Gukseong specialty products create makgeolli makes inroads into New York
Published 2025년 10월 28일
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(Gokseong=Yonhap News) Reporter Park Cheol-hong = On the 28th, Gokseong County, Jeonnam, announced that makgeolli produced by the local agricultural corporation Sihyangga will be entering Manhattan, New York, USA.
Sihyangga is a Gokseong-based company that produces makgeolli and medicinal liquor using local agricultural products such as taro, strawberries, and Gokseong rice.
The company has completed FTA and FDA certification and signed an export contract with a local corporation.
This export volume will be delivered to a New York restaurant operated by Michelin star chef Sim Sung-cheol, marking the first case in Jeonnam where a brewery successfully exports directly.
An official from Gokseong County stated, "This is a model case leading the globalization of the traditional liquor industry and increasing the added value of local agricultural products," and added, "We will continue to focus on high-value productization of local agricultural products."
Sihyangga is a Gokseong-based company that produces makgeolli and medicinal liquor using local agricultural products such as taro, strawberries, and Gokseong rice.
The company has completed FTA and FDA certification and signed an export contract with a local corporation.
This export volume will be delivered to a New York restaurant operated by Michelin star chef Sim Sung-cheol, marking the first case in Jeonnam where a brewery successfully exports directly.
An official from Gokseong County stated, "This is a model case leading the globalization of the traditional liquor industry and increasing the added value of local agricultural products," and added, "We will continue to focus on high-value productization of local agricultural products."
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(Gokseong=Yonhap News) Reporter Park Cheol-hong = On the 28th, Gokseong County, South Jeolla Province, announced that makgeolli produced by the local agricultural corporation Sihyangga will be entering Manhattan, New York, USA. Sihyangga is a Gokseong-based company that produces makgeolli and medicinal liquor using local agricultural products such as taro, strawberries, and Gokseong rice. The company has completed FTA and FDA certification and signed an export contract with a local corporation. This export volume will be delivered to a New York restaurant operated by Michelin star chef Sim Sung-cheol, marking the first time in Jeonnam region that a brewery has successfully exported directly. An official from Gokseong County ...
Source: Yna
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