■ The first taste of Taebaek that fattens up summer, the energetic nutritious meal of Taebaeksan Village! Taebaeksan, located at the center of Baekdudaegan at 1,567m above sea level, is the sacred mountain of the nation and the mother mountain of Taebaek! At the foot of Taebaeksan is Taebaeksan Village, called the first village under the sky. With an altitude of 1,000m above sea level and a summer daytime temperature of around 20 degrees, this place is a place where highland medicinal herbs grow well due to the clean nature and large daily temperature range. When the hottest days of summer begin, the Taebaeksan Villagers prepare their own nutritious food. If you boil chicken with astragalus root and zelkova tree grown in the garden in front of the house, and samchae native to the Himalayas, you can complete the summer nutritious food 'samchae baeksuk'. In particular, samchae is a highland medicinal herb that is rich in saponin and looks similar to ginseng. 'Samchae Muchim', which is a sweet and sour seasoned chili paste, and 'Samchae Root Twigim', which has a similar taste and shape to fried ginseng, are regular summer menus. Also, 'Freshwater Fish Chili Twigim', which is made by frying freshwater fish caught in the village stream and putting them in chili peppers, is a local delicacy. Enjoy the refreshing taste of Taebaeksan Mountain that nourishes your body and mind in the hot summer. ■ The second taste of Taebaek that gets cooler the longer you age it, Jotan Village's Mustard Kimchi Table! There is a secret retreat for the residents on the mountain behind Jotan Village in Samsu-dong, Taebaek City. It is a tunnel left behind when a gold mine closed 30 years ago. Even in the middle of summer, the average temperature is 5 degrees! It is a vacation spot with cool air and a natural refrigerator filled with aged kimchi in each jar. Of these, the jars that the villagers treasure the most are mustard kimchi made with mustard leaves native to Gangwon Province. From the poor times when there was not much to eat until now... In the fall, the people of Jotan Village harvest mustard leaves, salt them, let them ferment, and eat refreshing mustard kimchi all year round. Even on Boknal, their tables are filled with dishes using mustard kimchi instead of classic dishes like samgyetang. Some of the delicacies include 'mustard kimchi dumplings' filled with mustard kimchi instead of meat, 'mustard kimchi pancakes' made with mustard kimchi and buckwheat, and 'nose-deungchigi noodles' topped with mustard kimchi salad. A table of mustard kimchi that is fresher and fresher because it has been aged for a long time in the village's natural refrigerator unfolds. ■ The third taste of the happy fishy smell encountered on the plateau, the sea food table of Cheoram Village! Taebaek Cheoram was a city that prospered from the coal industry in the 1970s and 1980s. Many people gathered from all over the country by train, and various food cultures were introduced along with them. At that time, what we arrived at the center of this highland by train was the fresh fishy taste of various fish caught on the east coast. It is said that the most famous Nanjeon at the Cheoram Market at that time was the Eomuljeon. For miners, cheap and protein-rich fish was the best side dish. Among them, the best summer tonic food was 'Mackerel Chueotang'. Instead of expensive freshwater fish, they bought mackerel, boiled it, removed the meat, and boiled it with vegetables such as cabbage and taro stems to create their own Chueotang. 'Gongchi Ongsimi', which was made by mixing mackerel with bones and mixing it with flour, was also said to be a summer tonic food that was just as good as meatballs. Let's go find the precious fishy taste of the sea food that made the Cheoram people happy in the center of the Taebaek highlands. ■ The fourth taste of Taebaek, sharing one bite and adding two more, the table of life in Guinemi Village! 1,000m above sea level - Guinemi Village, where cabbage seedlings are in full swing in July, is a noble place of life where people who lost their hometowns due to dam construction 30 years ago cultivated the mountain with their bare hands and reclaimed the land. In Guinemi Village, where there was a severe lack of land for farming due to the steep mountains, corn replaced rice. After removing the dried corn husks, 'Kangnaengi-bap' made with the grains was a precious food that filled the stomach even with just a little bit and took care of the many meals of the people at that time. Along with corn, acorns were the food that helped them endure poverty. Fortunately, the steep rocky mountain was full of acorn trees, so acorns were abundant. Thanks to this, they made 'acorn rice cake' and 'acorn jelly' with acorn powder and endured the past years. Let's meet the people of Guinemi who cultivated the secluded rocky mountain with their