So recently I have been picked as one of the supporters for K-food (sounds interesting right :D) I’m in Global Team which consist of 15 international members from Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan… Basically our missions are to promote Korean Foodthrough our SNS, and we were given the opportunity to eat Jeonju food during our first field trip ever.
As I’ve already mention in my old post for my Jeonju Trip, Jeonju is the heaven for food. People just travel Sere for one day just to enjoy eating. So this is my second time visit this lovely city but it was just different from the first time as I got to experience it in different way, thanks to Kfood Supporter.
I would like to list out things that one should try when come to Jeonju, to full filly experience the traditional Korean culture in one of the oldest cities of the country.
1.Stay at a Hanok House.
These are just another kind of guest houses but you got to live in a traditional house. How cool is that? Experience one night sleeping on the floor with soft blankets like Koreans do. The houses are really clean and equipped with everything so dont you worry. And it would be better to find one that also provide various culture experience such as making kimchi, making hanji (which will be listed down there)
One recommedation: we stayed at “김명옥숙박”
2. Experience the Culture
a. Making Kimchi:
When I travelled with my parents in Korea last summer, we learnt how to season the vegetables but we didn’t know how the gochu jjang was made. This time we were shown how Koreans used to make the sauce, with the huge stone bowls, they added all the ingredients (garlic, chilli,onions…) Then they used a stone to grind them all together, the smell was so strong but also so good. It was such a hard work.
Then you get to season the whole cabbage. Spread the sauce thoroughly through every single leaves, dont miss any spot. We got to bring home a big box of the kimchi that we made ourselves.
b. Making Korean traditional Snack- Yugwa (유과)
You maybe more familiar with this snack with the shape as short roll, with crunchy sprinkles dipping in a bowl of honey in any Korean traditional cafe.
So the mixture of grain flour was deep-fried, then we spread the mixture of sesame oil and honey all over the rectangle piece and finally roll it over the crunchy sprinkles.
Final Products~~~~
b. Making Hanji:
The Korean traditional paper is called Hanji. We had some arts and crafts time with making our own keychain. The colorful papers were rolled into thin, long stick and using your artistic mind, you can just design the key chain. This is a great souvenier and presents for your friends and families.
2. Rent a Hanbok:
This was like my favorite part. I was in awe when I saw girls wearing pretty hanbok and walk around the village last time and this time I got to be one of them. There are MANY colors of the over coat and the bottom dress for you to mix. They also do your hair for you. Trust me, with the beauty of Jeonju, you will take a zillion of beautiful pictures. (the price are around 7000 won for 1 hours and a half)
3. Eating at it finest:
Having all the Korean food in one try:
We were treated to a feast, basically. Bibimbap, ddokgalbi with all the dishes are must try thing.
For a light morning breakfast, bean sprout soup with eggs (and an extra one) is not a bad idea. Here you can also try the chilli mandu.
And dont forget to try the Bibimbap Bingsu. The awesome combination of Bingsu- Korean most famous summer dessert and Bibimbap- Jeonju most famous dish.
Jeonju has always been my favorite city. For me this is the best place for anyone who are interested in experience the traditional culture of Korea and just to slow down your life for one day. Jeonju, even though it seems small but there are many hidden things you can find there, it can surprise you each time you visit. (at least it was like that for me)
Just Me Wandering Around 