[Talk Talk Market] Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimps Market

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Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimps Market

 Gwangcheon used to be a anchorage even though it is land now. The anchorage was crowded with lots of ships and merchants who wanted to sell seafoods from their ship. Gwangcheon Market developed in this way.

 Then, how was Cave Salted Shrimps developed?

 In 1950, people living near the anchorage called Ongam used to dig and bury a jar full of Salted Shrimps in the ground. However, the Salted Shrimps spoiled easily in the summer and people had to throw them away. There was a terrible vicious circle that over half of Salted Shrimps they produced were thrown out.

 At that time, Mr. Yun who retired as a miner and sold Salted Shrimps faced with same problem. He recalled the environment where he worked as a miner and carried out challenge that he stored the Salted Shrimps in the abandoned mine.

 The result of his challenge was surprising! He stored Salted Shrimps in June, and they change into higher-quality Salted Shrimps without decaying. So, Mr. Yoon started to dig in abandoned mine with villagers. Fortunately, they dug with their bare hands because the mountain was made up of talcum, soft rocks that have plenty of water. It was the moment that Salted Shrimps that couldn't help throwing away in a wastebasket turned into the Special Salted Shrimps as a representative food in Gwangcheon.

 How about visiting Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimps Market and tasting fresh Salted Shrimps that a man’s wisdom made? :-)