Gopchang Jeongol (곱창전골)

Spicy intestine hot pot that bubbles at the table.

Korean name: 곱창전골
Spice level: Spicy
Flavor: spicy · rich
Typically contains: beef
Vegetarian / vegan: Not vegetarian — meat or seafood is core to the dish
Typical price: ₩30,000–₩50,000 per dish checked 2026-07 — varies by area
Good to know: Beginner-friendly ●●○○○ Solo dining ●○○○○ Kid-friendly ●○○○○
Also written as: gopchang jungol, gopchang jeongol, intestine hot pot

Spice and flavor are editorial assessments of the standard version — individual restaurants and recipes vary. Ingredient notes are typical, not guaranteed: always check with the restaurant for allergies or dietary needs. Eating and cooking notes describe common practice in Korea; our first-hand deep-dives live in the Eat Like a Local guides.

What is Gopchang Jeongol?

Gopchang-jeongol is the communal, boiling-pot expression of Korea's intestine obsession: beef gopchang layered with vegetables, glass noodles and a gochujang-forward broth, reduced at the table until everything tastes of everything. It's late-night, soju-forward food with a fiercely loyal following.

How to eat it

Let it reduce at the burner before serving yourself — early broth is thin, late broth is the prize.
Fish for gopchang, mushrooms and glass noodles as they cook through.
Close with the fried-rice finish pressed flat in the pot until it crackles.

Good to know

Rich and heavy — the vegetables are outnumbered; pace yourself.
Not the entry-level gopchang dish; try grilled gopchang first if offal is new to you.

The dish divides tables into broth-people and rice-finish-people — the correct answer is both.

Nutrition

Calories	47 kcal
Carbohydrate	2.66 g
Protein	3.57 g
Fat	2.61 g
Sodium	111 mg

Per serving (~570ml): ≈268 kcal · sodium ≈633 mg (32% of the WHO daily guideline, 2,000 mg)

Per 100ml · total serving 570ml · Official data: National Integrated Food Nutritional Information Standard Data (Korea MFDS) (DB item: 곱창전골, synced 2026-07-17). Values vary by recipe and portion.

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