I liked walking through this market as it is not designed for tourist. If you are adventurous, you will really see a real market with assortment of goods and food that you may not see elsewhere. Some of it might be too much for some. I noticed a place that had a sign advertising a soup that consists of dog meat. The dish is though to be a health thing when times were very hard for Koreans after the war. I guess some still do seek it out although it is rare now in Korea. Another specialty food is called Soon-Dae, which is a pork blood sausage with rice noodles. There is an entire alley dedicated to this dish next to the market. Look for an archway with a cartoon pig. It is similar to Colombian dish called Morcilla. There is not much to buy in terms of clothing but you might find a bargain but may be a good place to buy spices like the traditional Korea pepper powder as I see that they grind them there on site.

The old Yeongdeungpo market is an example of the older style markets without the slick marketing that Koreans have become so good at. This is a market run by older Koreans and goods are displayed in a basic way. On the way through the main alley I stopped to look at an unusual butchery, the animals I could not quite recognize. Until I realized it was a dog, or several skinned a gutted slaughtered dogs in a pile. Wondering who would want to eat that I asked around the office to find that many middle aged men still believe that dog has some special nutritional value that helps men regain strength and stamina. I was offered to join one day for lunch and couldn't do it. If you are curious then take a look, I'm sure you wont be back.