This study was conducted to evaluate the acceptability of cured cooked boneless chicken drumettes as a raw material for Chuncheon Dakgalbi and to observe its effect on pH, lipid oxidation, volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) content and total viable count (TVC) during refrigerated storage under vacuum. Boneless chicken drumettes were dry cured with a mixed curing agent (0.20% w/w) consisting of sodium chloride (93.1%), sodium nitrite (5.9%) and sodium bicarbonate (1.0%) for 24 h at 2±2℃. Cured samples were cooked using an oven at 150℃ for 20 min and stored at 5.5±0.5℃ for 60 days under vacuum. Non-cured cooked sample was used as a control. Sensory evaluation was performed on day 2 of storage using 22 untrained panelists and samples were mixed with Dakgalbi sauce and reheated using a microwave for 2 min. There were no significant differences between control and treatment group on appearance, flavor, texture, juiciness and overall acceptability. Cured cooked boneless chicken drumettes had significantly (p<0.05) higher pH, lower lipid oxidation, VBN and TVC consistently during storage in comparison with control. These results suggest that dry curing could be applied to boneless chicken drumettes as raw material for Chuncheon Dakgalbi and could extend its shelf life during refrigerated storage under vacuum.

The present study investigated the dealing mode and the quality of Chuncheon Dakgalbi on marketing. Distribution of chicken as raw material for Dakgalbi at 100 restaurants in Chuncheon was studied. Boneless chicken was sold at 89, bone-in chicken was sold at 9 and both of them were sold at 2 restaurants, respectively. Consumer's taste for Dakgalbi was surveyed at different area such as apartment (A), university (B) and downtown area (C) in Chuncheon. The redness and taste score of Dakgalbi was found to be significantly higher (p<0.05) among the members of family (A) as compared to others. Saccharinity and salinity of Dakgalbi were rated significant (p<0.05) among university student (B) than other consumers. In conclusion, quality characteristics of Dakgalbi differs with marketing area or consumer group in Chuncheon.