smell of Korean autumn.
What it is
A proverb says the smell of grilling jeoneo brings back even a daughter-in-law who has run away. It is at its fattest in September and October; eat it bones and all.
How to eat it
Eat the small ones whole, head and all.
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