Gangneung

Dried persimmons and Chodang in Gangneung As a locality, Chodang not only includes the birthplace of Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon, literary brother-and-sister in Joseon Dynasty, but also has been famous for its Tofu Village since their father, Heo Yeop, invented the so-called Chodang Tofu. From time immemorial, every house in Gangneung has had a yard where a persimmon tree stands, so that one could see in autumn the peeled persimmons dangling on the eaves to make the dried persimmons (called “got-gam” in Korean) which would be well-trimmed, pinned to bush clover branches, and traded at a market. On the street where the dried persimmon market used to be open, now just one store is keeping the tradition of trading in them. Joo... More