Geumcheon-gu Recruiting Participants for Traditional Jang Making Program

180 Participants Accepted on a First-Come, First-Served Basis from 15th to 16th... Three Sessions Total: February 'Jang Making', April 'Jang Cutting', and October 'Jang Sharing'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) is recruiting participants for the ‘Geumcheon Jangdokdae’ program for residents and office workers from the 15th to the 16th.

The ‘Geumcheon Jangdokdae’ program was prepared to spread awareness of healthy ‘home-cooked meals’ and proper eating habits through making jang (fermented sauces), which are the basis of Korean cuisine, especially as people spend more time at home due to COVID-19.

A total of 180 participants will be recruited, and any Geumcheon-gu residents and office workers interested in traditional jang making can participate. Residents wishing to join must first apply by phone, then visit the Obesity Clinic on the 3rd floor of the Health Center to fill out an application form and pay the material fee (participation fee). The material fee is 30,000 KRW per person.

The Geumcheon Jangdokdae, held over three sessions, will be conducted with a nutritionist at the Sky Garden on the 6th floor of the Geumcheon-gu Health Center. Participants will take part in the entire 8-month fermentation process from making jang on February 23, to dividing doenjang and ganjang in April, and sharing jang in October, as meju ferments into doenjang and ganjang.

Participants must attend all three sessions?‘jang making’ in February, ‘jang dividing’ in April, and ‘jang sharing’ in October?to receive the doenjang (3kg) and ganjang (500ml) they made themselves.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I hope residents can form healthy eating habits through experiencing jang making, which is the foundation of our food,” and added, “We encourage many interested Geumcheon-gu residents and office workers to participate.”

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