| Place of origin | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Downtown Seoul |
| Associatedcuisine | South Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Chicken |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 닭한마리 |
| RR | dakhanmari |
| MR | takhanmari |
Dak-hanmari (Korean: 닭한마리) is a South Korean chicken soup dish originated in areas aroundDongdaemun inDowntown Seoul since 1960s. While thedak-hanmari dish has quite similar appearance with chicken basedbaeksuk, the recipe is clearly different from it, as most of restaurants serves this dish withkalguksu, which is certainly not a part of baeksuk.[1]: 28
The dish literally means "a whole chicken" in Korean because diners can have several types of food altogether from a chicken; chicken flesh, its rich soup,kalguksu, potatoes, andgaraetteok (cylinder-shapedrice cake). It can be eaten with a clear broth just likebaeksuk, or seasoned withgochujang (chili pepper paste) based sauce.[2]
Origin of its name and recipe is not clearly established by records. Some of restaurant owners say the name of dish is originated from customers lack of patience, simply yelling 'Dak-hanmari!' to order something made of a whole chicken. Yet others say the name of dish is originated from intention of emphasizing the idea of consuming the entire chicken. For example, the dish literally serves "an entire chicken", as eating this dish usually requires two steps; eating an entire chicken pot as variant ofbaeksuk at the first phase, and eating akalguksu after instantly cooking it from soup of the dak-hanmari.[1]: 26
Dongdaemundak-hanmari Alley is an alley with manydak-hanmari restaurants located in areas nearDongdaemun in easternmost part ofJongno District,Seoul.[3]