chuncheon delicious food
Dakgalbi
Dakgalbi is a must-eat when visiting Chuncheon.
Dakgalbi (spicy stir-friend chicken) is the most famous food of Chuncheon. The chicken is chopped up and marinated in sauce and then cooked on a grill together with vegetables.
Makkuksu
As famous as dakgalbi in Chuncheon.
Though the origin of makkusu is unknown, it is a cuisine that is simple to make without complex recipes and ingredients. Buckwheat is used to make the noodles and it is combined with kimchi or watery radish kimchi, added with vegetables, sauce, broth, vinegar and mustard as desired.
Chongddeok
Rice cake made in the shape of a gun.
Chongddeok is a dish containing pork or kimchi inside buchwheat rice cakes and it is a traditional food of Gangwon-do. It is said that its long shape looks like a gun. Chongddeok, which is a traditional food originating dozens of years ago has a savory and great taste.
Chikguksu
The tangy and spicy taste is a summertime favorite.
Chikguksu is a summertime favorite for its tangy and spicy taste. Its main ingredient is noodles made with kudzu and a variety of seasonings and broth. The taste is determined by the noodles and broth. Thus, each restaurant has their own traditional and unique taste.
Freshwater raw fish
Big servings of fresh fish at low costs.
Fishing and growing carp and trout flourishes in Chuncheonho and Soyangho lakes. You can get freshwater raw fish at low prices. Wild mandarin fish and pond smelt are also delicacies. Pond smelt in the winter is a real treat.
Freshwater spicy fish soup
Attracting foodies with a spicy and great taste
Chuncheon is surrounded by clean lakes and rivers and are rich in freshwater fish making it perfect for freshwater spicy fish soup. The soup made with just caught fish and vegetables is attracting foodies from all around.
Broiled Minnow
Minnow is rich in calcium and iron so it is great for children or those with anemia.
It is boiled with minnows and radish leaves and radishes to remove the fishy smell. It is boiled down for a long time with sauces until it is soft enough to eat even the bones. Minnow is rich in protein and fat and protects your stomach and it contains high contents of calcium and iron making it great for children or people with anemia.
Yaksusanchae Korean Meal
Rice made from mineral water from Chugok added with clean wild vegetables for great taste and nutrition.
Chugok mineral water, which is known nationwide for its effects on stomach diseases, and wild plants collected from nearby mountains are combined to make a tasty and nutritious meal. The rice is made with Chugok mineral water, which is rich in iron, so it has a dark color and melts in your mouth. Rice made with this water gets old quickly in just 3-4 hours, so the restaurant always makes new rice for customers.
