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This slow-simmered Korean pork bone soup is best split with friends

David Matthews

The gamjatang soup is pretty much the only menu item at Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang.
1 / 4The gamjatang soup is pretty much the only menu item at Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang.James Brickwood
Banchan come free with the soup.
2 / 4Banchan come free with the soup. James Brickwood
Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang owner Jongguk Lee.
3 / 4Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang owner Jongguk Lee.James Brickwood
The dining room at Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang in Lidcombe.
4 / 4The dining room at Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang in Lidcombe.James Brickwood

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For years, family-run Pu Ji Mi sold mountains of jok bal (soy-braised pork hocks) in this unassuming mall. Its closure in February was mourned far and wide, but the good news is that in its place Eastwood now has its own outpost of Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang, Jongguk Lee’s cult soup kitchen. Split a gamjatang with friends, and it’ll be rich from long-simmered pork bones and doenjang, spicy from gochugaru and gochujang and loaded with perilla, potatoes and enoki mushrooms. Add a round of ice-cold Cass lager to keep the vibes high.

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David MatthewsDavid Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.

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