Gurye-gun Wins Grand Prize at International Namdo Food Culture Festival

Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it won the grand prize in the Namdo Food Competition category at the 29th International Namdo Food Culture Festival held at the Yeosu World Expo from October 6 to October 8 under the theme "Connecting the Taste of Namdo to the World."

At the International Namdo Food Culture Festival, Gurye-gun showcased dishes using Gurye wheat such as gochujang (red chili paste) deodeok-gui (grilled deodeok), songi bugak (pine mushroom crisps), soy sauce, gochujang, and doenjang (fermented soybean paste). They also prepared and exhibited Gurye wheat pancakes, Gurye wheat gaetteok (rice cake), and mugwort acorn vegetable pot rice using various wild mountain vegetables grown in Gurye.

[Photo by Gurye-gun]

Additionally, the county introduced Gurye Four Seasons Yanggaeng (a type of jelly dessert) made by commercializing sansuyu (cornelian cherry), and displayed and sold Gurye cucumber diffusers and Gurye sansuyu diffusers made from Gurye cucumbers and sansuyu.

Furthermore, the county participated in the Namdo Food Competition and won the grand prize by preparing Jirisan black pork tonkatsu and natural pine mushroom rice bowl using Jirisan black pork and natural pine mushrooms.

County Governor Kim Soon-ho said, "This award has become an opportunity to widely promote foods made with ingredients representing Gurye-gun to the world," adding, "We will continue to develop food tourism products utilizing various ingredients from our county."

Gurye = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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