The pork rind restaurant we used to go to often during Big Bang's trainee days?

 

Did you know that the Big Bang members' favorite spot during their trainee days and early debut was a pork rind restaurant?

 

Seogang Kkeopdegi, located in Hapjeong-dong, Seoul, is said to be the most symbolic regular spot of memories, where the joys and sorrows of Big Bang's trainee days and early debut days are fully preserved.

 

 

The Big Bang members themselves revealed in the past on variety shows like SBS's "Healing Camp" that "during our trainee days, we were short on money, so we used to pool our allowances together to go eat pork rinds."

 

Pork rinds are a menu item that they even give you for free if you're close with the owner, so to think I saved up my allowance to go eat that cheap dish...

 

This restaurant was the best hideout for the members on a tight budget, where they could fill their stomachs with a relatively cheap and hearty meal instead of meat.

 

It is said that even after becoming global stars, the members did not forget this place and visited to reminisce about their memories.

 

It is said that the Big Bang members' autographs are prominently displayed on the interior walls of the restaurant, serving as a certification mark that allows fans to instantly recognize it as the group's favorite spot when they visit.

 

The menu that the Big Bang members enjoyed eating was

They say it was a combination of salt-grilled pork neck and pork rind.

I ordered a small portion of pork neck, which is a relatively expensive cut, and

I suspect the rest probably filled up on pork rinds.

 

They said they were able to enjoy the chewy pork rind, which is pre-grilled over briquettes, because it could be dipped in a special wasabi soy sauce or soybean powder.

 

 

I heard that place became a huge success and expanded to a different location now lol