Shinan-gun, Meet Fresh King Prawns at Purple Island

Five Senses Satisfaction: 'Island King Shrimp Festival' Held

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, will hold the Island King Prawn Festival for 11 days starting from the 23rd on Purple Island, which has been selected as the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) World Best Tourism Village and Korea Tourism Star.

This festival is the first seafood festival held in three years due to COVID-19, aimed at revitalizing the consumption of king prawns and widely promoting the excellence of Sinan king prawns grown in the clean tidal flats registered as a World Natural Heritage site.

King prawns are widely known as a high-protein, low-calorie health food containing chitosan that lowers cholesterol levels, with benefits such as preventing various adult diseases including hypertension and preventing skin aging. In particular, Sinan king prawns are well-regarded by consumers for their taste and nutrition as they contain a large amount of germanium and mineral components.

Sinan-gun is preparing to offer visitors to the festival discounted sales of king prawns and various king prawn dishes (grilled, fried, etc.) on the spot, and will also present seasonal agricultural and marine specialties produced directly in Sinan at affordable prices.

Park Woo-ryang, mayor of Sinan-gun, said, “Since this festival is held on Purple Island, where the willow-leaf loosestrife flower festival (9.1~9.30) is taking place and purple is widespread, the seasonal king prawns and flower festival will harmonize to provide visitors with a special memory of seeing, eating, and enjoying. We will do our best to prepare for the festival.”

Sinan-gun is a major production area for farmed shrimp, with 284 fishing households and 363 locations (938ha), achieving production of 60 billion KRW for two consecutive years recently. It accounts for 52% of the national farmed shrimp production (81% of Jeollanam-do), making it Sinan-gun’s main aquaculture species.

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