
Price verified July 2026 · Neighborhood mart, Seoul, South Korea
Is there anything more dependable than an egg? Fry one, boil a couple, and dinner’s basically handled. Almost nothing on earth gives you this much nutrition for this little money.
Su Hyang Farm Sinseonran costs ₩7,980 at Neighborhood mart, Seoul, South Korea, as of July 2026. ()
What you get


Picked up a carton of eggs from the fridge shelf at the little mart near my place. Su Hyang Farm, Korean-raised, 15 eggs, 900g and up, HACCP stamp on the label and everything. Totally ordinary eggs. ₩7,980. There is nothing remarkable here — and yet I’d bet eggs are the last thing to ever run out in a Korean fridge. Eggs just do everything. One little shell, complete protein, a pile of nutrients, and it costs this much. Barely counts as cooking, most of the ways you use them. Crack one into your ramyeon and the broth goes softer, richer. Slide a fried egg onto a bowl of hot rice straight from the cooker — that’s it, that’s a meal. And on the days I truly cannot be bothered? Ganjang-gyeran-bap. Soy-sauce egg rice. Raw egg over hot rice, a little soy sauce, a little sesame oil, stir. Done. The rice is hot enough to just barely cook the egg, and what you get is this nutty, salty, weirdly comforting bowl that took zero ingredients and zero effort. Every broke student in Korea has lived on this at some point. Boiled eggs, though — you can’t talk about boiled eggs here without talking about the jjimjilbang (Korean bathhouse/sauna). You sweat it out in the hot room, stumble out, peel a maekbanseok egg — one that’s been baked low and slow until the shell goes brown — and chase it with a cup of cold, sweet sikhye (a sweet rice drink). That combo is basically a national ritual. The baked ones are chewier and nuttier than a regular boiled egg. Better, honestly. This time I just hard-boiled a few at home. Yolks crumbly and fully set, whites firm with a little bounce. Pinch of salt and you’ve got a snack and a protein hit in one. Lunchbox side, picnic food, post-workout — keep one carton in the fridge and the “what am I going to eat” panic mostly goes away.
Price details
| Item | Su Hyang Farm Sinseonran (Korean fresh eggs), 15-count, 900g+, HACCP certified, domestic |
| Price | ₩7,980 — |
| Where | Neighborhood mart, Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | July 2026 |
| Best for | Anyone who wants a cheap, complete protein on hand — lazy meals, lunchboxes, post-workout snacks, and picnics. |
FAQ
What is sinseonran?
Not some fancy breed — sinseonran literally just means “fresh eggs.” These are regular Korean domestic eggs. This carton happens to be Su Hyang Farm, 15 eggs, 900g and up, HACCP certified.
How do Koreans eat eggs?
Fried, boiled, cracked raw over rice as ganjang-gyeran-bap (soy-sauce egg rice), or rolled up into gyeran-mari. A few eggs is genuinely a meal here. Even just hard-boiled with a pinch of salt holds up.
How should I store them?
In the fridge. Once they’re boiled, eat them within 2–3 days.
This price is as of July 11, 2026 (date of writing) and may vary by store.
