Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Event/Activities: Strawberry Festivals 2015

Heading to Korea and thinking of local seasonal fruit that you can try while you there?? There are few selection but the most prominent for this period is a delicious juicy, red fruit!!O-o It's strawberry!! Nyum nyum (냠냠)!! ㅋㅋㅋ In Korea, you can get strawberry almost everyday but the best strawberry come out every year is winter strawberry! This winter strawberry starts from November until May.

Seems like I'm late writing about this topic??O-o  ㅋㅋㅋ no I'm not!!ㅋㅋㅋ Why I choose to write it now?? Its because March and April is the best period for plucking juicy yummy strawberry! Wee ^^ㅋㅋㅋ In Korea there are few provinces that produce strawberry such as Damyang in Jeollanam-do, Nonsan in Chungcheongnam-do, Geochang in Gyeongsangnam-do and Yangpyeong in Gyeonggi-do.

Apart from those provinces, Jinju Strawberry is the best!ㅋㅋㅋ Where is Jinju??O-o Anyone knows or been there before??  Jinju is well-known as historical and traditional city located in Gyeongsangnam-do. Based on its best quality, Jinju Maehyang Strawberry had been export abroad. ^^ Some other fruits that also been export abroad from Jinju are Fuyu persimmon, Shingo pears, muskmelon and Eryngii mushroom.

Lets' back to our topic!ㅋㅋㅋ Enough about mouthwatering fruits!ㅋㅋ For travelers that prefer uncommon trip? Why don't you try to head out from Seoul and go to those provinces, experience yourself on how to plucking yummy strawberries fresh from farm!! or for any Seoulites that too tired being in the city all the time, why don't plan a weekend getaway to strawberry farm?? Bring along your love one and feel the excitement of plucking fresh seasonal fruit!Here are strawberry Festival that you can visitNonsan Strawberry  festival in Chungcheongnam-do and Yangpyeong Strawberry festival in Gyeonggi-do.







P/s: What are you waiting for?? Pack your stuff and lets' go to Strawberry farm this weekend! :P

Sources: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=713941
               https://www.malaysianfoodie.com/2014/12/get-taste-jinju-city-south-korea- 
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               http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=708055
               http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=1805395

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