Gwangeo
Gwangeo is the Korean word for "Flatfish". Gwangeo is Korean's favorite fish for Sashimi. It is mainly used for raw fish dish or Sushi (Gwangeo-Chobap)
In Korea, best flatfishes are caught from September to February and especially in autumn, fishers gather in the village to catch the flatfish. Most delicious part of flatfish is its fin. With good fleshness and deep taste, it is low in fat. It digests well, high protein, low calories and perfect for nutritious meal.
Natural flatfish has white stomach but breed fish has black spots on it.
Among the Korean dishes using Gwangeo are: Gwangeo-Gui (grilled flatfish); Gwangeojjim (steamed flatfish), and many more.
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