Editing Gyeongju (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{see also|Korean cuisine}}

[[File:Korean.cuisine-Gyeongju.bread-01.jpg|thumb|alt=24 buns in golden brown are put in a white rectangular box. The buns are arranged like an abacus.|[[Gyeongju bread]], a local speciality]]

The cuisine of Gyeongju is generally similar to other areas of [[Gyeongsang Province]]: spicy and salty.<ref>{{cite web |date=2008-03-10 |url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=506799 |title=Regional Flavors in Seoul : Top 3 Restaurants of Gyeongsang-do & Gangwon-do Food |publisher=[[Korea Tourism Organization]] |access-date=2009-09-16 |archive-date=2011-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003191052/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=506799 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="KTO Local foods">{{cite web |date=2008-02-05 |url=http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?gotoPage=1&cid=259623 |title=Korean Food Culture Series - Part 7: Local Foods |publisher=[[Korea Tourism Organization]] |access-date=2009-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614041150/http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?gotoPage=1&cid=259623 |archive-date=2011-06-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Daegu Bank">{{cite journal|author=Lee, Han-yong (이한용) |date=2002-08-30 |url=http://www.daegubank.co.kr/ICSFiles/afieldfile/2006/06/07/p23_04.pdf |script-title=ko:내 고향 맛 지도 - 경주, 영천, 청도 지역 |trans-title=The map of my town's taste - Gyeongju, Yeongcheon, Cheongdo regions |publisher= Daegu Bank |journal=Hyangto wa Munhwa (향토와 문화)|issue=23|pages=23–28 |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref> However, it has distinctive tastes according to region and several local specialties known nationwide.<ref name="Daegu Bank" /> The most famous of these is "[[Gyeongju bread]]" or "Hwangnam bread", a red-bean pastry first baked in 1939 and now sold throughout the country.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Min, Byeong-jun |date=November 2008 |url=http://san.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/10/31/2008103100976_7.html |script-title=ko:(르포라이터 민병준의 향토기행) 경북 경주 |trans-title=(Reporter, Min Byeong-jun's domestic travel sketches) Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province|journal=[[The Chosun Ilbo|Monthly Mountain]] |volume=469|language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jang, Hui-bok (장희복) |date=2002-03-07 |url=http://www.taxtimes.co.kr/hous01.htm?r_id=44884 |script-title=ko:<모범납세자 프로필-철탑산업훈장> 황남빵 |trans-title=Profile of exemplary tax payer-Iron Pagoda, Order of Industrial Service Merit Hwangnam Bread|publisher=Sejeong Sinmun|language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref> ''[[Chalboribbang]]'', made with locally produced [[glutinous barley]], is also a pastry with a filling of [[red bean paste]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_2_7_2.jsp |title=Gyeongju|publisher= [[Korea Tourism Organization]] |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref><ref name="idaegu 2007">{{cite news |date=2007-01-26 |url=http://www.idaegu.co.kr/new_gisa.html?uid=121763&part=loc |script-title=ko:경주 재래시장·특산품 |trans-title=Gyeongju traditional markets·local specialties |publisher=Daegu Ilbo |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718083403/http://www.idaegu.co.kr/new_gisa.html?uid=121763&part=loc |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Local specialties with a somewhat longer pedigree include ''[[beopju]]'', a traditional Korean liquor produced by the Gyeongju Choe in [[Gyo-dong, Gyeongju|Gyo-dong]]. The brewing skill and distill master were designated as [[Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea|Important Intangible Cultural Properties]] by South Korea government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eguide.gj.go.kr/detail_view/Detail_view.jsp?cid=8286&tab=1 |title=Liquor of Gyo-dong in Gyeongju (Local brewing) |publisher=Gyeongju U-Tourism |access-date=2009-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140332/http://eguide.gj.go.kr/detail_view/Detail_view.jsp?cid=8286&tab=1 |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Park, Ji-Young |url=http://skynews.co.kr/article_print.asp?mcd=121&ccd=6&scd=2&ano=124 |title=Drinks of the Ancients |publisher=[[SkyNews]] |access-date=2009-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140908/http://skynews.co.kr/article_print.asp?mcd=121&ccd=6&scd=2&ano=124 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Park, Yeong-chul (박영출) |date=2004-02-04 |url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2004020401011229031002 |script-title=ko:경주법주-200년된 우물물로 주조 |trans-title=Gyeongju beopju, made with water from a 200 years old well |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref>

[[File:Korean food-Bibim ssambap and various banchan-01.jpg|thumb|alt=An array of about 10 small side dishes, a bean curd stew, and leaf vegetables on a table.|''[[Ssambap]]'', a rice dish served with vegetable leaves, various small side dishes and condiments]]
Other local specialties include ''[[ssambap]]'', ''[[haejangguk]]'', and ''[[muk (food)|muk]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Lee, Yeon-Jung |year=2006 |url=http://kmbase.medric.or.kr/Main.aspx?d=KMBASE&m=VIEW&i=0665420060210060577 |title=Analysis of Current Use of Local Food of Adults in Gyeongju Classified by Age|journal=한국식생활문화학회지 [Korean Journal of Food Culture]|volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=577–588 |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref> ''Ssambap'' refers to a rice dish served with vegetable leaves, various ''[[banchan]]'' (small side dishes) and condiments such as ''[[gochujang]]'' (chili pepper paste) or ''[[ssamjang]]'' (a mixture of [[doenjang|soybean paste]] and ''gochujang'') to wrap them together. Most ''ssambap'' restaurants in Gyeongju are gathered in the area of Daenuengwon or Grand Tumuli Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309379 |title=Travel Highlights |publisher=[[Korea Tourism Organization]] |access-date=2009-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614033414/http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309379 |archive-date=2011-06-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Haejangguk'' is a kind of [[guk|soup]] eaten as a [[hangover]] cure, and means "soup to chase a hangover".<ref name="Dong-a">{{cite news|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/srv.php3?biid=2001012678930&bicode=04t |title=(Gourmet spot) Grandma's Haejangguk house in Yangjae-dong |publisher=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]] |date=2001-01-26 |author=Kim, Jae-Chan |access-date=2009-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070954/http://english.donga.com/srv/srv.php3?biid=2001012678930&bicode=04t |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}</ref> A street dedicated to ''haejangguk'' is located near [[Gyeongju National Museum]], where 20 ''haejangguk'' restaurants are gathered to serve the Gyeongju-style ''haejangguk''. The soup is made by boiling [[kongnamul|soybean sprout]], sliced ''[[memilmuk]]'' (buckwheat starch jelly), sour [[kimchi]] (pickled vegetables) and [[gulfweed]] in a clear broth of dried anchovy and [[Alaska pollack]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Park, Gyeong-il (박경일) |date=2007-04-04 |url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2007040401032330024004 |script-title=ko:경주 먹을거리 · 즐길거리와 묵을 곳 |trans-title=Something to eat, enjoy, and lodge in Gyeongju| publisher=[[Munhwa Ilbo]] |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref>

The east district of Gyeongju, [[Gampo-eup]] town, is adjacent to the sea, so fresh seafood and ''[[jeotgal]]'' (fermented salted seafood) are abundant. There are over 240 seafood restaurants in Gampo Harbor offering various dishes made with seafood caught in the sea, such as ''[[hoe (dish)|hoe]]'' (raw fish dishes), ''jeonboktang'' (an abalone soup), grilled seafood and others.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kim, Hyeon-gwan |date=2005-04-07 |url=http://idaegu.com/index_sub.html?load=su&bcode=AIAB&no=7012 |script-title=ko:경주지역 상권 불황 '역대 최고' |trans-title=Recession of the commercial district in Gyeongju is 'worst ever' |publisher=Daegu Ilbo |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002220016/http://idaegu.com/index_sub.html?load=su&bcode=AIAB&no=7012 |archive-date=2011-10-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Kim, Hyeon-gwan |date=2005-07-01 |url=http://idaegu.com/index_sub.html?load=su&bcode=AKAA&no=139 |script-title=ko:여름 바캉스 경주로 |trans-title=Gyeongju for summer vacation |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002220021/http://idaegu.com/index_sub.html?load=su&bcode=AKAA&no=139 |archive-date=2011-10-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Park, Jong-hyeon (박종현) |date=2009-02-05 |url=http://www.segye.com/Articles/News/Culture/Article.asp?aid=20090205003511&ctg1=09&ctg2=00&subctg1=09&subctg2=00&cid=0101050900000 |script-title=ko:살살 녹는 대게살...힘이 쑥쑥 전복탕 |trans-title=Crab meat melted in the mouth and jeonboktang giving stamina|publisher= [[Segye Ilbo]]|language=ko |access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref>