Authentic Korean flavors from Gyeonggi Province delivered to Taiwan — Gyeonggi Food Festival brings the taste of Korea to Taipei

By MOOK Travel Life Network, reported and compiled by Chen Guanxin

 

For those who love tteokbokki, banana milk, or Korean "three treasures" such as fresh ginseng, chestnuts, and red dates, you can now easily sample and shop without traveling all the way to Korea. From now until November 30, the Gyeonggi Province Food Culture Festival exhibition tour kicks off first on the 12th floor of SOGO Taipei Zhongxiao Branch. The event will feature thousands of authentic Korean food products, locally sourced fresh ginseng, and live cooking demonstrations by Korean chefs making tteokbokki chicken skewers. There will also be cooking workshops led by culinary experts teaching Korean cuisine. Additionally, during the event period, customers who spend over NT$2,000 in a single day will have the chance to enter a lucky draw to win round-trip economy class plane tickets for two between Songshan Airport–Seoul and Taoyuan Airport–Jeju.

This Gyeonggi Province Food Culture Festival will continue with touring exhibitions across Taiwan, including Kaohsiung Hanshin Dome, Yuanbhao Baoqing Store, City Super at SOGO Fuxing Branch, and Maga City Banqiao RT-Mart. The first stop at the 12th floor of SOGO Taipei Zhongxiao Branch showcases thousands of authentic Korean food products, including must-buy items for travelers to Korea such as banana milk, strawberry milk, seaweed crackers, as well as locally sourced fresh ginseng, chestnuts, and red dates — the Korean “three treasures.” There are also low-calorie Korean noodles loved by Korean women, such as samyang noodles and kelp noodles, along with authentic Korean flavors like fresh kimchi, makgeolli (Korean rice wine), and Gyeonggi Province rice, allowing visitors to experience the culture and cuisine of Gyeonggi without leaving Taiwan.

On-site, Korean chefs will prepare delicious dishes including authentic Korean tteokbokki chicken skewers, spicy tteokbokki, winter-nourishing and beauty-enhancing ginseng chicken soup, and Korean beef bone soup. In addition to sampling and shopping for authentic Korean ingredients, from November 22 to 25, hands-on cooking workshops guided by culinary experts will be held daily at 2:30 PM. Activities include DIY Korean sweet potato starch jelly, gochujang (Korean chili paste) making, bibimbap workshops, and creative naengmyeon (cold noodle) lessons.

 

Furthermore, the event offers special promotions such as buy five tteokbokki chicken or beef skewers and get one free, and buy two pickled vegetable items and get one free. Banana milk is available at two for NT$399 with a free piggy bank. Limited-time “daily specials” such as fresh yellow pomelo tea, seaweed crackers, bibimbap, and tteokbokki sauce will be available on selected dates with buy-one-get-one-free deals or discounts. During the event period, customers who spend over NT$2,000 in a single day and successfully accumulate Happy Go card points will be eligible to enter a lucky draw for a chance to win round-trip economy class air tickets between Songshan Airport–Seoul and Taoyuan Airport–Jeju.

 

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