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Best Sinseollo in San Francisco

“Royal hot pot with embers glowing at its center, keeping meatballs and mushrooms warm throughout the meal.”

Sinseollo

What the real thing tastes like

Sinseollo (Korean: 신선로; Hanja: 神仙爐) or royal hot pot is an elaborate dish consisting of meatballs, small and round jeonyueo (전유어), mushrooms, and vegetables cooked in a rich broth in Korean royal court cuisine. The dish is a form of jeongol (elaborate chowder-like stew). It is served in a large bundt pan-shaped vessel with a hole in the center, in which hot embers are placed to keep the dish hot throughout the meal.

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Sinseollo is a jeweled royal hot pot from Korean court kitchens—meatballs and delicate fried fish cakes tumble through a rich broth alongside mushrooms and vegetables, all cradled in a distinctive bundt-shaped vessel. Hot embers smolder in the center hole, keeping everything at a gentle simmer from first bite to last, a design that turns the meal itself into ceremony.

Order it here when it has

  • elaborate preparation
  • theatrical service vessel
  • rich broth
  • sustained warmth during meal

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