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[pkang0202]

A couple years ago I went with a Korean friend on a trip to the countryside. It was a group of about 30-40 people.

At the pension we were staying at, there was a pig roast. They paid some restaurant and a guy came out with a huge BBQ smoker. The pig had been deboned beforehand, and the entire pig was wrapped in like a wire mesh, where it was cooked over charcoals for like 6 hours.


Absolutely delicious. It fed all of us and I remember the price was pretty cheap.

Anyone have any more information or had a similar experience?

[jeremysums]

A bunch in Hawaii, but there were also girls dancing on stage as well.

[coralreefer_1]

Back in North Carolina, we call this a pig pickin'~

The only time I have seen it in Korea was at the Andong Maskdance festival, where there there are usually a row of tents selling this, and other foods.

But that's pretty cool that there is at least a way to have a catering man/service come out and set this kind of thing up, although I cant imagine how it was cheap.

[r122925]

It's usually called 통돼지바베큐 in Korean. You can find these bunisses all over Korea, but especially in tourist destinations. We've done this for some of our school functions in the past. They'll come out in a van several hours before and set everything up and get the cooking started. The prices can vary a lot depending on the size and type of pig. From 500,000 at the low end to well over a million at the high end. They usually include kimchi and some very basic side dishes. You can add on extra for beer/soju or additional side dishes. Some of them also offer folding tables, chairs, etc.

Here's a website for one in Donghae http://www.dhbbq.com

You should be able to easily find others using Naver or other search engines.

[pkang0202]

Thanks for the info. It was the best tasting Pork I ever had in Korea.

[Delpho]

Has anyone been to a restaurant that does this type of thing?

[DaHu]

I've never heard of deboning beforehand

[pkang0202]

Been looking around at prices. The low end is a 40kg pig for around 400,000 won. That will feed around 40 people. Add 50,000 won for onsite cooking instead of precooked.


Not too bad. Get a bunch of friends together, have everyone chip in about 20,000w to cover food and drinks, you could have yourself a nice time.