Korea-China-Japan Food Culture Festival to Open

"When you visit Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon, you can enjoy representative dishes from Korea, China, and Japan."

On December 12, one day before the opening of the 43rd Suwon Hwaseong Culture Festival, the 'Korea-China-Japan International Sister City Food Culture Festival' will be held.

According to the city on the 11th, the event will be held at 6 p.m. at the plaza in front of Hwaseong Haenggung Palace, with approximately 1,000 domestic and international guests in attendance, including Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo and Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo, as well as diplomats from each country. The opening ceremony and tasting event of the Korea-China-Japan International Sister City Food Festival will proceed in diverse ways.

The city has held the Suwon marinated galbi festival, a representative food of Suwon, during the annual Suwon Culture Festival period, but this year has arranged an opportunity to taste representative dishes from sister cities China and Japan as well.

The food culture festival will feature 9 galbi specialty restaurants in Suwon, 9 Chinese restaurants, and 14 Japanese specialty restaurants, where visitors can purchase marinated galbi, hand-pulled jajangmyeon and yangnyeom pizza, sashimi and sushi, and more at prices lower than market rates.

During the festival period continuing through the 15th, visitors can sample various dishes from each country free of charge at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, prepared by chefs invited from China, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, and Cambodia.

Not only at the opening ceremony held at 6 p.m. on the 12th, but also until the 15th when the festival ends, various events will continue at the Hwaseong Haenggung Palace plaza, including traditional busking performances, art group performances, live concerts, citizen karaoke contests, and mandolin performances.

After parking at the Hwaseong Haenggung Palace parking lot, you can reach the food culture festival venue by walking for approximately 10 minutes.

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