The museum was a bust in the end but, the fact that it’s in a well-maintained hanok (a traditional Korean house) and that there are a lot of great displays, leads me to believe that this could be a great experience if it were a little more foreigner friendly. To make matters worse, there was very little information in English. But, of course, nothing was happening that Friday. I’d read about the hands-on programs the museum offers, like making makgeolli, filtering moju, and learning about local drinking customs. That being said, the atmosphere and service can’t be beat at Yetchon, and if you’re going to Jeonju I would still recommend checking out Yetchon and the Makgeolli Town scene in general.Īs we were doing some sightseeing in Hanok Village the next day, we happened upon the Jeonju Korean Traditional Wine Museum (전주 전통술박물관). Maybe I’ve become a pampered and snobby Seoulite. However, I was looking for a makgeolli house with a good selection of quality makgeollis. I know Jeonju, and Jeolla-do as a whole, is famous for restaurants that lay out huge spreads of food. At least the jeon should have been tasty, right? (To be fair, we were unaware of what a feast we would get and had just gorged on a huge meal of bibimbap only an hour earlier.) More importantly, the house makgeolli was a very bland, aspartame affair that the majority of the customers were dressing up with cider in order to make maksa (read my post on maksa here). Out of the mountain of food that came with our order, nothing particularly stood out. Yetchon even serves Korea’s famous squirming octopus dish, sannakji.ĭespite the fun atmosphere and the friendliness of the wait staff, neither my companion nor I was wowed by Yetchon. But before we could even pour, the food arrived: our table was crowded with chicken soup (samgyetang), pork and kimchi stew (kimchi jjim), pigs’ feet (jokbal), jeon (buchimgae), fried eggs (hulai), fish (saeng seon), oysters (seokhwa), and mussel soup (honghabtang). The kettle that came out was the size of my head and was filled about halfway full of Yetchon’s very own makgeolli. Customers have the option of either drinking Ssal Takju (쌀탁주) or Ssal Malgunju (쌀맑운주) my friend chose the former. He explained the system: ₩15,000 per person would get us a kettle of makgeolli. The server that greeted us was friendly and patient despite the place being absolutely packed.
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