Sang-geun Lee, Goseong County Governor, Attends First Sale Ceremony of Chwinamul

Chwinamul Arrives, Bringing the Scent of Spring

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province visited the site of the ‘2025 Chwinamul First Auction Ceremony’ held at the Saegoseong Nonghyup Agricultural Products Auction Market in Ha-il-myeon to inspect the distribution status of the chwinamul auction and listen to the difficulties faced by chwinamul farmers, encouraging their hard work.

Lee Sang-geun, Goseong County Governor, is looking at chwinamul.

At the first auction ceremony hosted by Saegoseong Nonghyup on the 24th, the auction price for chwinamul and meowi was about 10% higher than last year, around 16,300 KRW per kilogram, with a volume of 869 kg and sales amounting to approximately 13.2 million KRW.

As of the end of last year, the production volume of chwinamul in Goseong was about 180 tons, with 121 tons sold through the Saegoseong Nonghyup auction market, generating sales of 680 million KRW.

Chwinamul stimulates appetite with its unique pungent aroma and taste and is a spring vegetable rich in calcium, iron, and vitamin A. In particular, vitamin A content is ten times higher than that of the same amount of napa cabbage. It is an alkaline food high in potassium, which helps expel harmful salts accumulated in the body.

Also, as chwinamul is a representative spring ingredient, those harvested in spring (March to May) have the best taste and aroma. Good chwinamul leaves have a bright light green color and a glossy underside.

County Governor Sang-geun Lee said, “Goseong’s open-field chwinamul, grown under the mild sea breeze unique to Jaran Bay, has strong roots and contains abundant nutrients, as well as excellent taste and aroma, making it very popular in the chwinamul market.” He added, “With spring arriving, I hope visitors to Goseong will enjoy the local specialty chwinamul and have a healthy spring.”

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