Public Preference Survey on "The Taste of Daejeon" to Discover Local Dishes
Collecting Public Opinions Online and Offline from March 11 to 20
Survey Targets 11 Local Daejeon Dishes Including Kalguksu, Bread, and Dubu Duruchigi
Daejeon City will conduct a public preference survey on “The Taste of Daejeon” for 11 candidate local dishes—including Kalguksu, bread, and Dubu Duruchigi—through both online and offline channels from March 11 to March 20, 2026, as part of its efforts to establish itself as a gourmet tourism city.
This survey aims to discover dishes that resonate with the public and to reflect citizens’ opinions when selecting Daejeon’s signature tastes in the future.
All Daejeon residents are eligible to participate, and the survey will ask them to rank their preferred dishes among the 11 candidates.
The 11 dishes were selected based on the results of a preliminary survey of citizens’ preferences, as well as expert opinions that considered tradition and historical significance. The candidates are: Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), bread, Dubu Duruchigi (spicy stir-fried tofu), Gukbap (rice soup), Gujeuk Dotori-muk (acorn jelly from Gujeuk), Sutgol Naengmyeon (Sutgol cold noodles), Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), Seolleongtang (ox bone soup), Jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), stone pot rice, and Daecheongho freshwater spicy fish stew—making a total of 11 dishes.
The survey will be conducted simultaneously online—via the Daejeon City website and a professional research agency’s online questionnaire—and offline at local tourist information centers using on-site sticker surveys. Daejeon City plans to combine the survey results with expert consultations and finalize the selection of “The Taste of Daejeon” through a committee review around April 2026.
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An official from Daejeon City stated, “This public preference survey is significant in that it allows citizens to directly participate in the selection process for Daejeon’s representative dishes,” adding, “We hope many citizens will join in and help uncover Daejeon’s culinary culture.”
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