Spring in Korea |
Mouthwatering Food Festivals
Food is a reflection of a nation's culture. It is also a window into a nation's lifestyle and natural environment. Spring is the season to taste foods made of wild and fresh vegetables and green tea produced in the southern region. In the coastal regions, some types of seafood are only caught in this season. During springtime, an abundance of food festivals take place in Korea, celebrating unique and delicious local specialties.
Food is a reflection of a nation's culture. It is also a window into a nation's lifestyle and natural environment. Spring is the season to taste foods made of wild and fresh vegetables and green tea produced in the southern region. In the coastal regions, some types of seafood are only caught in this season. During springtime, an abundance of food festivals take place in Korea, celebrating unique and delicious local specialties.
Boseong Green Tea |
Boseong Green Tea Festival
Dates: May 16 - May 20, 2012
Dates: May 16 - May 20, 2012
Venue: Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun
Korea Tea & Sori
(Sound) Culture Park and Boseong Green Tea Field
Description: In the south-west of the country is Boseong
with its beautiful green tea fields and superb landscapes. Boseong
accounts for 40% of the nation’s total green tea production. Boseong accounts
for 40% of the nation's total green tea production. Its beautiful green tea
fields draw a large crowd of visitors every year. During the festival,
attendees can pick green tea leaves or make green tea. There is also a tea
ceremony organized for teenagers. Green tea products (food and beverages) are
on exhibit and for sale.
Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival |
Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival
Dates: May 3 - May 9, 2012
Dates: May 3 - May 9, 2012
Venue: Gyeongsangnam-do
Sancheong-gun Gyeonghogang
River area
Description: Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival focuses on
health and celebrates the traditional medicines of Jirisan Mountain
and the Sancheong region. Visitors can personally experience unique and
specialized forms of treatment. Free treatments and consultation in traditional
medicine are offered at the venues, and there is a marketplace selling
medicinal herbs.
Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival. |
Dates: May 2 - May 6, 2012
Venue: Gyeongsangnam-do Hadong-gun Hwagae-myeon and
Agyang-myeon area
Description: Surrounded by Jirisan
Mountain and the Namhae
Sea, Hadong is regarded as one of the
most beautiful areas in Korea.
It’s never more beautiful than during the Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival.
Take part in free green tea tasting, royal tea ceremony, and a green tea
cooking contest to enjoy the flavors and culture of green tea.
Gwangalli Eobang Festival |
Gwangalli Eobang Festival
Dates: April 27 - April 29, 2012
Dates: April 27 - April 29, 2012
Venue: Busan-si
Suyeong-gu Gwangalli
Beach area
Description: The Gwangalli Eobang Festival, which is held in
the Gwangalli Beach area, is one of the largest and
most famous festivals in Busan. Visitors can take part in hands-on programs to
fish with nets or even catch fish with their bare hands. Seafood is also
available at affordable prices at the impromptu fish auction and marketplace.
Don't miss the magnificent sight of Gwangan
Bridge lit up at night,
beach performances, a street parade, and water sports.
Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival
Dates: March 8 - March 12, 2012
Dates: March 8 - March 12, 2012
Venue: Gyeongsangbuk-do
Yeongdeok-gun Samsa
Maritime Park
and Ganggu Port
Description: Yeongdeok has long been known for large catches
of snow crabs. In the Goryeo era (918 to 1392), the region presented snow crab
to the king as a tribute. The festival is held in Samsa
Maritime Park
that famous for sunrise festival and Ganggu
Port where there is a
concentration of restaurants specializing in snow crabs. Various events are
organized, including: Walking on the East
Coast Blue Road, Yeongdeok Snow Crab Fishing, and
a snow crab auction.
Red Snow Crab Festival |
Dates: February 29 – March 4, 2012
Venue: Gyeongsangbuk-do
Uljin-gun Hupo
Port Hanmaeum
Plaza
Description: The festival celebrates the snow crab and red
snow crab, which are local specialities of Uljin county. It is organized in the
Hanmaeum Plaza
in Hupo Port. Various hands-on programs are
held, such as the free sampling of snow crabs, making of bibimbap with the meat
of snow crabs, a snow crab cooking contest, and auction events.
This is just a small taste of Springtime festival fun in
Korea, to enjoy more of what Korea offers visitors during the Spring festivals
go to the official travel website for Korea: www.visitkorea.or.kr
and search ‘Spring Festivals’.
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