"The Best Taste City in Korea" - Jeonju

Jeonju is known as "The Best Taste City in Korea," and for good reason.

Jeonju (전주시) is the capital of North Jeolla province, South Korea.

•    Bimbimbap

Bibimbap is so central to Jeonju culture, there is an entire festival dedicated to the dish.

The Jeonju version of Korea's beloved lunch in a bowl counts bean sprouts (콩나물) and raw beef (육회) as key ingredients.

Add Jeonju's gukbap to your list of hangover cures.

Gajeok Hwaegwan (가족회관) - one of the most famous restaurants in the area for Jeonju bibimbap. The flavorful side dishes and your steaming bibimbap bowl will promptly follow. It might be a little on the pricier side (especially outside Seoul) at ₩11,000, but the difference is in the quality of ingredients, and is well worth it.

• Jeonju Hanok Village 

It's living history not a movie set.

Korea's stunning traditional houses are displayed beautifully at Jeonju's Hanok Village. The Hanok Village in Jeonju has more than 700 traditional hanok house, many of which offer rooms to stay in.

The village itself is where many of the festivals and events are held, every weekend it is brimming with the craft markets and street food stalls. 

For more information :  http://www.jeonjuhanokvillage.com/ 

• Jeonju International Film Festival

Second to bibimbap, Jeonju is famous for its annual International Film Festival, referred to as the JIFF, which is held in the last week of April. During the festival, Jeonju invites actors and directors from all over the world.

More on here:  http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=292997

• Hanji Paper

Colorful rolls of hanji are perfect for gift-wrapping

Every visit calls for a good souvenir, and hanji paper qualifies as one of Jeonju's best. The Korean traditional paper made from the bark of mulberry trees is dyed and designed into and array of vibrant colors or ancient scipts. Hanji can be made into almost anythings : lamps, socks and even neckties.

Here is the official website :  http://tour-eng.jeonju.go.kr/index.sko

By XY

Weird Things People Eat In Korea

Seoul is one of the largest cities in the world and is home to nearly half the population of Korea. It's an extremely cosmopolitan city, home to hundreds of Western chain restaurants, including T.G.I.Friday's, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, McDonald's and KFC.

But what if you don't live in Seoul? What if you spend 2.5 years living on a small island in an even smaller village, with no fast food at all and limited options for Western cuisine? What you do is sample as much Korean food as you can, no matter how odd it looks (or how long it continues to wiggle on your plate after you're served). Here are the top 10 weird things I ate while living in Korea.

Raw garlic

Peeled, whole garlic cloves are served with almost everything in Korea, from chicken soup to barbecued ribs. Koreans will prove their fortitude by eating it raw. Most Westerners prefer to throw it on the grill for a few minutes first. But the true test of strength is surviving the next 48 hours with the smell of garlic radiating from every pore in your body.

Kimchi

Ahh, kimchi. The national food of Korea. Enough of a cultural treasure that Korea's version of NASA, KARI, specially fermented a batch to send into space with the first Korean astronaut last year. Essentially pickled cabbage, with some spice thrown in for good measure, kimchi is served with almost every meal, and if you're lucky you'll get multiple varieties. Some kimchis are seasonal and unfermented, such as the spring onion kimchi that's served in the early part of the year. Most restaurants make their own, and every batch tastes different.

Ginkgo Berries

Ginkgo trees cover Korea, and during fall their leaves cover the streets like a yellow brick road. As the weather gets colder, warm ginkyo berries are sold in street stalls and are often added to soups. The nutty taste and fleshy texture make them delicious, and Koreans have a saying that if you eat six a day you'll live to be 100 years old. Ginkgo consumption has been shown to improve memory, but the seed is no miracle food. Kids can be subjected to ginkyo poisoning if they eat too much, and some people have a poison ivy-like reaction to handling or eating the seeds. In addition, when the small round berries fall off the trees and rot on the sidewalks, they reek to high heaven if they're stepped on or they burst, leading some to call the fruit "stink-o berries."

Dried Cuttlefish

Go to a movie theater in Korea and you don't order popcorn. Your snack is dried cuttlefish, or sometimes squid. Often you can get it on a stick at corner marts, or buy entire horizontal segments. But the shredded sdtuff is the best. It tastes kind of sweet, and has only the slightest fishy smell.

Ski Resort Introduction (Gangwo-do)

Here to intro the resort of ski in Gangwo-do

For those who would like outdoor gaming such like ski or board , there are 9 resort at Gangwo-do will listed at below:

1. Alpensia Resort 

2. Yongpyong Resort: 

3. Daemyung Vivaldi Park: The Thrill of Nighttime Skiing

4. Phoenix Park Ski Resort: Snowboarder’s Heaven

5. Sungwoo Resort: International Snowboarding Mecca 

6. High 1 Resort: Fantastic Natural Slopes 

7. Elysian Gangchon: Closest to Seoul

8. Oak Valley Snow Park: Ski Resort in Nature 

9. O2 Resort: A Family Ski Adventure 

According to the copyright , I here to intro the resort for you guys only and may you guys visit the official website to get further information about the ski resort at Gangwo-do. 

Thank you.

Here is the official website which bring you more information regarding about the resort

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?gotoPage=1&cid=860691

by S1nG