As it is a traditional Korean cow, (Han Woo comes from Han: Korean, Woo: Cow) Korea does not allow this particular beef to be exported outside of the country. The beef is strictly regulated in Korea to keep its quality and is exported to only a few countries (I believe one) Hong Kong.

@TheReddinotimeforce

9 ай бұрын

Actually it does export to Hong kong

@19JWhite85

9 ай бұрын

Alot of Koreans mail it to the us as a gift

@8dp536

9 ай бұрын

@@TheReddinotimeforce maybe it is illegal? Or only some countries have the license to sell it. Or it might be Korea who sells it there

@8dp536

9 ай бұрын

@@19JWhite85 as long as it is not sold by a private individual without the license!

@ObamaBenAladdin

9 ай бұрын

@@8dp536 yes we must brodect za culture

Thank you very much for visiting my offline store and introducing HANWOO. This video provides me a sense of accomplishment at water-aging HANWOO for the last decade. I will continue to support Guga Food in Seoul. Hope to see you again some day :) What’s your next ETA?! 😄🫶✈

@samnov465

9 ай бұрын

You should post some videos! I'm sure many people would be curious to watch! 화이팅

@JustSomeWeirdo

9 ай бұрын

I would love to see you post a few videos talking about your water aging!

@LeeGirl82

9 ай бұрын

I will be following you! Hope to see some videos to support you store!

@WanderingShinobi

9 ай бұрын

우리 모두는 이 프로세스에 대해 가장 관심을 가질 것입니다.

@MrSENSEIPB

9 ай бұрын

@seokshinhanu Hi can you tell me the store exact location, going to Seoul next week. Thank you

this has the trappings of a new series. "Guga worldwide" where he toures the world and tries to cook traditional dishes of other countries. I would watch that

@rickharrison6862

6 ай бұрын

He has to do it, beef around the world, please guga

@alexdealmeida6987

5 ай бұрын

BEEF AROUND THE WORLD

Korean food is by far one of my favourite cuisines. I'm a sucker for all asian cuisines, but korean just hits a spot like no other

As a person that tried both Hanwoo and Wagyu, it really depends on the mood. I personally like Hanwoo better because it's super tender but you still get the beef flavor. With A5 Wagyu, it tastes amazing but it's super rich but you're mainly eating fat. A5 Wagyu is probably 40/60 Meat to fat ratio and Hanwoo is like 70/30 Meat to fat ratio.

@SimuLord

9 ай бұрын

Hanwoo looks like the best of both worlds between A5 Wagyu and USDA Prime. The richness of the former and the beefiness of the latter.

@nathanboyd380

9 ай бұрын

So Hanwoo has more fat than A5 wagyu? Not sure about that

@daeseongkim93

9 ай бұрын

@@nathanboyd380 opposite

@gu244

9 ай бұрын

​@@westcoastkidd17no, he means meat to fat, wagyu is mostly fat

@Leo-hr7yq

9 ай бұрын

Why don't you just get wagyu with a lower marbling score then. It's the same as hanwoo. I don't get the difference

There are several reasons on why Hanwoo is not exported but the main and the most fundamental reason is that production quantity of hanwoo is fully consumed in Korea. The demand for hanwoo within Korea is higher than total production quantity of Hanwoo. Increasing production is not as easy because the science and methodologies behind producing a high quality hanwoo makes it difficult to implement in an industrial farming setting which could be scaled more readily.

@chimneychap5142

8 ай бұрын

korean ppl just want it all for themselves, that makes the most sense

@eJuniorA2

6 ай бұрын

It doesn't make a lot of sense. Why would an exporter not want to sell to the exterior for a HIGHER PRICE and HIGHER profit margin? Price and demand are intertwined. Either there isn't demand on the exterior (wich I doubt) or there is some bureaucracy or politics happening.

@mustachemike802

6 ай бұрын

@@eJuniorA2 It's definitely a cultural thing for the most part as to why it isn't exported in any sort of quantity. But the main reason it isn't available in the US is there's kind of a mutual import ban on US beef going to Korea for not meeting Korean quality standards, so naturally we got pissy about that and made it next to impossible for Hanwoo to come into the US... Not a ban really, I know, but it is what it is...

@slewone4905

6 ай бұрын

not even to Los Angeles. That is so wrong.

@tissuepaperbandit

6 ай бұрын

There's no way this is actually better than wagyu so nothing lost. If it was actually better the market would find a way to sell it at the highest price possible, like any truly rare and high-quality product.

I’m so glad Guga visited my country, the food there is outta this world and happy that he got to experience it!

So happy to see this video. My wife is Korean and each time we visit there, her family take us out to eat HANWOO bbq. I always tried to explain to my friends back in Europe just how amazing it is, and was met with a visible degree of skepticism. Now i will forward all of them this video, which contains the verdict from the OG Himself! Thank you Guga!

I want to see more videos like this of guga traveling and giving his opinion of different country's meats

I'm so happy Guga is so open minded and exploring 한우. I hope he got to go to a few different Korean BBQ places during his trip to experience the wide range of different cuts they have to offer.

@zelassin

9 ай бұрын

Didnt he live in korea for a while when working in martial arts?

@eltiolavara9

9 ай бұрын

@@zelassin pretty sure no

@hylianro

9 ай бұрын

​@@zelassinno?

@zelassin

9 ай бұрын

weird, i remember watching a video by him and they were tasting some korea inspired side dish with maumau, they started talking about how the taste brings back their memories from training in Korea for their martial arts

@Rr_9991

9 ай бұрын

I don't think he is being really 'open minded', but rather promoting some unknown part of the world of meat? Since hanwoo is just what us koreans call korean beef, which we just don't export anywhere. And it obviously is a very nice beef so it obviously tastes amazing.

What a cool experience man - thanks for sharing Guga !!!

Spent a year in Korea (military) and it was one of the best years of my life. Food is so good and people are so friendly

@qwert314oderwat

3 ай бұрын

My neighbour is korean and he was in the korean military too

@starmaker23871

3 ай бұрын

@@qwert314oderwat In fact, every single korean man has to complete military service of any sort. Our country is technically still at war with north korea, and military service is mandatory.

@rafaelpaun1907

3 ай бұрын

@@starmaker23871 many countries still do this. I think the US should do it too.

@starmaker23871

3 ай бұрын

@@rafaelpaun1907 Nah man... the korean military system has lots of problems. The soldiers are paid less than the minimum wage written in law, and the social status of them are not very high. Even though young men have to sacrifice two years of their life for the country, there are no bonus points for them to colleges and companies due to the protesting of 'feminism rights'. It is totally crooked. I envy US soldiers who are respected by their citizens. Because of this, politicians and the rich tend to make up imaginary illnesses to evade military service. There are even brokers contacting young men to bad doctors for them to get valuated as not combat-able. Most of our soldiers are not happy with their military service. This, combined with various corruptions on the headquarters, results in our infantry's quality going down. Mandatory military service is not a great idea. I can tell you that.

@rafaelpaun1907

3 ай бұрын

@@starmaker23871 yeah your probably right. There are just a lot of weak and cowardly people in the US and that should change.

Love all your work and dedication!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

I will visit Korea and Japan in December. Those videos are absolutely a blessing. Thank you!

Exelent amazing video Guga! Keep up the exelent work man!

I truly enjoyed this! Love seeing you explore ❤ More travel videooooos please

It is not illegal to export per se but there is a law against freezing hanwoo for export. Only just recently have they allowed refrigerated exporting. That's why you don't see it anywhere else. As a person who lived in Korea and ate hanwoo mainly, I would say that Wagyu is definitely more tender and buttery but hanwoo has the best beef taste/ flavor by far. It is not too rich or heavy but more umami. Definitely not as tender or melt in your mouth as Wagyu. The taste probably has more to do with the specific grass the cow is fed. Korean soil is red and I am sure it has something to do with the type of grass. Also, the hanwoo market has grown exponentially as with the quality of beef. Even ten years ago, I had to find specific butchers to get the best cuts and quality. Now it's everywhere.

@Sniperboy5551

9 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty dumb law when it comes to trade. South Korea could make a huge name for themselves in the beef industry if they allowed export to Western countries, it could be just as popular as wagyu!

@raikaru0

9 ай бұрын

@@telanis9 Yeah Hanwoo beef is so well marketed no one knows what it is! lol

@wookypark779

9 ай бұрын

​@raikaru0 I'm korean n I agree with 100percent!!! At the end u do all this to make money n korean is doing completely wrong...

@alexhutchins6161

9 ай бұрын

​@@raikaru0nice

@jorgethegreat

9 ай бұрын

​@@Sniperboy5551nah, it's not dumb to keep the quality. Nowadays, Wagyu is becoming mainstream and any gullible-type would believe that good beef is said to be Wagyu. Now that's dumb.

As a beef loving Korean, I love both hanwoo and wagyu. Wagyu, you go for the fat. The taste of the fat is amazing and the cooking methods can only be between charcoal or teppan yaki. Hanwoo, on the other hand, is for the red meat. The beefiness of the meat really comes through even if the meat is 1++(9) which has the highest fat content. Also hanwoo is cut entirely differently from American way - for expample chuck is much shorter in Korea than in America. There is no piccanha for hanwoo as well, since we cut it stripped of its fat cap and sell it mostly for yook-hwoe, a chopped raw beef marinated with sweet salty sauce. I really like to buy a chunk of hanwoo and cut it up to portions so I can use it for broth. Boiling hanwoo gives such an amazing beefy broth.

@simo-dv5xk

9 ай бұрын

Wagyu is overrated and you can't eat too much as you feel sick from all the high fat. It's also way overpriced.

@sphear4231

9 ай бұрын

This is very informative. Thank you!

@dreichert1438

9 ай бұрын

​@@Jurk844There are several kinds of fats and they have different flavor profile just like varied cuts of beef do. I think it's more about how they complement and balance each other. If it's all soft fat with a little vein or silver skin, it tastes wonderfully cooked in or seared. It's an acquired taste that you get more and more as you mature and go down the road, unless it's simply is never going to be your preference. I used to cut every square millimeter of fat when I was young and now it seems like I can eat significant amounts of fat if proportion to correctly to the flesh

@KingPhoenixEversor

4 ай бұрын

HIGHLY AGREED WITH AS A FELLOW KOREAN MEATLOVER

Guga, I am so happy you were able to go to Korea. We lived there for.4 years and like you found out, the Hanwoo beef is exceptional. Excellent pork and chicken too. I miss the food and Korean people so much. If you get to go again, I'm in!

Great episode, wish I could be there, got your book on Amazon, on sale also, got it yesterday and it's amazing,I can see me ordering the spiral version cause I know I'll be using it all the time, great job

I've also had Hanwoo in Seoul and I agree that it is a different experience from Wagyu. It's not a question of which one is better because if you pit them against each other, it's like comparing mangoes to oranges. Since you can't get it outside of Korea, it is definitely a must have when you visit, especially Korean bbq style.

@k2411871

9 ай бұрын

I'm sorry I disagree. We comparing satsumas to clementines here. Which taste better, ask 10 steak lovers to do a blind taste test and grade 3 cuts of beef; Hanwoo, Wagyou and lets say Angus. Guga does that, he just has to bring his crew

@infn

9 ай бұрын

@@k2411871 The world isn't just black and white. There's plenty of room for Hanwoo, wagyu and USDA prime to exist together and separately. If you were any kind of steak lover, you would know that there's a different steak for each occasion.

@lel1433

9 ай бұрын

@@infn sure but i consider wagyu better or one off occasions. On the flip side, for a good hearty filling meal, id much rather go USDA prime / black angus or whatever.

@k2411871

9 ай бұрын

@@infn it's about content what people like to see. So doing blind taste test where people decide which cut of beef they like makes for good viewing. I only clicked on this video because of the comparison title.

@DestPestoDud

8 ай бұрын

@@lel1433 What you described is literally what infn was saying lol.

Actually that wasn't 47 dollars, was more like 37 dollars! I was in Korea not long ago and we bought some Hanwoo in this premium supermarket. The guy was happy to see tourists buying their food so he gave us a load extra. For about $20 we had about 600g of premium Hanwoo steak

@get-fucxkxd-utoob

9 ай бұрын

Shhh

@MarkWhippy

9 ай бұрын

Shows how overpriced wagyu is

@ikedakazuto5061

9 ай бұрын

@@MarkWhippy In japan with the current exchange rates 100g of A5 is $12. That’s from a grocery store too, a butcher would be cheaper.

@user-zt8ln9qf1j

9 ай бұрын

I bet that wasn't Hanwoo then. Wherever you go, a steak cut Hanwoo would cost you around $100/kg

@martinwinther6013

9 ай бұрын

@@user-zt8ln9qf1j "he gave us a load extra" -

As a Korean, I highly recommend you to visit a quality Korean style BBQ places. Majang market is maybe a good place for shopping Hanwoo at cheaper price and definitely the best place to feel the atmosphere of old Seoul Korea(not many Koreans go to traditional market these days), but not the best place to enjoy it because they don't serve good quality charcoal and side dishes and so on which leads to less satisfaction. In addition, wet aging is not popular in Korea at all(I doubt I've seen it before?). Korean style bbq restaurants usually serve fresh (or short-term aged in some places) Hanwoo beef. Dry-aged Hanwoo is typically served at western style steak houses which you can find easily in Seoul. IMO, maybe not the Hanwoo itself but the way Koreans enjoy it- Korean style bbq : charcoal grilled thin cut fresh beef - can give you a better understaning of Hanwoo. You can find lots of vides enjoying Korean style bbq on KZread and I recommend you to visit one of those places with good quality. I personally enjoy both prime U.S. beef and Hanwoo. I find Hanwoo is more suited for Korean style bbq(due to its marveling - Hanwoo tends to have more intramuscluar fat than U.S. beef and sometimes strong beefy flavor) and U.S. beef is more suited for steak(due to its soft texture and mild flavor) and eventually it comes down to personal preference. In terms of Hanwoo' taste, it is grain-fed beef like U.S. beef(traditionally Hanwoo has been raised grass-fed for hundreds of years). so its beefy flavor is quite different from grass-fed beef. Sometimes I can't stand the flavor of grass-fed beef and I guess many Koreans do. Maybe that's why Koreans love Hanwoo. Here I don't want to claim that Hanwoo has superior quality than wagyu, U.S. beef or beef from another country. Maybe it's just suited for Korean's taste and the way they enjoy it.

Such value content. Thank you 🙏🏼

Hanwoo looks stunning based on the packaging alone. We know for a fact that Guga is simply the best at classifying meat in general.

@NamChin846

9 ай бұрын

yeah he is hehe that's why I'm so glad he finally tried this and told the world it's better 😊

@inkd42088

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 it was just plastic wrap. Jesus people are so easily amazed

@benjaminjunior7570

9 ай бұрын

how is he the best at classifying things when they were already classified before he found them

As your Korean follower for a few years, I'm extremely happy that you came to Korea and tried lots of Korean food. As far as I googled, the main reason why Hanwoo beef is not exported is its high price. It is already quite expensive domestically due to high demand and low supply and the price would only get worse if exported. Moreover, as you already spotted, it is not as special as Wagyu and far less known, which makes it almost impossible to justify the price. By the way, the first market you've been is 광장시장 rather than 관장시장. 시장 means a market in Korean and somewhat funnily 관장 just means enema(!) whereas 광장 is a public square. Anyway, I really hope you enjoy the visit!

@rachmatmulia5212

9 ай бұрын

Wagyu beef are also very expensive but why can they be imported overseas while han woo doesn't?

@adam25022

9 ай бұрын

@@rachmatmulia5212 cause imagine a cut of meat you've never heard of yet is a decent amount more expensive than wagyu

@dontbedummy8101

9 ай бұрын

Hanwoo does get exported to Hong Kong. I believe currently one cow worth of meat gets exported to Hong Kong per day.

@ramencurry6672

9 ай бұрын

I think went to Korea because he might be half Korean

@VietnamliSincap

9 ай бұрын

@@ramencurry6672he is brazil I think

Glad you finally got to try it!

I loooove this! She's so amazing at explain relevant details. Delicious!

I live in Korea (I'm American but, I've been living here for a while and will for the foreseeable future) and I have been wanting you to try various qualities of Hanwoo for years. Personally, I love it and I have had beef from various sorts of cows throughout Japan, the US and Europe. Hanwoo is easily up fighting blow for blow for tops in regards to steak. Although, it never quite does it for burgers for me.

@ThexDynastxQueen

8 ай бұрын

Really? I would've thought for burgers it'd be really good given it's beefier taste and tenderness. Wish I could go to SK to see for myself as that's surprising.

You actually WENT to korea to get Hanwoo? That’s some dedication, man

@beeros6496

9 ай бұрын

He loves the meats!!! Also it's that power of youtube cash :) lol. I bet a lot of people actually recognized him walking around. Wish I was a friend of Guga to experience all this with him. :)

@RadBrad2

8 ай бұрын

Oh no, a rich Hawaiian travelled 9 hours in business class to Korea 😔 no one has ever done that before

@AntonVanDerSar

8 ай бұрын

yet we're the ones actually funding his trip hahaha

@1990Thunderbolt

7 ай бұрын

@@RadBrad2 isn't guga brazilian?

@west264

7 ай бұрын

Dude look at what he does. HE GETS PAID TO DO THIS!! He’s not only eating well, he’s traveling, checking things off his bucket list all while getting paid to do so. And then to top it off he gets to write it all off for business. I only kick myself in the pants for not thinking of it first!

Thanks for taking us with you to Korea.

Fantastic. Way to go Guga!!!! I livedin Asia for 3 years and Korean food is amazing !!!

The first time I tried hanwoo I was amazed how tender and sweet it was. You barely need any seasoning to make it delicious and the umami was incredible almost on par with A5 Wagyu no cap.

This type of video needs to be made into a series

Awesome to see you in South Korea. Would love to see more of this food vlogging travels from you. Looking forward to my trip to South Korea early next year.

I had korean food for the first time awhile ago and I was surprised at how hot they serve their food, not spice wise but temp wise. everything served was scorching fresh hot

The way he described it to me is the best of both worlds in steak hanwoo vs wagyu. Certain things need to stay in their specific region or area. For Korea hanwoo is one of them. I've had both also in Korea and Japan.

Good to see you getting out there 👍🏽

Guga never disappoint... Great video

I've been waiting for you to do a video on hanwoo beef! Also, you need to check out Jeju black pig pork, especially the samgyeopsal (pork belly, literally translated as "three layer flesh). Some say it rivals Iberico jamon.

@ektran4205

9 ай бұрын

hungarian pork

Nice to see you covering Hanwoo! Hanwoo is actually a product dedicated by a lot of Koreans. There's central government research center as well as local government R&D, while all universities have relevant subject that is popular by students. That much said, it is carried on scientifically, not only by hard working farmers. It is bread to be beefy, but with maximum tenderness without too much fat content. We believe strong fat burning taste is not the best taste of meat.

Love your videos, they're like a appetizer before dinner. Keep them coming please Mr Guga

You Da Man Guga!!! Keep it up brotha!!

I had hanwoo for the first time on my last trip to the motherland about a month ago. It was amazing. Korean food is just on another level. So good

Seoul is a very densely populated city but unlike Japan there is a lack of farmland area locally due to the weather and mountainous landscape so beef and pork end up costing a lot because there is a high demand for both but less farms able to produce the meat. For this reason at Majang market you will often also see beef from Los Angeles imported there to supplement the local meat supply. Hanwoo is considered the highest quality beef in Korea and since beef is already difficult to produce enough of in Korea they choose to limit the exports to Hong Kong. I visited majang market this prior winter and enjoyed 1++ hanwoo the similarly way as depicted here.

Thank you Guga that is a great explanation between both beef.

I'm so happy, I even emailed him to make a video about Hanwoo beef and here it is! Thank you Guga

Wagyu kind of originates from Korea so it is kind of a silly point. Due to the Buddhist influence, Japanese did not eat much meat before Meiji restoration. When they started to eat beef again, they imported Korean cows, primarily from the nearby Jeju island - confirmed with genetic training. That said, the real Wagyu (coming from Japan not the US or Australia) is not too dissimilar from Korean beef.

@NAZIRITE

9 ай бұрын

잘못된이야기입니다. 제주소는 유전자 개량에 쓰이지않고 도축용이었어요. 요즘은 유전자.검사해보면 일치율 다나옵니다. 한우랑 먼 조상대나 관련있을지몰라도 여러 일본와규 품종중에서도 흔히먹는와규는 서양소 엄청 교잡한 품종이 많습니다.

@michellewelborn9263

Ай бұрын

Korean imported cow from China. That's why they have beef in that island

@psychopenis8566

Ай бұрын

Wagyu is totally different type of meat. Contrary to what you have commented, scientific evidence of DNA suggests that the origins of cows in Japan and Korea are totally different. The Korean cows are red hair as to the wagyu being black hair. The branding and genetic selection in Korea also began only in 1992, far later than the Japanese wagyu.

@psychopenis8566

Ай бұрын

The origin of the Japanese Wagyu is not from Korea during the Meiji era but the farm cows which were originally used for cultivating land which its existence pre-dates Christ. DNA check also confirms that the two beef have no connection in race.

@ilovewritingessays2017

Ай бұрын

Very interesting! I always found it strange how the japanese are open about how much korean influence there is over yakiniku (am i spelling that right?) and wondered why they didn't seem to have their own established barbeque culture, but the historical banning of meat could be one explanation for it.

Yet to watch this video, but as a guy who's been living in South Korea over a decade, I can say that Hanwoo overall has quite a decent quality but unsure whether it comes with best value. A bit costly imo. If you expect something unique / rich in fat almost to Wagyu level you'll be disappointed. It's like Irish beef with more fat infused. Lovely quality when it's done in a korean barbecue way - grill or saute on your favourite skillet but I'd always go for good old pork barbecues whenever I'm in Korea.

@Christopher-qq4dl

9 ай бұрын

Delicious!

@jiimmiij4428

9 ай бұрын

It’s hyped by Korean propaganda you can definitely get better value elsewhere

@1flash3571

9 ай бұрын

@@jiimmiij4428 Beef overall in Korea IS NOT CHEAP in the first place. Sooo, you have to consider that. Hanwoo is the premium beef from Korea and for you to say that you can get better value somewhere else is pretty dumb because you are trying to compare Hanwoo that is sold ONLY in Korea. You can't get the same beef in other Countries, although you can try to compare it to Waygu from Japan, or American Waygu which are both very expensive as well. Also, space is limited in Korea and that comes with premium in price for lots of agricultural products including meat, and fruits.

@jiimmiij4428

9 ай бұрын

@@1flash3571 yeah exactly you can better deals with meats in other countries. You can get multitude different grade of wagyus as well as high grade prime beef for better bang for buck

@flybabyjake

9 ай бұрын

You must be dead broke to say hanwoo is overpriced lol. If you go to any kbbq restaurants here in the states, you will typically see $40 to $50 range for 1 person serving. It may be costly for korean nationals living in korea to try hanwoo but not for Americans. And the kbbq meats arent even necessarily prime grade either although they may claim it is prime but you know it's only slightly better than choice by using hand skills and aging. Hanwoo Is at what you would normally pay for a 1 person serving here in the states and is cheaper than steak from steakhouses here.

My wife bought me your book for Christmas. I am so happy! This is definitely going to be one of my favorite gifts ever.

@Jennifer-sv9hl

5 ай бұрын

I am the once in a lifetime wife. Plus I love you to Pluto and back and so much more. ❤

Great video!! Your book is awesome and a must have!!!!!

Hanwoo is perfect, I ate it in my first trip to Seoul and I just loved it

Apparently the reason for Hanwoo beef not being allowed in the US was an outbreak of foot in mouth disease in the early 2000’s in meat exported from South Korea. And according to World Organization of Animal Health, only FMD-free countries can export raw meat overseas. In years since, the herds of Hanwoo have depleted, and only make enough to fill local Korean markets. Some do get shipped to Hong Kong, but mostly stays in Korea. There you go Guga! Love all your channels!!

Welcome to Korea!! Hanwoo is a must try! Hope you enjoyed the food and hospitality!

Guga travels, I love it!

So now not only do I want Guga to head to the Crowded Barrel Distillery and talk to Rex and Daniel from the Whiskey Tribe channel, but now I want him to goto Korea with the Korean Englishman and try out the black pig and some other Korean food. And I know the guys at Sorted Foods have also expressed some interest in doing a collaboration with Guga.

@catherinedavidson7145

9 ай бұрын

Yes! That would be amazing!

As an Australian, I genuinely prefer hanwoo over wagyu (even compared to Australian M9 grade) as it has more beef flavour and textures whereas wagyu is just about 'fat'. But unfortunately they are not available in Australia either so I have to fly to Korea for hanwoo everytime I miss the hanwoo taste. Some restaurants there have hanwoo omakase which is highly recommended as you can try different cuts in one meal and they are generally less expensive than sushi omakase haha

@JustinObi54

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation, might go in the future

@bobbybass3586

9 ай бұрын

go to an auction and buy a few cows and give them to a australian farmer

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

As an honest person I wish you people would stop calling cattle grown outside of Japan wagyu. It's totally disingenuous

@user-bm4ke2bo4o

9 ай бұрын

Wagyu’s fat is more than just fat.

@JohnathanJohaisen

8 ай бұрын

@@joshschneider9766I don’t understand how this is disingenuous

Thank you Guga! I'm going to try it next year when I go to Korea, Philippines, Japan!

I just discovered this dude. Omg super cool. Love your style and passion for food!

Hanwoo seems like the perfect medium between Japanese wagyu and regular high quality cut of beef.

Wagyu is like a luxury yacht that you will like to ride once a while. Hanwoo is like a Ferrari that you would like to drive everyday.

@SterbenCyrodill

9 ай бұрын

Eh, I wouldn't want to drive a Ferrari everyday either

@deekay13

9 ай бұрын

@@SterbenCyrodill yep. Hanwoo more like a Porsche

@baderx29

9 ай бұрын

Hmmm a Ferrari is not designed to be driven every day 🙃

@1111111111202

9 ай бұрын

you dont drive ferarris everyday. youd drive a porsche everyday

@freezenexusblogspot

9 ай бұрын

@@1111111111202 Depends what Porsche , you wouldn't drive Carrera GT everyday either. I would say it is more like Mercedes AMG S class or Bentley or Rolls-Royce

Its about time! I've been waiting for you to give 헌우 a chance. Also majang market has got some great selections. Keep in mind we have several different types of cuts.

Korea is my second home. I live there for 15 years and that's where I met my wife and started a family. I am glad you made it to Korea to try some food.

I’ve always been fascinated by South Korea ever since Best Ever Food Review Show talked about his experience living in SK. It’s such a beautiful country with plenty of wonderful people!

@dra6o0n

9 ай бұрын

The country is actually a Oligarchy, where corporations have a lot of influence on the government to do things, but what makes them different is that at a lower level they are traditional so they respect their population for the most part unlike Russia.

@royaltyblessed2454

9 ай бұрын

SK has her issues like all countries but I enjoyed my time living there for the most part

@jun8569

9 ай бұрын

@@dra6o0nit’s not an oligarchy. According to your logic, USA, Japan and Europe are all controlled by oligarchs..

Hanwoo appears to be similar to wagyu, but it has an amazing beef flavor that cannot be compared. Korean food overall just makes too much sense. There is no other menu in the world that is as satisfying, nutritious, delicious and diverse. The best bang for your buck food in the world. Korean food can literally heal the world once people discover it.

@debodatta7398

9 ай бұрын

Sorry Italian>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Korean cuisine anyday

@KKrusher

9 ай бұрын

​@@debodatta7398 Italian food is nothing but pasta or bread. Unbalanced, no variety and no nutritional value. You can eat all Italian dishes in less than 30 days. You can eat a different Korean dish everyday for YEARS with more nutritional value, flavors and variety than you will ever see in Italian food.

@yaqubebased1961

9 ай бұрын

Iranian food >>>> any other inferior culture

@oceanrocks

6 ай бұрын

@@debodatta7398Italian food is overrated.

@akoust1c

6 ай бұрын

Why does one have to be better than the other? Imagine you live in a world you only get to eat one thing or one type of cuisine. That’s a sad life. Stop comparing, stop measuring, and start enjoying.

Oh dang I didn't expect that you will ever visit Korea to try Hanwoo D:!! Thank you for visiting and your videos!

Loved the video Guga! You've made me so hungry 😋 Did you go to a restaurant to cook the beef you bought at the market? Or is there a restaurant you can order Hanwoo beef at? 😯

I think Hanwoo is probably more suitably cooked as a Steak than Wagyu is. Wagyu should be eaten as thin slices. The thing about Wagyu is the high fat content can be sometimes very overwhelming so you can't really eat too much of it. So as a daily, Hanwoo would be better.

Hanwoo is the real deal!!!

@Ishlacorrin

9 ай бұрын

To be expected, the Korean Hanwoo and the Japanese Wagyu breeds are genetically almost identical, so apart from environmental differences they should be very similar. Strangely enough they are not related even by a single common ancestor, they both evolved that way in parallel.

@matthewlee8369

9 ай бұрын

@@Ishlacorrin wagyu is originated from black cow in in Korea. But the breeding method to make fatty beef came to Korea from Japan. The reason for them not sharing the common ancestor is Hanwoo means Korean beef which includes all the cows in Korea, and the black cow is very low % of the whole. Before the invasion, about 8.8% of the cow in Korea were black cows, but as Japanese took those cows during the war (from 1924 as recorded and announced the black cow as their natural monument in 1928) and announced the law to unify the cow colour in 1938 to have black cows as Japanese and red cows as Korean, red cows became the mainstream of Korean cows for years and only few black cows are left nowadays(mainly in Jeju Island). Hope this explains why the cows of two countries are not sharing common ancestors.

@Ishlacorrin

9 ай бұрын

@@matthewlee8369 I mean sure that happened, but Wagyu cattle existed in Japan for thousands of years before that. They were not used as meat animals for a lot of that time period because of the Culture at the time that considered meat (except seafood for some reason) to be against their religion. But the same breeds used to make Wagyu today were on the Japanese islands from the times BC. Evidence of people living on the Japanese islands actually predates that from the Korean peninsula by 10,000 years (30k BC in Japan compared to 20K BC in Korea). The cattle breeds are known to have existed on those islands from at least 2,000 years ago, though it would not be false to say they probably came via the Korean peninsula at some point before either country formally existed as any kind of nation or collection of nations.

@matthewlee8369

9 ай бұрын

@@Ishlacorrin oh I did more research as of now and I think what you just said is mostly correct. I think the documentary I saw was a biased one that was broadcasted before the genetic checks.

@matthewlee8369

9 ай бұрын

@@Ishlacorrin But to correct one point from what I saw, it says that the two species left homogeneous are Mishima and Kuchinoshima species both of which are endangered species. Most common wagyu beef of nowadays are the heterogeneous cows of cross-breeding with European cows after 1900's inheriting tajima strains to them (99.9% of black wagyu). "From 1919, the various heterogeneous regional populations that resulted from this brief period of cross-breeding were registered and selected as "Improved Japanese Cattle". Four separate strains were characterised, based mainly on which type of foreign cattle had most influenced the hybrids, and were recognised as breeds in 1944. These were the four wagyū breeds, the Japanese Black, the Japanese Brown, the Japanese Polled and the Japanese Shorthorn.[6]: 8 "

I've been looking forward to this video of Guga featuring Hanwoo beef.

Wow, finally Guga makes it to Korea. I know I've written on a few of your videos, telling you to come to Korea to try Hanwoo.

as a citizen of the USA who was a pro chef for over 12 years, never eats fast food EVER, cooks 98% of all meals at home, and loves trying new cuisines, I can say that S. Korea is extremely high on my list of countries I'd like to visit.

@machugastudiosroblox8731

7 ай бұрын

You should eat these street foods, Really tasty and cheap

If the hanwoo won't come to Guga, Guga will go to hanwoo

@FD-wl7xq

9 ай бұрын

No meat is save from guga

Omg Guga! Had no idea you visited Korea! I would’ve loved to see you here!

Im so happy guga went to korea ❤

Hanwoo is very balanced... The muscle and fat ratio makes it ideal for grilling. Plus, you have the wonderful 'Banchan' (side dishes) to boost the flavor profile.

In my experience Hanwoo reminds me of American Wagyu or some Australian Wagyu. All three of them has a more beefy flavor while being less rich in fat but still being really tender and juicy. Imo wagyu is for special occasions or meant to be eaten in small portions and hanwoo/American/Australian can be eaten in larger quantities as an everyday steak (if you are rich). Both hanwoo and wagyu are good but are in different classes. I can not choose a favorite because all of them taste like heaven.

@kimchislayer6811

9 ай бұрын

as a korean, I find this observation very true!

@moomaniac2932

9 ай бұрын

No wagyu is for every day

@jlee9360

9 ай бұрын

As a person that has eaten all of the above frequently i would say American and Australian wagyu are not on the same level as hanwoo. Hanwoo is more tender and does have that beefiness that true beef lovers yearn for. I personally prefer hanwoo over wagyu or kobe from japan due to the flavor. Its still more than tender enough and not too rich unlike japanese wagyu. If you guys are ever in Korea this is definitely worth a try even with the price tag it has.

@beatnix99

8 ай бұрын

Wagyu beef originated from hanwoo cows. Japan imported Korean cows centuries ago and bred them over the years to be a fattier version of hanwoo.

@moomaniac2932

8 ай бұрын

@@beatnix99 no. This is incorrect. Wagyu cows originate from Japan and have been bred there for 35,000 years

Thanks for reviewing Hanwoo❤

This was great. I'm looking forward to the water aging video! ❤🙏 😋

Who wants to see Guga go to Brazil with Sonny (Best Ever Food Review Show)?

Whoa. Weird seeing hanwoo on the “main stage” now. Been my favorite beef experience for years.

@NamChin846

9 ай бұрын

same. I'm tried kobe beef IN Kobe. but our Hanwoo is always much better. I hope Hanwoo will get the deserved #1 of best beef worldwide.

@DMSProduktions

9 ай бұрын

@@NamChin846 Of course, you WOULD say that!

@rachmatmulia5212

9 ай бұрын

@@NamChin846 You would definitely say that as a Korean and even I doubt that's an objective opinion. Korean pride huh. LoL😂😂😂

@NamChin846

9 ай бұрын

so many mad people cause Guga prefers Hanwoo 🤣

@Azusashusband

9 ай бұрын

​@rachmatmulia5212 hmm judging by your name you're an Indonesian aren't you? Your country is quite well known for its nationalistic pride as well.

i was waiting for this episode for so long, i wanted to know what difference it had with wagyu from a meat expert like guga 👍👍

Keep up the travel vids big fella, I think this is your groove.

Hanwoo literally means Korean Beef in English. South Korea prize Hanwoo very highly and cattle numbers are not as profound as Japanese Wagyu, and as such it is very rarely exported. Got to love that marbling on the Hanwoo!

I tried Hanwoo 1++ on recent trip to Korea. Was amazing!

Whaaaaat! A new content for the channel, Guga Around The World! You make an awesome food reviewer!

Very cool video Guga, this one was really fun. Water-age video incoming!!

Very well described. Hanwoo is more beefy for sure. It has more bite to it without losing out much on the tenderness vs wagyu. I personally prefer hanwoo over wagyu for that very reason.

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@jameskim8770

9 ай бұрын

안돼~~~

@ischoi.

9 ай бұрын

너무 아쉽습니다...

Guga, I wish you can make a video collecting all your successful steak seasonings experiments so far, all in one video this would be very helpful ❤

Hanwoo is really delicious too. Comparable to wagyu

From what I could find, the reason why hanwoo isn’t exported is because of the previous outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (edit: not to be confused with hand-foot-and-mouth disease which affects humans), the cost of rearing hanwoo cattle, and because the business is not as industrialized compared to equivalents in other places such as the US. That, and the vast, vast majority of the consumers are in Korea. Currently, I believe it is exported only to four other areas, Hong Kong being the chief among them.

@geralt4731

8 ай бұрын

Eww disgusting. Thanks for informing me not to eat hanwoo

@kziila0244

8 ай бұрын

@@geralt4731 I mean, I ate it a couple of times a few weeks ago at my trip to Korea (for a funeral) and I was fine, so… Besides, FMD is different from HFMD since it only affects livestock and not humans. You can still eat the meat and be fine. The FMD portion of the ban is mainly to make sure cattle from other countries are safe, not humans.

honestly after all the food ive seen from Korean channels lately, it has me wanting to visit Korea over Japan for my first time in Asia. The food just seems immaculate and for some reason it just calls out to me more than Japanese cuisine

@JohnathanJohaisen

9 ай бұрын

Both countries have really good food, also, I think there’s Korean food in Japan and there is japanese food in Korea.

@Ishlacorrin

9 ай бұрын

@@JohnathanJohaisen There is a LOT of overlap with many of their food products and culture, some because they have been neighbouring peoples for thousands of years and some because of the Japanese occupation.

@NamChin846

9 ай бұрын

you're welcome 😊 I'm glad you think this way. Japan has been the mainstream for many years. Wagyu has had the spotlight whilst most people don't even know about Hanwoo. so I'm really glad u prefer a trip here 🥰

@ramencurry6672

9 ай бұрын

It might make things more complicated by saying this but the real jackpot is China. A lot of it gets ignored on KZread and social media. The choices are so massive that even many Chinese people have never tried the dishes. You could go into little places and be like a Christoper Columbus explorer and find things no KZreadrs know about

@ramencurry6672

9 ай бұрын

@@jc-tc8oy you should be fine. There are bunch of western KZreadrs in China and they are going crazy over the endless variety of foods in china. Also keep in mind, American food is not safe either. A lot American food products are banned in many countries.

The video quality is for some reason amazing on this video

Feels so weird to see one of my favorite youtubers in my country visiting my favorite area! Love you uncle Guga!!! Hope you enjoyed the stay in Seoul

LOVE for you from the Koreans, GUGA!

From my experience Hanwoo is great everyday meat that pairs exceptionally well with rice and Korean side dishes, A5 Wagyu is an experience that is more of a reserved taste. A5 can overwhelm the palate if eaten too much. It's much more enjoyable in small doses but can turn to rich much like eating too much bacon. Hanwoo, I could enjoy it until I was full and especially loved it by wrapping in lettuce, spicy sides, and rice.

@chrisbaer6548

8 ай бұрын

You can never eat too much bacon.

I spent nine years, in Seoul, and got back to LA last year. Finally, someone recognizable has given proper recognition to hanwoo! Like you said, wagyu and hanwoo are in different categories. If you want a decadent otoro-texture like beef experience, you can't go wrong with wagyu (kobe, matsuzaka et al). Again as you cited, these treats are perfect in bite sized increments. However, if you wnat to go to town on a kilo of pure beefy goodness, try hanwoo if you ever get the chance. In Seoul, they call the ribeye cap, "saewoo." They call it this as it resembles the shape of a prawn/shrimp. They don't like you to cherry pick just this cut/piece, but oh man...the flavor and especially the texture is beyond belief! I miss my spot in Shinnonhyeon-dong. Enjoy everyone.

@sinch4044

9 ай бұрын

really interesting comment thank you 🦐

GUGA BRO YOU MAKE THE BEST CONTENTS

Thnx guga!!! Im korean... Love your channel!!! Best steak lab channel ever!!!