[Yonhap Imagine] ‘Enjoy Food Culture’…Culinary Journey to Jeollanam-do

 

Jeollanam-do introduces 17 famous food alleys and tourist attractions, including Ujang Gukbap Street in Suncheon and Beopseongpo Abalone Street in Wando. Let's embark on a culinary journey to Jeollanam-do, where you can choose fresh and delicious food all year round.

 

Mokpo Peace Square "Street of Taste"

 

Mokpo Peace Square is a nature-friendly street that extends from Peace Road to the coastal road in Mokpo. It is the starting point of the 30-li Beach Road, featuring Mokpo's representative tourist attractions, the "Dancing Sea Fountain" and "Peace Square." Various infrastructures, including restaurants (15 places) where you can taste the "Nine Mokpo Delicacies," and cafes with romantic ocean views, are established here.

 

Suncheon "Ujang Gukbap Street"

 

The street is selected as one of the "Top 200 Food Theme Streets in Korea" and "Top 10 K-Tourism Markets" by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization. Suncheon Ujang Gukbap Street, with 20 gukbap specialty restaurants, allows you to taste the traditional Suncheon gukbap, which has been enjoyed for 100 years. If you order more than two servings, you can also enjoy suyuk (boiled pork slices) together.

 

Gwangyang "Bulgogi Park"

 

Gwangyang Bulgogi, grilled over charcoal made from oak trees, is highly praised as "the best in the world." At Gwangyang Bulgogi Park, you can enjoy Gwangyang Bulgogi at restaurants, themed parks, and attractions such as Seocheon Rainbow Fountain, which are sure to pique your interest.

 

Gwangyang "Mangdeok Port Raw Fish Restaurant Street"

 

At Mangdeok Port Raw Fish Restaurant Street along the Seomjin River, you can taste various seafood dishes such as fresh mullet and clams, which are at their best in the autumn. Walking along Mangdeok Port, you can also visit the house of Jung Byeong-uk, who preserved the handwritten manuscript of Yoon Dong-ju's beloved poem "Heaven, Wind, Stars, and Poems," Yoon Dong-ju's garden, and the star-gazing bridge crossing the sea.

 

Damyang "Changpyeong Gukbap Street"

 

Changpyeong Gukbap Street was formed when restaurants serving gukbap, made from the by-products of the nearby fish market and slaughterhouse, started appearing near the old Changpyeong Market. Changpyeong Gukbap, a soup made by boiling pig bones with various by-products such as pig intestines, spleen, and head meat, has maintained its tradition unchanged to this day. It is a must-visit food street for out-of-towners, boasting over 50 years of history.

 

Gokseong "Abrok Crab and Smoked Eel Street"

 

Abrok crab stew was developed at a spicy soup restaurant in Abrokgil, Gokseong-gun, about 40 years ago. Abrok crab stew is boiled in a pot with abrok crab and in winter and spring. It is made with shredded dried radish leaves, and in summer and winter, with edible bracken, and then ground sesame seeds and bean paste are added to make the broth. Then, add red pepper, water celery, and crown daisy until the crab shells turn red. The crab stew, which is boiled like this, can be eaten entirely from the body to the legs after removing only the outer shell. In particular, handmade abrok crab noodles are a dish with a deep flavor that can only be tasted in Gokseong.

 

Goheung "Nokdong Flounder Street"

 

Nokdong Flounder Street, located in the pristine coastal area of Goheung, offers the opportunity to taste the abundant flatfish caught in the clean waters of Goheung all year round. The flounder is characterized by its firm and chewy texture, becoming more flavorful as you chew. Depending on the restaurant, you can enjoy various flavors such as clean, savory, spicy, and freshly made flounder soup. Thinly sliced raw flounder sashimi, which tastes even better as you chew, and flounder shabu-shabu, where flounder blossoms like a flower in the broth, are the best health foods in summer.

 

Boseong "Beolgyo Cockle Street"

 

Beolgyo Cockle Street, located where the beautiful river bridges and Taebaeksan Mountain Road intersect, boasts a beautiful landscape and is itself the main stage of the novel "Taebaeksan Mountain." Along with the Taebaeksan Mountain Literature Museum, Boseong Inn, and cultural heritage sites such as Beolgyo Honggyo, Chwisongjeong, you can enjoy various resources. The representative menu, cockle set meal, allows you to taste the highest quality cockles from Beolgyo, giving off a subtle sea aroma.

 

Jangheung "Geoduck Street"

 

Geoduck Street in Jangheung-gun specializes in geoduck produced in the clean waters of Sumun Coastal Waters and Deukryangman Waters. Every May, the Geoduck Festival is held in Sumun-ri, Anyang-myeon. From geoduck dishes to craft exhibitions and photo exhibitions, you can enjoy various attractions and rich fun.

 

Gangjin "Malyangmi Port Raw Fish Restaurant Street"

 

Malyangmi Port Raw Fish Restaurant Street is located in a prosperous port with the function of a breakwater that blocks the waves flowing into Malyangmi Port, a natural environment rich in seafood overflowed throughout the year.

 

Gangjin "Byeongyeong Pork Bulgogi Street"

 

When you visit Byeongyeong-dong, where the historic site of Jeollabyeongyeongseong is located, you can taste the authentic flavor of pork bulgogi. Seasoned meat is placed on a grill and grilled over charcoal to impart a smoky flavor. The spicy taste and generous servings, regardless of the ingredients or seasoning, remain the same.

 

Haenam "Chicken Course Food Street"

 

Originating from a small restaurant selling Dakbaeksuk in the 1970s, it has established itself as a representative taste of Haenam. You can enjoy dishes made from a whole chicken weighing over 3 kg, such as chicken feet, sandbags, breast meat tartare, chicken feet, and wings grilled together. You can taste five dishes in a row, including minced breast meat tartare, spicy chicken bulgogi, crispy grilled chicken, nutritious chicken porridge with medicinal herbs, and clean chicken porridge.

 

Muan " Bbeolnakji Street"

 

Muan's Bbeolnakji, grown in an environment where tidal flats and yellow soil meet, is nutritious and has excellent texture. As you chew the firm flesh, you can taste the rich and deep flavor. You can enjoy delicious and unique tastes of Muan such as grilled octopus legs, savory and spicy Nakji Danggo, Nakji Hoe, Yeonpotang, Nakji Bibimbap, and more.

 

Yeonggwang "Beopseongpo Sea Bream Food Street"

 

Yeonggwang Sea Bream, the most famous specialty of Beopseongpo, which has been ascending to the emperor's table since ancient times, catches the best sea bream carrying eggs during the spawning season as it passes through the waters in front of Chilsan. Beopseongpo Sea Bream Street offers various representative tastes of Jeolla, including grilled sea bream, spicy sea bream stew, steamed sea bream, and large steamed sea bream.

 

Jangseong "Eel Specialized Street"

 

Eel Specialized Street was established in Mirakdanji, adjacent to Jangseongho waterfront path. It is abundant with restaurants specializing in grilled eel, catfish stew, and freshwater fish, which have been loved for over 60 years.

 

Wando "Abalone Street"

 

A unique themed street symbolizing the treasure of Wando, the clean sea capital, which showcases abalone and seaweed, is located where you can see the Wando Sea at a glance. At the entrance, there are sculptures symbolizing abalones and stories about abalones and seaweed, as well as their myths and efficacy, are narrated in storytelling format. Recently, a special joy that can only be tasted in Wando has been presented by developing a "Marine Healing Table" using local specialties such as abalones and seaweed.

 

Sinan "Island Bbeolnakji Street"

 

At Aphae Port, there is a specialty street for island Bbeolnakji in Sinan. At Songgonghang, freshly caught island Bbeolnakji is auctioned, allowing you to taste fresh Bbeolnakji right away.

 

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