Among the most famous Korean dried fish dishes is gulbi, a yellow corbina known for its firm texture and rich taste when roasted or grilled. Some of the best gulbi, along with other dried fish ...

the fish these days are caught only in waters off Russia. We import pollack from Russia and turn them into hwangtae.’’ Choi said it takes about four months to produce high-quality dried pollack.

Yellow pollack is one of the best-known specialties from Gangwon-do Province. Fresh pollack, once caught in the East Sea and gutted, is sent to the special large-scale drying racks near Daegwallyeong.