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○ Gochang's summer specialties! Min-eo and Deokjayang!! The sea off Gochang is full of fish all year round thanks to its abundant food and the best spawning ground, the tidal flats! They say that in the summer, Gusipo Port is so busy catching min-eo that it's hard to even open its eyes... Let's meet the three masters of min-eo catching, min-eo, which is considered the best summer tonic! And let's meet Deokja, a fish that was named after a daughter because it was so precious and thankful! ○ A delicacy that brought the West Sea wind, Pungcheon eel! The legendary Pungcheon eel is said to be born thousands of kilometers away in the Pacific Ocean and travel up the sea to Incheon River in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do, bringing the West Sea wind! The fame of Pungcheon eel is said to be even recorded in our pansori stories... In the old days, the Pungcheon River was so full of wild eels that they had to be carried on a carrying pole, and these eels were a precious fish that supported the lives of the people of Gochang. Listen to the stories of the Pungcheon people, who still catch eels by building stone tombs in the Pungcheon River in the old way, and Grandma Jeong Geum-ja, who has lived with eels for 40 years, and taste the true taste of eel that made the Pungcheon people happy in the old days, such as eel porridge, which was a health food for the sick, and savory grilled eel made with soybean paste and baked in a stove. ○ Gochang bokbunja, a perfect match with eel! Bokbunja, which is a perfect match, played a big part in Pungcheon eel becoming famous nationwide. Bokbunja strawberries that bloomed in the deep mountain forests have become Gochang’s representative filial children~! We hear about the smart effects of Gochang bokbunja from Grandma Yang Ok-sun of Anhyeon Village, across the Jilmajae Pass. Korean Table (Thursday evening at 7:40 p.m. KBS1) “Wash away the heat with the West Sea breeze! Gochang’s summer specialty” (Aired on July 12, 2012) #KoreanTable #Min-eo #Bokbunja