[Uiryeong County, Gyeongnam] Soup, noodles and desserts, all in Uiryeong

[Uiryeong County, Gyeongnam] Soup, noodles and desserts, all in Uiryeong

Visit Uiryeong for an impeccable taste of beef rice soup, buckwheat soba noodles and manggaetteok, all avilable in traditional markets. 

▶ Beef rice soup

We've mentioned before that Uiryeong has long been renowned to serve some of the best beef-inspired dishes, due in part to its peerless reputation of being equipped with the finest livestock technology. 

One dish many gourmets find themselves dazzled with is beef rice soup. 

 

<Beef rice soup is a delectable winter dish to warm down the freeze.>

Beef rice soup in Uiryeong dates back 40 years, and now, restaurants specializing in the dish are spread all over the southern county. Near the entrance of each restaurant, you'll find a large iron caldron boiling soup all throughout the day. 

Whereas most other restaurants may brew beef bones in hot water for the soup, Uiryeong eateries usually make soup out of pure beef, which is why it doesn't taste so greasy. 

<Cold buckwheat soba noodles are served warm during winter.>

▶ Buckwheat soba noodles

Buckwheat soba noodles in Uiryeong is a bit spicier than that served in other cities, because on top of buckwheat noodles, anchovies, kelp and beef boiled down in soy sauce, seasoned red pepper paste is added. 

The dish is normally served during the hot, summer days in Korea, but in Uiryeong, it's so famous that restaurants serve them year-round. In winter, customers can choose warm buckwheat soba noodles. If you get lucky, you might even get dumplings and steamed buns with red bean paste filling on the side, too. 

<Fresh manggaetteok, best made in Uiryeong.>

▶ Manggaetteok (rice cake)

Dubbed a "snack favored by Taoist hermits," manggaetteok is a type of rice cake filled with red beans and wrapped in a leaf.

The chewy bites are known to be best made in Uiryeong County, but make sure you eat it shortly after purchase, because the snack has a short expiration date due to the absence of preservatives. 

<From the Uiryeong Bus Terminal, you can travel to Seoul, Busan and Masan, among others.>

▶ From Seoul/Busan to Uiryeong

If you leaving from Seoul, you might as well take a 5-hour bus ride from the Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, provided three times each day. 

From Busan, book tickets at the Seobu Inter-City Bus Terminal, where 16 bus rides to Uiryeong are provided every 40 minutes. 

※ Relevant information

▶ Uiryeong cultural tour
Homepage: http://tour.uiryeong.go.kr

Contact: 055-570-2440

▶ Dong Seoul Terminal

Homepage: https://www.ti21.co.kr/
Contact: 1688-5979

▶ Busan Seobu Inter-City Bus Terminal

Homepage: http://www.busantr.com/
Contact: 1577-8301