VISIT JEJU

According to Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Jeju black pigs originated from English black pigs (Berkshire) introduced in the 1960s, and 87% out of 190,000 pigs belonged to this category according to the survey in 2020. "Nanchukmatdon" introduced by Nanji livestock research institute to restore the native Jeju black pig, is a descendant of native Jeju black pigs included in the remaining 13%. Hoon Song chef, who participated in the nanchukmatdon research with the Nanji livestock research institute and black pig farms, opened restaurants specializing in nanchukmatdon in Seoul in 2019 and Jeju in 2020. In addition, he introduced a special recipe to take advantage of native Jeju black pigs having soft texture due to high fat mass in muscle and free from internal body fat due to high unsaturated fat. Crown pig's "Donmahawk" is a sirloin part with bones, which is the mixture of ribs and pork cheek meat, in other words, ribs, and contains more than 60% moisture compared to other pork. It is pre-roasted and served in a smoke box, as the name suggests, it literally embraces the smoky flavor. For reference, the samwon hybrid pig supplied to the domestic black pig restaurants pays royalties overseas. However, nanchukmatdon is free from royalty since it is a native breed.