Sea Cucumber: The Ocean's Ginseng You Must Try at a Korean Raw Fish Restaurant
Walk into any Korean hoetjip (횟집) — a traditional raw fish restaurant — and your eyes will immediately go to the gleaming cuts of fish arranged in the glass display case. But ask a Korean food lover what they’re most excited to order, and many will tell you: sea cucumber. It might not look glamorous. It’s dark, slippery, and vaguely alien-looking. But sliced fresh and served with a dab of…

















