Boseong-gun Holds Tasting Event for Geographical Indication No. 71 Ungchi Olbyeossal Processed Products

Various Processed Products Using Olbyeo Rice Presented to Local Residents

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Boseong Ungchi Olbyeossal Project Group announced on the 18th that it held a tasting event for processed products made from Ungchi Olbyeossal rice at the 2020 Public Grain Purchase site.

The tasting event was held three times on the 11th, 12th, and 17th, featuring four types of products made from Olbyeossal rice: Makgeolli, Garaetteok, Injeolmi, and Bungeoppang. The event provided an opportunity to share various ways to utilize Olbyeossal rice.

Boseong County is promoting a local industry development project in collaboration with the Boseong Ungchi Olbyeossal Project Group to increase brand awareness of ‘Ungchi Olbyeossal,’ which is Agricultural Product Geographical Indication No. 71, and to create added value.

The local industry development project is scheduled to run for four years from 2019 to 2022. Boseong County plans to develop the Olbyeossal rice industry by utilizing the local resource ‘Ungchi Olbyeossal’ through research and development (R&D) of various processed products such as traditional liquor, online and offline promotional marketing, and diversification of distribution channels.

Local residents who participated in the tasting event said, “We hope to widely promote Boseong Olbyeossal rice and establish it as a representative brand of the region. We also hope that various utilization methods for Olbyeossal rice will continue to be developed to help increase farmers’ income.”

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