Samgyeopsal

When go to a specialty Korean restaurant that offers Samgyeopsal, always consider the rollicking party atmosphere that is highlighted by soju shots, the sound of sizzling pork strips on the grill and constant shouts for "one more serving, please!"

It consists of thick, fatty slices of pork belly meat. The meat, usually neither marinated nor seasoned, is cooked on a grill at the diners’ table. Usually diners grill the meat themselves and eat directly from a grill. Served with lettuce, perilla leaves, sliced onions and raw garlic kimchi, it's smudged in ssamjang (a mix of soybean paste called 'doenjang' and chili paste called 'gochujang') or salt and pepper in sesame oil.