[Talk Talk Market] Shilin Night Market in Taiwan vs Pusan International Market in Korea

[Talk Talk Market] 

Shilin Night Market in Taiwan 

vs 

Pusan International Market in Korea

This is the second time to compare foreign markets to Korean markets. Today, I’d like to introduce you Shilin Night Market in Taiwan and Pusan international Market in Korea.

 Because Taiwan is so humid and hot, there are lots of night markets in the country . Each city has at least 2-3 markets. Is it different from Korea? But, there is a common thing between two markets. That is the places where foreigners visit a lot.

You can choose some tropical fruits you want and pay for them in Shilin Night Market. Also, youcan enjoy fried chicken at a low price. Do you know Taiwan is called the destination of Epicureanism travel? Really! There are lots of delicious food :-)

International Market is located in Pusan, Korea. It has a sad historical story. 

After independence in1945, many Japanese gained one place to sold war supplies before leaving Korea. This is how the market was formed. After Korean war, refugees gathered and made the market activated more. Some products were smuggled through Pusan port and the products were spread throughout the country. 

There are lots of delicious foods, too. Fishcakes and Danpatjuk, sweet red-bean porridge with small rice dumplings! A row of food carts line the street!

Do you think the Shilin Night Market and Pusan International market has something in common?

[Talk Talk Market] Chandni Chowk in India VS Gwangjang Market in Korea

[Talk Talk Market] 

Chandni Chowk in India VS Gwangjang Market in Korea

Do you remember we introduced a series of webtoons on Korean market where Global supporters visited? They accomplished another mission that compare foreign markets to Korean markets.

Lots of travelers say “If you want to see real face of the nation where you visit, you go to the traditional markets because they reflect culture and tradition of the country.”

So, we’d like to introduce some foreign markets and our traditional markets :-) The first markets are Chandni Chowk in India and Gwangjang Market in Korea!

Chandni Chowk is crowded with cars, people and cows. Here you can see lots of herbs and spices used in Indian food and cycle-rickshaw, common public transportation in India. Also, there are various foods in this market! If you visit here, you can enjoy lots of Indian food including curry.

Gwangjang market in Korea looks more organized than Chandni chowk. As we already introduced,this market is famous for foods such as drug Gimbap, tteokbokki, boiled fish cake and Japchae.

Also, there is 100-year-old Hanbok market in this market. Do you know Hanbok is Korean traditional clothes. You can buy a splendid version of the traditional hanbok in this market :-)

[ENJOY FOOD] Grilled Bulgogi

[ENJOY FOOD] 

Grilled Bulgogi

I’d like to introduce delicious food you can enjoy in Chilseong Market : Grilled Bulgogi!

 If you visit St.Bukseong in Daegu, you can find lots of restaurants for Grilled Bulgogi in a row. They are so popular that Korean TV show, running man, was shot here, too :-)

Do you know you can enjoy the same dishes in this market, too?

Season the meat for a while and grill it on briquette without burning it! We’re so sure that you  certainly finish your bowl of rice because the bulgogi is so delicious!

Do you want to eat Korean bulgogi? Then, Visit chilseong Market in daegu!

[Talk Talk Market] Chilseong Market in Daegu

[Talk Talk Market] 

Chilseong Market in Daegu

Chilseong Market was opened in 1946 and it used to be called ‘Bungmun Market’. There are two big markets in Daegu : Chilseong Market and Seomun Market. They are crowded with lots of people in Daegu as well as around Gyeongsnagbuk-do.

What is the first thing in your mind when you hear of the market? Of course, lots of things! Especially, it is famous for flower and vegetable and fruit market! Because Daegu is known for a region of delicious apple called Korean crab-apple, you can buy fresh apples at a low price there. Do you know sellers in smaller markets and some supermarkets also buy them in this market?

Also, you can buy the freshet seafoods in this market even though Daegu is inland province. And many children and their parents visit here to buy cute stationery!

If you’re a frugal customer, visit Chilseong Market in Daegu J

[Enjoy KOREA] Sancheoneo(Mount Trout) Festival

[Enjoy KOREA] 

Sancheoneo(Mount Trout) Festival

Real winter covered with snow and ice in every January in the whole area of Hwacheon, Gangwon-do that is famous for clean region where Sancheoneo and otter live.

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is opened in every January under the slogan of “Unfrozen Hearts, Unforgettable Memories” at Hwacheon that has geographical feature of the fastest ice freezing in the country because of cold valley wind and clean water.

This is unique theme experience festival full with good shows and 40 or about various experience programs such as ice sledding, snow sledding, snow sculpture and ice soccer, Sancheoneo experience programs combined with the image of Hwacheon that has clean natural environment with the first grade clean water in Bukhangang (river) for catching Sancheoneo by hand, Sancheoneo fishing on the ice to catch the fish easily and enjoy the fishing by everybody, breaking the ice with 40cm thickness and above and looking at Sancheoneo in the deep water for your exciting play available for experiencing at Hwacheon only and heart-warm memory in winter. 

[Enjoy Korea] Bakdaljae

[Enjoy Korea] 

Bakdaljae

There are some popular and old songs that everyone knows in Korea. Among them, ‘Bakdaljae crying over’ is related to the place where I’ll introduce today.

When you hear this song, you might feel so sad. Do you know the song has a sad story?

Long ago, a countryside scholar named Bakdal was on the way to Seoul to take Gwageo, the highest-level state examination to recruit ranking officials. Because it takes several days to get Seoul, he decided to stay in a village in Jecheon. He wanted to stay a farmer’s house and the farmer has beautiful daughter named Geumbong. As you can guess, Bakdal and Geumbong fell in love each other. However, he couldn’t help leaving the village to take a test.

He arrived Seoul, but he couldn’t concentrate his study and examination because of her. So, he failed the examination. So did Geumbong. She waited and prayed for him at the hill all day long, and as time went by, eventually she got tired of wating and died. She had already died when Bakdal returned to the village. He lost his composure and cried at the hill where she had waited for him. Suddenly, he saw the phantom of her and hugged. He died there, too. Because the place he stood was cliff. After that, people called this hill ‘Bakdaljae’.

Visit here, and you can feel the heartrending love of them. 

[Enjoy Korea] Cheongpung lakeside

[Enjoy Korea] 

Cheongpung lakeside

Cheongpung lake was made by construction of Chungju dam in 1985. With the building of a dam, lots of villages in Jecheon, Dannyang and Chungju was submerged. Among them, villages in Jecheon take up more than 50%.

Cheongpung lake is so beautiful that lots of people call it ‘inland ocean’. Jecheon has become hot spot on the basis of superb natural landscape where tourists want to visit. It makes visitors peaceful.

Cheongpung Cultural Properities Complex is a rteconstruction of Cheongpung, a village that became submerged after the construction of Chungju Dam located above Chungju Lake. Especailly, SBS Jecheon Setting, co-located on the site of Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex, recreates a historical Korean folk village used in the SBS produced TV mini-series “Daemang” and “Jang Gilsan”. Several other historical SBS TV productions were filmed on this set as well.

Do you want to enjoy both natural and traditional place?

Visit Jechoen, and you’ll go for the effect of killing two birds with a stone.

[Talk Talk Market] Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market

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Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market

Where is a major transportation point? There are many traffic points. Especially, Jecheon is one of them because it borders on Chungcheong-do, Gyeongsang-do and Gangwon-do. If someone loves to travel by train, he must stop off at Jecheon station and take a picture in front of the station.

Jecheon was selected as a special zone for medicinal herb by government. So, it is famous for its great medicinal herb and superb natural landscape. To make use of these strong points, Jecheon Market placed in front of the station is offering healthy foods and tour programs.

Its name was changed to Jecheon Yeokjeon Hanmaeum Market in 2011, and its interior was also changed. The market readjusted the division of lots to make visitors enjoy shopping and foods in clean environment.

If you enter the market, you can see lots of tables and stools in a row. You can enjoy delicious foods such as jeonㅡa kind of pancake, noodles, gimbap and dongdongjuㅡsuspended rice wine. I guess you’re so surprised because they are so cheap and heavy.

Visit this market, and you’ll get energy from mountain and lake around Jecheon.

[Enjoy Food] Gwamegi

[Enjoy Food] 

Gwamegi

 Pohang has lots of famous foods, so we want to introduce their food again.

Gwamegi is a Korean half-dried Pacific saury made during winter. It’s mostly eaten in the region of North Gyeongsan Province such as Pohang where a large amount of the fish is harvested. Especially, Guryoungpo Harbor in Pohang is the most famous.

Fresh saury is frozen at -10 degrees Celsius and is placed outdoors in December to repeat freezing at night and defreezing in the day. The process continues until the water content of the fish drops to approximately 40%.

Try some chewy and nutrious gwamegi from Guryongpo, where the northwesterly wind and the sea winds meet to create ideal conditions. :-)