Pyeonyuk (pressed sliced meat) · 편육

편육 · Pyeonyuk

Pressed slices of cooked meat, often made from pork head meat. The meat is boiled, pressed into a block, chilled and sliced thin.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Often seasoned at the table with salted shrimp (saeu-jeot) — ask if you avoid shrimp.
Recipes and cuts vary by region and product; beef pyeonyuk also exists.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

CHAINS

Currency

Prices in local currency (KRW).

No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

SIMILAR

Difference	Pyeonyuk	Suyuk
Usual cut	Pork head meat and similar	Pork belly, shoulder and similar
How it is made	Boiled, then pressed and chilled	Boiled or simmered, then sliced
Texture	Firmer and springy	Soft and moist
Served	Often cold	Often warm

These are typical traits, not strict definitions; both vary by region and shop.

ORDERING

새우는 빼 주세요: Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)
해산물은 빼 주세요: Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)
멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?: Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)
돼지고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
소고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
계란은 빼 주세요: Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)
견과류 알레르기가 있어요: I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)
안 맵게 해 주세요: Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)
알레르기가 있어요: I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Pyeonyuk (2026-10-18) · 위키백과 — 편육 (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.