[Photo] Hands Making Garaetteok Ahead of Seollal Holiday

On the 3rd, about a week before the Lunar New Year holiday, the owner is making garaetteok at Buyeo Mill in Tongin Market, Jongno-gu, Seoul. As the COVID-19 pandemic prolongs, a recession has hit rice cake shops ahead of the holiday season. The mill owner said, "The order volume for rice cakes has dropped by more than half compared to normal holidays due to COVID-19," adding, "Sales have been cut in half compared to before the pandemic." / Reporter Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

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