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Jeongseon Arirang Market
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Jeongseon Arirang Market
A mountain-town five-day market in Gangwon, with gondre rice, buckwheat pancakes and noodles, on market days ending in 2 and 7.
Jeongseon Arirang Market is the main market of Jeongseon, a mountain county in Gangwon. Its five-day market opens on days ending in 2 and 7 each month, and weekend markets keep it running much like a permanent market for visitors.
What to expect
Stalls selling mountain vegetables, dried herbs and local produce, with food stalls and a food alley nearby. Jeongseon is also home to the Arirang Train, which brings visitors from other parts of Korea.
What to eat
Gondre-bap (thistle rice), kotdung-chigi guksu (buckwheat noodles), olchaengi guksu (corn noodles), potato dumplings (gamja ongsimi) and memil jeonbyeong (buckwheat pancakes).
Visitor tips
- Market days are the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd and 27th of each month (check the calendar).
- Daytime market; go before mid-afternoon.
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