'Come Taste the Finest Hwangtae' Inje Hwangtae Festival Opens on the 27th

Operation of Play, Culture, Cooking Experience, and Permanent Market Until the 29th

Inje-gun, the nation's largest producer of dried pollack, announced on the 25th that it will hold the 23rd Dried Pollack Festival for three days from the 27th to the 29th.

Inje Yongdaeri Hwangtae Festival Program. Photo by Inje-gun

This year's festival, themed "A Harmonious Feast of Dried Pollack and Nature in Yongdae-ri," will begin at 10 a.m. on the 27th at the Samgeori area of Yongdae 3-ri, Buk-myeon, Inje-gun.

The opening ceremony will feature performances by the Pyongyang Folk Art Troupe and singers Hyun-sook, Baek Mi-hyun, Seo Ga-bi, and Kim Jong-seok to enliven the festival atmosphere.

At the festival site, there will be play experiences such as making dried pollack sheets, peeling dried pollack skins, and dried pollack tuho (a traditional Korean throwing game). Additionally, cultural experiences like yutnori (a traditional Korean board game) and dried pollack dart games, as well as various programs including cooking experiences for dried pollack soup, seasoned grilled dried pollack, dried pollack ramen, and dried pollack skin dishes, will be offered.

During the festival, a cauldron-cooked dried pollack soup tasting event will be held daily from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Visitors can also take advantage of the on-site home shopping sales hours at the permanent market to purchase Yongdae-ri dried pollack at prices lower than the market rate.

The Yongdae 3-ri Dried Pollack Village and the Dried Pollack Festival Committee, which host and organize the festival, stated, "You will be able to taste dried pollack dishes worthy of the reputation of Yongdae-ri Village, which produces 80% of the nation's dried pollack," and added, "We hope visitors to the festival enjoy the sights, activities, and food."

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