This
is the largest fish market in Korea. After the Korean War in the
1950s, women played important roles in this fish market. As the
result, this market has had a comfortable and pleasant nickname
of Jagalchi ajimae (aunts). The life of Busan citizens can truly
be felt here.
Jagalchi is famous throughout the country for the
peculiar local accent of Jagalchi
women, fresh fish, and noisy
dealing. The fresh fish from the sea are sold via brokers
to retailers at the wharf, while street stalls abound with all kinds
of sea products such as sea bream, flat fish, flounder, ear shell,
sea squirt, cuttlefish, octopus and so on. Usually at the price
from £Ü20,000 to £Ü60,000, two persons can taste deluxe raw fish
with a beverage. Located on the seashore of the South Port at Nampo-dong,
it's a visual and available treat. Nearby there are two markets:
a dried fish market and Shindonga Market. The subway stops here
and Jagalchi is on many bus routes.
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