Food festivals in South Korea
food festival south korea series celebration provide insight korea cuisine culture cuisine range traditional dish modern interpretation often focus regionally specific recipe ingredient seek retain korean cultural identity raise awareness promote local produce cuisine korean food industry time festival dish chimaek become part modern korean culture popularized kdramas boseong green tea festival historically boseong known highquality green tea county boast one best topological weather condition growing green tea month may witness increase visitor area korean tea culture park especially boseonggun annual boseong green tea festival held time green tea leaf harvested called haetcha hangeul 햇차 festival host teathemed program activity tea ceremony tea making harvest ritual tea picking activity popular among korean well international visitor trekking green tea farm tasting cuisine made green tea witnessing green tea door bath attraction festival visitor also visit nearby attraction daehan dawon tea plantation yulposolbat beach yulpo seawater green tea centre daegu chimac festival july daegu chimac festival take place duryu park dalseogu daegu term chimac portmanteau chicken maekju meaning beer visitor one million visitor festival festival city duryu park filled citizen enjoying chimaek music outdoors performed artist dj etc festival kick memorial service chicken continue five day visitor taste chicken cooked various different way along beer around world many fried chicken franchise take part festival since festival held summer visitor enjoy chimaek icecold footbath activity chimac toast time event held pm participant toast together chimac cooking competition chimac ice pub chimac busking participant visitor also visit nearby attraction like palgongsan mountain cable car modern cultural street seomun market bonghwa eunuh sweetfish festival end july naeseongcheon stream naeseongcheon stream sport park bonghwagun north gyeongsang province destination sweetfish festival festival hold many activity enjoyed family friend one experience various way catching sweetfish bare hand scoop net water tank catching sweetfish chilling clean stream naeseongcheon catch charbroiled eat later festival also offer many water sport visitor chuncheon dakgalbi makkuksu festival every year august september dakgalbi spicy grilled chicken makguksu buckwheat noodle festival held chuncheon gwangwondo province hometown two dish many program like food sampling making makguksu makguksu eating contest offered festival geumsan insam festival septoct korea birthplace goryeo insam korean ginseng ginseng geumsan specially well known quality thousand year history every year ginseng festival held geumsan south chungcheong province around chuseok autumn harvest day august lunar calendar festival offer visitor see cultivation processing ginseng learn benefit various exhibition experience traditional culture community popular event include selecting ginseng seed harvesting ginseng ginseng footbath ginseng cooking contest making medicine using ginseng traditional massage visitor also go nearby tourist spot garden sky daedunsan provincial park returning festival songi mushroom festival yangyang songi mushroom festival held sometime late september early october offer visitor opportunity see pick mushroom mushroom natural habitat songi pine mushroom precious mushroom hence often referred “golden mushroom” “diamond tree” event program festival include sansinje ritual picking mushroom sampling mushroom cuisine making songcheon rice cake jinan red ginseng festival festival held beginning october every year northern area maisan jinangun north jeolla province jinan korea designated special district production hangsam hangeul홍삼 red ginseng festival designed spread awareness knowledge red ginseng activity festival range sampling highquality red ginseng trying menu product made festival extends give authentic traditional experience visitor royal martial art traditional performance music festival imsil n cheese festival beginning october festival held imsil cheese theme park imsil cheese village imsil town historically related production cheese dating back throughout event cuisine product made indigenous ingredient available festival different program cheese making cheese themed cooking show performance child edm party also parade night visitor often visit imsil hyanngyo confucian academy okjeongho lake guksabong okjeongho overlook gangneung coffee festival beginning october every fall gangneung gangwon province hold coffee festival host many celebrity barista making center coffee culture festival held gangneung ice arena anmok beach event provide opportunity upcoming baristas coffee house festival activity also involve coffee tasting event free host seminar providing expertise knowledge coffee master contest also held different category like brewing roasting latte art etc concert cultural event also organized nearby attraction ojukheon house gyeongpo beach haslla art world icheon rice cultural festival icheon gyeonggi province well known city rice host agriculture festival every fall around end october festival visitor experience flavor icheon rice various aspect korean traditional farming culture including threshing planting fairy tale section craft making parade songpyeon making half moon shaped rice cake mujigae garaetteok rainbow rice cake making icheon rice long popular event includes thanksgiving ritual international rice cooking contest yeoju ogok naru festival october festival quiet different festival rather focusing particular food festival produce grown yeoju well known highquality rice grain sweet potato visitor experience different theme locally grown crop party ferry folk culture also handson experience harvesting different produce use making various dish like bibimbap hangeul 비빔밥 visitor also visit market ogok jangteo sample tasting purchasing indigenous yeoju produce gwangju world kimchi 김치 festival october gwangju world kimchi festival targeted local international tourist introduces promotes korea kimchi overseas audience also offer diverse experience program event market special feature festival include kimchi exhibition hall kimchi master contest foreign participant particularly enjoy foreigner kimchi making contest jeonju bibimbap 비빔밥 festival october national intangible heritage centre hanok village jeonju gastronomic capital korea festival held every october promoting jeonjus representative food bibimbap jeonju bibimbap usually topped quality jeonju soy bean sprout hwangpomuk gochujang jeopjang seasoned raw beef served kongnamulgukbap rice jeonju bibimbap specially prepared cooked beef shank broth flavor finished shiteme oil flavor nutrient many local cook public figure introduce unique variation bibimbap along local cuisine major program include gigantic bibimbap made participant capable feeding people cooking contest foreigner event called find bibimbap hoengseong hanu festival month october hanu hangeul 한우 korean beef festival held hoengseong largest korean beef festival festival offer balgol performance parade led light festival firework edm party dining area thousand visitor barbeque place sampling booth signature dish affordable price visitor also go neighboring tourist destination like hoengseong national soopchewin hoengseong recreational forest welli hilli park sunchang fermented food festival sunchang fermented food festival held october region sunchang gochujang korean chilli paste served royal palace joseon period first made place made name method making traditional condiment jang 장 carefully preserved till day every fall festival showcase top three fermented food korean gochujang traditional condiment kimchi jeotgal salted fermented seafood tteokbokki stir fried rice cake made gochujang additionally sixty different program held visitor handson program cultural performance exhibition craft making program kid market visitor purchase various fermented condiment made traditional way master sunchang traditional gochujang village cheongsong apple festival end october beginning november fall festival held cheongsonggun gyeongsang province celebrate apple harvest offering handson experience festival also unique game like finding golden apple make apple jam participating apple nanta parade sport event masquerade many festival south korea often due reason attract lot visitor local put best foot forward introduce many indigenous speciality including local favourite food unique delicacy korean local delicacy well known festival suwon galbi suwon hwaseong cultural festival grilled seasoned beef rib hodugwaja cheonan world dance festival type baked walnut sweet pastry red bean paste tteokgalbi damyang bamboo festival dish made beef marinated beef grilled vegetable often eaten steam rice heukdwaejigugi jeju fire festival delicacy grilled charcoal made local bred black pork jeju high marbling thin fat chuncheon dakgalbi chuncheon international mime festival stir fried dish made chicken vegetable special spicy sauce large iron plate raise heat andong jjimdak andong mask dance festival local sweet salty savory delicacy made soy sauce marinated chopped chicken simmered shiitake mushroom potato dried red chili maeungalbijjim daegu yangnyeongsi herbal medicine festival steamed pork meat cooked sweet spicy sauce little soupy base pepper flake delicacy also available daegu chimac festival dwaejigukbap gwangalli eobang festival soup made pork broth steamed rice kkulppang tongyeong hansan battle festival also known honey bread sticky sweet bread traditionally filled sweetened red bean paste coating korean grain syrup jocheong hangeul 조청 korean cuisine