Many Foreign Visitors are Fascinated to These??? - Information

Thirteen million foreigners were visiting to Korea last year from mainly from Middle East, Thailand, China, America and Japan. One of Korea Poll surveyed selected these visitors and asked them where they have been, which menu they enjoyed, what they bought for their returning gift. Followings are answer to these questions. Some item is very unexpected by ordinary Korean.. 

1.   Food and Soft Drink

1-1)        Coffee Mix (Ready Mix with Sugar and Power Cream)

Most Korean expect most foreign visitors would choose to buy traditional Korean tea

like green tea or ginseng tea or citrus tea. But many foreigners surprisingly choose to

buy coffee mix which is premixed with sugar and cream power so that they could

immediately drink as soon as they pour hot water to the mix and properly stir for

complete mixing. There are now days many options like less sugar or no sugar or

black or premium band coffee power. Please see the photo.

1-2)            Bibimbab (Mixed Rice)

Jinju's unique bibimbap comes with "yukhoe" -- raw strips of julienned beef. To the west of Busan, Jinju city is home to a variant of the globally popular bibimbap. It is yukhoe -- raw strips of julienned beef -- that distinguishes Jinju bibimbap from the other iterations of this South Korean staple. It comes in a large, bronze bowl, filled with a base of steamed rice, yukhoe, mung bean jelly, steamed bracken, dried seaweed gochujang (a red chili paste) and a few side dishes out freezed sliced meat with this seasoning which is to use. Please see the photo.

1-3)            Gimbap (Wrapped with Sea wheat rolling others inside)   

 It is principal idea to wrap steamed rice with sea wheat which is putting other materials inside core like vegetables and slicing squared ham. There are many other ways include some other items inside core like cheese or Bulgogi barbeque or something else depend on each hobby.  Advantages at this menu are anybody could promptly eat the Gimbap with less reasonable price anywhere or any time at convenient so that people could easily carry as lunch box. Please see the photo.  

2.    Location

2-1) Sowolgil in Namsan

As introduced at drama “Gonghang Ganeungil ( Road to Air Port)”, many foreign visitors have been drawn their interest in this Sowolgil which is beautifully arranged to open view to Namsan Tower and feeling with sentimental atmosphere when you are walking the Sowol under  dropped yellow leaves.  Please see the photo.

2-2) Korea House Village at Ikseondong in Seoul.

The Ikseondong Korea House Village is the oldest Korea House village in Seoul. This is just the location Japanese novelist came across woman main character at the movie “Worst One Day”. This Village is somewhat more affectionate than Korea House at Bukcheon Village which is almost always clouded with many visitors. This Village has been recently known to home and abroad visitors where they are maintaining more traditional Korean style cultures than Bukcheon Village.

3.    Experience Firsthand

3-1) Korean Sauna (Jimjibang)

There is Korean Sauna widely known to many foreign visitors where they would like to experience firsthand with their friends or families. When Poll asked foreign visitor which one is the most impressive during their staying in Korea, fifty three percent of foreign visitors answered Koreas Sauna.              They were provably very impressive against skin Scrubber or massager, different kinds of sauna like red clay room or jade sauna and various food service inside sauna building which are unique style bath and different from any other country. . 

3-2) Temple Stay

Many Temples have started to open their temple to foreigner for the introduction of Buddhist so call as Temple Stay since 2002 World Cup Soccer Game and continuously open the temple to domestic and foreign visitors since then. More foreign visitors than domestic are visiting and staying at temple as Temple Stay which they experience Buddhist life at the temple for limited short times like one week. All visitors have to follow original Buddhist living style at the temple like food, lodging and schedule which are different from foreigner’s ordinary life at their country and found very attractive. Ninety percent of foreigners who have stayed at the temple for the Temple Stay answered the question if they are interested in introducing the Temple Stay to others as “Yes”.    

3-3) Boryeong Mud Festival

This Festival lasted for about 20 years since start opening and one of highest participant ratio that foreigners want to take a part during their visiting. Boryeong sand at Daecheon Beach Resort is originally made with shell particles which is unique in oriental Asia. People criticized one time before the Boryeong Mud was not so hygienic but soon later proved well hygienic for well-being. This mud is collecting at clean beach which is not inclusive any polluted contents.   

4.    Goods  

4-1)  Nail Cutter

This item is also unexpected goods which most foreign visitors bought for their gift when tey return. As Korean, we used easily to buy a good nail cutter at local market. But foreign visitors are impressive for good quality and long life without deformation who have used Korean made nail cutter during their stay. But most Korean does not so much care of nail cutter since many nail cutters are O.K. Anyway many foreigners bought nail cutter “777 brand”.

4-2) Sheet Musk Pack

 Sheet Musk Pack has been originally introduced by Korean which many foreigners are remarkably interested in. Some visitors from China or Japan have bought dozen of pack or sometime hundreds of the packs like sweeping out the musk pack at the shop.  It is known to New Yorker one time as a secret that many Koran always keep their skin with appropriated moisture because they used to use musk pack every day. There is fashioned words in New York as “Monday to Friday Masking”. Foreigners could choose different kinds of musk pack depend on their individual skin character.