Galmaegisal

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Galmaegisal or kalmaegisal is a Korean name for skirt meat, a pork cut that’s sliced into thin strips after it’s been grilled on a traditional Korean barbecue. The texture of galmaegisal is chewy and tougher than other pork cuts due to the fact that the meat is attached to the diaphragm of the animal. This cut is especially popular in the Mapo region and it’s a great alternative to the fattier samgyeopsal (pork belly). Interestingly, many people claim that it tastes less porky than samgyeopsal as well.