Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition: Healthy food made in Gyeonggi Province

Createdd 2015-06-04 Hit 1301

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I just came back from the Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition. This year’s slogan for the Exhibition was “Wave on the Table”.

With the Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services participating in the event, Seoul Food 2015 was that much more meaningful.

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Shuttle buses started from various locations across Seoul, and soon they arrived at Ilsan KINTEX one after another.

Every single hall at the vast KINTEX was being used for Seoul Food 2015.

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The Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services display was located inside Exhibition Hall 2.

Platforms for the shuttle buses were located in front of Exhibition Hall 1, so I slowly made my way to the venue while basking in the spring sunshine.

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I found Exhibition Hall 2.

The first floor where you enter and exit the exhibition halls was packed with people, but the second floor where you can only enter was relatively quiet.

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Taking up every single exhibition hall at Ilsan KINTEX was impressive enough, but looking at numerous food related booths bunched up tightly together helped me really understand the sheer number of participants and the overall size of this event.

Now, where’s our Gyeonggi Province…

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Good Morning, Gyeonggi! Next Gyeonggi!

I arrived in front of the Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services’ display.

The Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services aims to develop Gyeonggi Province’s agriculture into a high value-added bio-industry in response to globalization and a more open stance towards the world. The organization focuses on R&D for new technologies necessary in agriculture and supplying those technologies throughout the industry!

If it develops farming techniques, undertakes research and spreads processing technologies to promote the consumption of agricultural products, then we will be able to enjoy our agricultural products more conveniently and in a wider variety of styles, right?

This year’s exhibition featured agricultural food products made with technologies transferred by Gyeonggi Province and processed foods produced thanks to start-up assistance for women in agricultural villages.

Let’s see what food we have here…

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First, we have Hannete!

Hannete Cheese is a small farming family business in Pocheon of Gyeonggi Province.

‘Hannete’ is a portmanteau of the English word ‘hand’ and French word ‘honnete’.

It embodies values such as directly produced, handmade, trust, and the image of an artisan.

The cheese was delicious, and visitors can also enjoy some hands-on activities.

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This is Peach Jam made by Poongwon Farm at Icheon, Gyeonggi Province!

Poongwon Farm also offered a limited edition dried peach that must be dried on the day the peach is harvested at the farm.

They also had Korean traditional sweets and cookies.

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I also found Our Home-made Kimchi from Yeoju of Gyeonggi Province, which is produced only on demand!

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Gyeonggi Province also had Cheonggukjang (fermented soybeans) made with beans harvested in the clean environment of Hwaseong City.

Apparently, it was fermented using traditional methods inside rooms made of red clay!

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Wow! Me-3 makgeolli (traditional rice wine) is here as well!

They also had makgeolli that tasted like beer. I wonder what it’s like.

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Doraji (balloon flower root) is great for your bronchial tubes!

I performed my filial duty today with some syrup and powder made from 6-year-old Doraji.

This particular booth featured Doraji harvested at a 70,000 pyeong (approximately 23ha) farm in Icheon of Gyeonggi Province. Their products didn’t have the typical burning taste from toxins, making it even better to eat.

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Then we have Healthy Jangajji (pickled vegetables) produced in Yongin of Gyeonggi Province.

To think that such great food was being produced in Gyeonggi Province, close to Seoul, was really amazing.

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This is Waterway, a patented technology jointly developed by the Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extention Services and Dae San Precision!

The advantage here is that you can use normal seedlings bought at the market!

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Ain Farm, located in Anseong of Gyeonggi Province, is protecting our mushroom farms with a new variety of Saesongi mushroom developed in Korea, the ‘Gonji no. 3’.

These days, domestic breeds that don’t require the payment of royalties are a really important issues!

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Ibee Honey Wine, produced by the Ibee Agricultural Union Corporation using sweet honey, won a Gold Award at the 2015 Monde Selection!

I had a glass; it was a very sweet honey wine indeed.

Time just flew by as I spent the day tasting and exploring the offerings of the Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services! It was an awesome day during which I was able to enjoy myself and feel my body grow healthier.

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