Yangmiri Gui

About the dish

Yangmiri are small enough to grill and eat whole, taking in the calcium along with everything else — a quintessential winter fish. On Gangwon's east coast, grilling them was a familiar, homey pleasure whenever winter came around.

Key ingredient

Sand lance (yangmiri) — a winter delicacy eaten whole, bones and all, for its calcium; rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids, it helps rebuild stamina. In season in winter, from Gangwon's East Sea coast.

Ingredients

Main: yangmiri (sand lance), coarse salt · Seasoning: salt, or a soy-sauce seasoning

Simple recipe

1. Wash the yangmiri and pat dry.
2. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
3. Line them up neatly on a grill rack.
4. Grill until golden.
5. Serve whole as a winter delicacy.

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