Korea is familiar to us, but it is completely new to strangers. ‘This Is Korea 2’ is a real Korean travel story about foreigners from all over the world who came to Korea, which was completely unfamiliar to them, because they were curious about Korea and because they liked Korea.
Meet the beauty and taste of Korea from the perspective of foreigners!
This week (December 23rd – December 27th), the 5th episode of ‘This Is Korea 2’ will be broadcast on EBS 1TV’s current affairs and culture program.
Maika, a Belgian, came here on a trip and was fascinated by Korea’s dynamic appearance and delicious food, so she decided to go to graduate school in Korea. I go on a gourmet trip to the traditional market in Wonju, Gangwon-do with Hana, a Polish person I met and became a friend in Korea.
Wonju Traditional Market, which consists of three markets, Jayu Market, Dorae Rice Market, and Jungang Market, is a mecca of Wonju taste. Each market has a food alley specializing in snack foods at Jayu Market, kimchi dumplings at Dorae Rice Market, and beef at Jungang Market. It’s in place!
First, the two people hurrying their steps toward the free market food alley. The first Korean food that caught my eye was tteokbokki, the epitome of snack food! Hana’s favorite Korean food, 50 years of tradition! Taste the spicy tteokbokki and kimbap of Grandmother Choi Gye-soon, the owner of Jayu Market.
On one side of the Jayu Market food alley, there is a line of handmade dumpling restaurants that specialize in take-out sales.
They say the Wonju-style kimchi dumplings at the Wonju Traditional Market are so popular that a dumpling festival is held! In particular, ‘kalmandu’, which is kalguksu (noodle soup) boiled with kimchi dumplings, is said to be one of the soul foods of Wonju people!
At Jayu Market, Maikawa Hana met her mother Kim Heung-soon, who has been selling hand-made kalguksu (noodle soup) for 26 years and delivering it to nearby restaurants, and followed her to taste it. We arrived at Dorae Market, located right next door, where many old dumpling restaurants are located.
What does Kim Seon-nyeo’s mother, who has been making kimchi dumplings for over 50 years since her mother-in-law’s time, taste like for three generations?
Watching the snow pouring down, sweating in a charcoal kiln sauna, and even tasting special cuts of Korean beef in the beef alley of Jungang Market! Follow the journey of Maika and Hana as they leave for Wonju, a place filled with plentiful food and warm feelings.
Economy Queen Reporter Park Yu-mi Photo provided by EBS Korea Travel
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