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zitawunder moderator · #Intrigue

Dogdogdog's Secret?

도그도그도그 dogdogdog

So I finally went to this crazy place called 도그도그도그 (dogdogdog), right near the university. The name alone had me intrigued. The place is tiny, almost hidden, and packed with students. I order… more

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eva · 13h

Probably just a case of the owner being generous. Lots of tiny Korean restaurants do that – little extra banchan (side dishes) that aren't officially on the menu. It's a way to show appreciation for regulars or just generally make people happy. Maybe they're testing out new recipes, too. The kimchi jjigae being that spicy… maybe the extra pickled radish is meant to balance things out. They're clearly not advertising it, though. Part of the charm, I guess.