Gyeongbuk Sangju is Now a 'Juhong' City... National Important Agricultural Heritage Traditional Dried Persimmon Making in Full Swing

Mayor Kang Young-seok of Sangju City is visiting a dried persimmon farm on the 22nd and trying out the drying process.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Have you heard of Dungsi gotgam? Sangju, Gyeongbuk, has recently become a "red" city. In every household, persimmon trees seem to reach the sky, laden with "Dungsi" persimmons. The entire neighborhood buzzes with the work of making gotgam by peeling the skin thinly and drying the persimmons.

Sangju's traditional gotgam agriculture was designated as National Important Agricultural Heritage No. 15 in 2019. Since ancient times, Sangju Dungsi gotgam has been famous for its raw persimmons, which are differentiated from those of other regions.

Sangju gotgam uses the "Sangju Dungsi" variety, registered with the Korea Forest Service. To make gotgam, the persimmons must have appropriate moisture, suitable flesh density, a shape easy to peel, and calyxes suitable for hanging, all of which Sangju Dungsi persimmons possess.

Mayor Kang Young-seok of Sangju visited three gotgam farms, including Suan Farm in Nakyang-dong and Yonghwa Farm in Seogok-dong, on the 22nd during the gotgam harvesting season to inspect the work sites and encourage the workers.

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