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02 Mar 2009, Posted by Matt in Food & Drink, Jeju, 12 Comments

Jeju Feature Part 3: The Food Tour


20090307_jeju_haenyeoOpen for business! Sliced abalone served next to Jeongbang Waterfall, thanks to a local haenyeo (woman diver).

Over the past few weeks, we saw Jeju’s fire festival and climbed South Korea’s highest peak. But now, it’s time to eat!

As a huge volcanic island, it makes sense that there’s a dearth of arable land on Jeju.  But being an island also means that seafood has always been a staple of Jejanese cuisine.  So to start our culinary exploration, let’s start at the beach… but one warning, food on Jeju doesn’t come cheap!

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