Do you know what is specialty food in Jeonju? Yes, you're right. It's Jeonju Bibimbap!
Jeonju bibimbap owes its popularity to perfectly steamed rice topped with different vegetables, such as beansprout, carrot, spinach, mushroom, zucchini along with meat, sunny side up egg, gochujang, special soybean sauce, ginkgo, pine nuts, and other ingredients.
Bibimbap is a wellness food that contains the wisdom and philosophy of ancient Korea, which offering a balance of proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fat.
According to records, Bibimbap was first served at the royal table, then passed down and spread to common people. People started to eat bibimbap in Jeonju two hundred years ago.
My hubby told me that he saw a restaurant selling traditional Bibimbap since 1952 when guided by kind Ajusshi on our way to the hotel. I told my husband to just find anything to eat, as I might be fainting anytime because of hunger. It's already 3 pm (4 pm Singapore time) added that I was so exhausted after dragged heavy luggage and handbag earlier. I just followed him because he's confident to arrive at the restaurant before I fainted...
Hangukgjip, a Michelin star restaurant...
The first Bibimbap restaurant in Korea, has contributed Bibimbap as
the representative food in Jeonju.
There are 3 types of bibimbap in the menu: Korean Beef Tartare Bibimbap,
Dolsot bibimbap, and Brassware Pot Bibimbap.
We ordered Korean Beef Tartare Bibimbap (육희비빔밥) - 13,000 Won
and Beansprout soup with rice (콩나물국밥) - 6,000 Won
Great harmony not only visually in appearance but also in taste...
It's because all the ingredients chosen based on the Ying and Yang,
and Five Colors and Five Flavors Principle.
Yummy Kongnamul Gukbap especially I was extremely hungry
and the weather was so cold outside...
Good that they're not closing for resting in between lunch and dinner hour.
While waiting for our food, we saw Ahjumma and chef carefully
selecting soya beans and washing them. I think they're going to make
and ferment special soy paste (doenjang).
한국집 전주 전통 비빔밥
Add: Wansan-gu 2-1, 2Ga, Jeondong, Jeonju
Ph: 82-63-284-2224
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