South Korea: Goesan Red Pepper and Kimchi Festival generated 1.24 billion won in sales amid COVID-19

(Goesan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Chang-hae = Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province, announced on the 1st that it had sold 1.24 billion won worth of agricultural specialties this year by holding the local representative festivals, the Red Pepper Festival and Kimchi Festival. The red pepper festival held on September 2-5 was limited to 50 people at the same time according to the COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, but 4,228 people visited the offline gochujang site. The number of participants in various events such as the online opening and closing ceremonies and the 'Take care of Goesan peppers with the chef' reached 66,17 people. 7,95 bags (6 kg) of red pepper sold at online and offline marketplaces are worth 1,023,322 million won. The Kimjang Festival held on the 5th and 7th generated 78 million won in sales through the one-stop kimchi making experience and 139 million won in the village kimchi ...