Sunchang Gochujang Village (순창고추장민속마을)

Sunchang Gochujang Village (순창고추장민속마을)

– Homepage
tour.sunchang.go.kr

Sunchang Gochujang Village is home to expert gochujang (Korean chili paste) crafters using the traditional methods. Visitors can learn how to make gochujang and enjoy dishes using it, such as tteokbokki (rice cakes cooked with gochujang) and wild vegetables bibimbap. The village is fully equipped with accommodations, restaurants, seminar rooms, and other facilities, providing perfect conditions for a variety of hands-on experiences. 

– Address : 9 Baegya-gil, Sunchang-eup, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk-do

※ Presentation Information
– Experience Guide
Making Gochujang, instant tteokbokki, fermented condiments, and blueberry pie

– Information and Guides
+82-63-653-0277

– Parking
Available

– Day Off
The day of Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)

– Operating Hours
09:00-18:00

– Admission Fees
Free

– Available Facilities
Accommodations, experience centers, restaurants

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Sunchang Jangnyu Experience Center (순창장류체험관)

– Homepage
www.sunchang.go.kr

– Tel
+82-63-650-5432

Located in front of the Traditional Gochujang Folk Village in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do, Sunchang Jangnyu Experience Center offers visitors the opportunity to sample and make delicious dishes using Sunchang’s famous gochujang (red pepper paste). Visitors can make refined gochujang using traditional methods, along with a variety of other popular dishes such as injeolmi (rice cake coated with powdered soybeans) and twibap (popped rice snack). In addition to a range of experience programs, clean accommodation facilities are also available for program participants.

⊙ Sunchang Fermented Food Festival (순창장류축제)

– Homepage
www.jangfestival.co.kr

– Tel
+82-63-650-1624

Experience the most iconic spicy flavor of Korean cuisine, gochujang (red chili paste). This festival takes place in Sunchang, the renowned home of gochujang. Visitors can try spicy and savory dishes made with Sunchang gochujang, partake in programs such as making red chili paste, and check out the festival’s performances, exhibitions, and shops. The biggest attraction is the “Sunchang gochujang offering procession to the King.” It is an reenactment based on the records of King Taejo’s (born Yi Seong-gye), founder of the Joseon dynasty, love for the taste of Sunchang gochujang. During the event, a music procession and porters with a wagon loaded with crocks of chili paste perform a march around the village. Visitors can also check out the new Fermentation Theme Park, where they can learn the scientific principles of food through microbial experiments.

◎ Tip
Tteokbokki is a must-eat Korean street food. Don’t miss the “Sunchang Tteokbokki Town,” where you can try a variety of tteokbokki dishes made using Sunchang’s fermented sauces.

⊙ Sunchang Traditional Paste Museum (순창장류박물관)

– Tel
+82-63-650-1627

Sunchang Traditional Paste Museum offers visitors a look at different traditional paste culture from gochujang (pepper paste) to doenjang (soybean paste). Located across from the Sunchang Gochujang Village, a robot gochujang grandmother greets the visitors by telling the history of Sunchang pepper paste. The exhibition halls inside display the history of various traditional paste and visitors even have a chance to experience the process of making different pastes. The outdoor square attracts people with a terrace displaying earthen wares that are used to contain the fermented sauces, as well as a millstone worked by horse or ox, and an old tomb from the Baekje dynasty.