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Top 30 Scenic Sites of Chungnam
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Top 30 Flavors of Chungnam
- Cheonan Hodu-gwaja Cheonan is famous for hodu-gwaja (walnut cake), which is a type of confectionery made with flour dough, walnuts and red beans.
- Cheonan Byeongcheon Sundae Cheonan Byeongcheon(Gukbap) (Byeongcheon Korean Sausage and Rice Soup) Sundae Street is lined with restaurants offering delicious Korean sausages that vary in taste. It is also bustling with people looking for some tasty sausages.
- Gongju Gongju Chestnut Gongju chestnuts are especially sweet and savory, as they are cultivated in the Charyeongsanmaek Mountain Range and Gyeryongsan Valley, which has a wide diurnal temperature range, clean air and water, and fertile soil.
- Gongju Gongju Kalguksu Gongju kalguksu (noodle soup) is a local delicacy that is enjoyed by people of all ages.
- Boryeong Kkotge-tang and Kkotge-jjim Two of the most popular ways to eat blue crabs, which are low in fat and rich protein, are kkotge-tang (spicy blue crab stew) or kkotge-jjim (braised blue crab).
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Boryeong
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(Grilled Clams) Boryeong, located close to the West Sea, offers fresh clams. - Asan Yeomchi Hanwoo Yeomchi Hanwoo (Yeomchi Korean Beef) Street located in Yeomchi-eup near Asanman Bay is lined with a number of restaurants specializing in Korean beef. Korean beef is high-quality beef that is rich in protein and considered a stamina food.
- Asan Inju Eel There is a street with eel restaurants on the way to Asanman Bay and Sapgyocheon Stream. Jangeo-gui (grilled eel), which tastes wonderful with soy sauce or gochujang (red pepper sauce), is delicious and offers health benefits.
- Seosan Eorigul-jeot Eorigul-jeot (salted oyster) was served to the kings of Joseon, attesting to the fact it is a true delicacy. It is made with the freshest quality ingredients such as wild oysters and bay salt.
- Seosan Gegukji Gegukji is a dish that is made by boiling crabs and kimchi together. It has an ocean flavor coming from the crabs, which blends perfectly with the spicy kimchi.
- Nonsan Strawberry Nonsan strawberries, which have been farmed in the area for around 50 years, are high-quality strawberries with high sugar content that taste and smell delicious as they are cultivated using advanced facilities and farming techniques.
- Nonsan Ganggyeong Jeotgal A variety of different Ganggyeong jeotgal (salted seafood) are made at an advanced facility using traditional recipes with all of the ingredients supplied directly by the producers. This is why they taste exactly the way your mother or grandmother probably made them!
- Gyeryong Yeot and Mulyeot Gyeryongsan yeot (taffy) is a clean and natural traditional food product made with starch syrup obtained from the local rice using the bedrock water obtained from 120m below ground in Gyeryongsan Mountain.
- Dangjin Ureong Ssambap Ureong ssambap (Leaf Wraps and Rice and Soybean Paste Stew with Snails) is an iconic local dish of Dangjin. The soybean paste stew containing a large number of chewy freshwater snails which is used as a sauce for rice wraps.
- Dangjin Ganjaemi-hoemuchim Ganjaemi-hoemuchim (Spicy Raw Young Skate Salad) Dangjin is a famous producer of young skate, which is often eaten raw as a spicy salad.
- Geumsan Geumsan Insam-twigim Ginseng, which has been proven effective against various diseases, is deep fried and it can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
- Geumsan Insam-eo-juk This is a porridge made by boiling ginseng with Korean bullhead, mandarin fish, catfish, carp, etc. caught from the clean waters of the upstream area of the Geumgang River. Flour dough, noodles, etc. are added and everything is boiled again until it becomes very thick.
- Buyeo Yeonipbap Yeonipbap (rice wrapped in lotus leaf) is arguably the first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think of Buyeo, which is famous for Gungnamji Pond where lotus flowers bloom in the summer.
- Buyeo Mushroom Hot Pot The mushroom hot pot made with fresh and nutritious mushrooms tastes very refreshing.
- Seosan Mosi Songpyeon Mosi songpyeon(Ramie Half-moon Rice Cake) is half-moon-shaped rice cake made with ramie leaves that are rich in dietary fiber and calcium.
- Seosan Hansan Sogokju Hansan sogokju is a traditional alcoholic beverage that was enjoyed by the royal family of Baekje. It is made by fermenting glutinous rice for 100 days, and it has a very unique flavor that you won’t be able to forget.
- Cheongyang Chili Pepper Cheongyang is a producer of high-quality chili peppers. It has the ideal conditions for chili pepper farming, as it is located in a basin and valley near Chilgapsan Mountain and has soil with a large productive layer (humus), well-drained soil, and a broad diurnal temperature range.
- Cheongyang Goji Berry Cheongyang has the perfect climate and soil conditions for producing high-quality goji berries. It accounts for 67% of the national production volume.
- Hong Sung Hongseong Hanwoo Hongseong hanwoo (Hongseong Korean Beef) cattle are fed locally produced straw and grains. This is why Hongseong hanwoo beef tastes tender and contains fine strips of fat that make it taste especially juicy.
- Hong Sung Daeha-gui Jumbo shrimps caught from the clean waters of Cheonsuman Bay is famous as high-protein, low-fat food. Gourmets from all over the country visit this area in September to eat the local daeha-gui (grilled jumbo shrimps)
- Yesan Yesan Sogalbi Special-grade hanwoo (Korean beef) ribs produced in Yesan, designated as a clean area, is carefully selected and marinated in the traditional method.
- Yesan Sanchae-jeongsik of Sudeoksa Temple This is a healthful meal prepared with wild vegetables that will invigorate your appetite with their unique smells and flavors.
- Taean Ganjang-gejang Ganjang-gejang (Soy Sauce Marinated Crab) is prepared by preserving crab with salt and marinating it in soy sauce for fermentation. Taean is nationally famous for this dish.
- Taean Daeha-gui Every fall, Taean receives countless visitors thanks to the Jumbo Shrimp Festival. The jumbo shrimps taste the best in the fall season when they grow to about 30cm in length, and when you visit Taean, you can taste wild jumbo shrimps that will just melt in your mouth.
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