Nanta / Noryangjin Fish Market 노량진수산시장

Went to watch Korea’s famous Nanta musical at Myeongdong during one of the weekends. Nanta is one of those ‘must-watch’ musicals..it’s a really creative percussion performance based in a kitchen. Very funny and interesting! There’s no dialogue in the show, but the performers conveyed their messages perfectly. Such a joy to watch! It’s a little bit expensive, but it would be a pity to miss it.

The show’s promoters at Myeongdong.

After the show, my friends and I headed to Noryangjin Fish Market (just take the subway to Noryangjin Station). Noryangjin Fish Market is the oldest and largest seafood market in Seoul. There are all kinds of seafood available and there are at least 600 shops! You can try out really fresh (and exotic) seafood/sashimi here..some shops might be quite expensive since it’s a famous spot..so be mindful about your selections. The market is opened almost 24 hours, but will be more lively at night.

Noryangjin Station…rustic.

I have this tendency to observe foreign print publications. This is the after-effect of studying mass communications for 7 years.

On the underground tunnel route to Noryangjin Fish Market.

Shop after shop after shop after shop…endless! It was pretty vacant because we went in the early afternoon.

This freaking huge octopus tentacle was almost 1-metre long..or longer.

Mind-boggling array of seafood.

There are many stores in Noryangjin…we got sick of choosing and just settled for this particular one.

The eating area is normally located on the 2nd level. After you have sat down, you can go down again to choose your seafood.

Very very big fish flipping around and scaring the bejeezus out of us.

FREAKING HUMONGOUS KING CRAB!!!!!! BIGGEST CRAB I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. FULL STOP.

Yay fresh sashimi! Sliced right in front of your eyes!

LIVE SQUIRMY OCTOPUS!!!

It tasted like VERY VERY FRESH sashimi..and the moving (and still alive) tentacles tend to suck on one’s tongue..so I had to bite really quickly to kill it off.

Fish. Too fresh for me. Way too fresh. Ate a few slices and stopped eating.

OH HAI YUMMY KING CRAB!!! So freaking big and yummy and totally worth the price we paid!

If you don’t enjoy the fresh sashimi, you can always eat them steamboat style..in either normal or spicy broth.

The fish was overpriced..but the king crab was totally worth it. Eat eat eat.

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