Jeonbok-jeot
Where jeonbok-jeot sits on the table
Korean-produced live abalone cured in bamboo salt — the premium tier for gifting and export
Jeonbok-jeot is not a common jeotgal. Abalone is expensive, so it was usually steamed whole or eaten raw, and rarely salted and cured. This item is therefore closer to a new design than to a revival of tradition. The flesh is dense muscle, so the cure does not penetrate evenly, and cured too long it loses the very chew that justified the price. Keeping the salt content low with bamboo salt and the curing time short — leaving the texture of the abalone while drawing up only the savory depth — is the direction of this item.
How to eat it, and what with
One meal of 50 g makes a side dish on its own, and what it sits beside changes what it does.
How
- 01
A slice over white rice
One thin slice of abalone elevates a simple bowl of rice.
- 02
Topping for abalone porridge
As the closing seasoning and aroma for porridge or gruel. Also for recovery meals.
- 03
Noodle and naengmyeon topping
A slice on a clear broth. The scent of abalone spreads through the soup and finishes it.
With what
- Clear soup · sea mustard soup
- Abalone cured in bamboo salt runs with the grain of soups. Added just before serving, the aroma stays.
- Rolled omelet · toasted seaweed (gim)
- Set beside plain things, the chew of the abalone stands out.
- Fresh cabbage kimchi (geotjeori)
- Served with a geotjeori that is not salty, the sweetness of the abalone and of the cabbage lift each other.
- Cheongju · yakju
- The aroma is subtle, so it suits low-strength grain wines. One dish is enough to settle the table.
It ships in two formats
A pouch you open for one meal, and a jar that stays on the table. The contents are the same; only where they sit differs.
- Main ingredient
- Korean-produced abalone · bamboo salt (jeotgal grade)
- Origin
- 100% Korean-produced live abalone · sourced directly at the producing region
- Bamboo-salt target
- −40% against conventional jeonbok-jeot
- Pasteurization
- Non-thermal HPP · high pressure
- Distribution
- Chilled 0–10°C · shelf life target up to 120 days
50g
POUCH
One meal per person · exact portion
It holds exactly one meal, so nothing is left over. A new pack is opened each time, so the taste and the hygiene of the first mouthful hold to the last, and it lies flat enough to drop into a lunchbox or a camping bag.
- Format
- Flat standing pouch
- Opening
- Single opening · a new pack each time
- Contents visible
- Round window at the front right shows the raw material
85g
JAR
A household staple · straight onto the table
A format for tables where several people share and for a side dish kept on hand. The clear jar shows the contents, so the condition of the raw material is visible, and it is refrigerated with the lid closed.
- Format
- Clear round jar
- Opening
- Resealable lid · refrigerate after opening
- Contents visible
- The whole jar is clear, so the contents are fully visible
* The specifications shown are development targets.
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