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전주비빔밥축제

Jeonju Bibimbap FestivalSouth Korea

The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival (Korean: 전주 비빔밥 축제) is an annual Korean food festival that takes place in the Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea. It centers on a regional variety of the popular Korean dish bibimbap.

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The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival (Korean: 전주 비빔밥 축제) is an annual Korean food festival that takes place in the Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea.

01 · What it is
Food

Shared culinary preparation, seasonal ingredients, and community foodways.

02 · Where & name
South Korea

Written in its own script on record as 전주비빔밥축제.

03 · How it is doing
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OverviewThe festival usually takes place during the month of October every year.
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What is Jeonju Bibimbap Festival in plain words?

The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival (Korean: 전주 비빔밥 축제) is an annual Korean food festival that takes place in the Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea. In local script on record, it is written 전주비빔밥축제.

Where is Jeonju Bibimbap Festival practised or documented?

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The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival (Korean: 전주 비빔밥 축제) is an annual Korean food festival that takes place in the Jeonju Hanok Village in South Korea. It centers on a regional variety of the popular Korean dish bibimbap. The festival has been celebrated since 2007. 1

Overview

The festival usually takes place during the month of October every year. It showcases the most iconic dish of the region, bibimbap, and a favorite among tourists. Visitors to the festival can participate in cooking competitions, sample local recipes, and learn how to cook traditional bibimbap. They can also participate in folk games, enjoy concerts, and visit a night market. The festival has been reported to draw 150,000 citizens and tourists. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in 2021, the festival was held over four-weeks under the title "World Bibim Week" ("월드 비빔위크"). In 2022, the festival was held offline from the 6th to the 10th of October. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Jeonju Bibimbap Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Jeonju Bibimbap Festival is annual South Korean food festival, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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