11/23/2023 UNESCO Oeam village

Oeam village is a historic community founded and dating back to the Joseon period in the early 16th century by the members of the Kang and Mok clans. Its current population is 192 people, most earning a living from agriculture. 

One local woman taught us how to make lotus wine (very woody), and provided us with a sample in a decorative bottle. Another helped us make gochujang, a sweet and savory red chili paste in a small container with instructions for fermenting it after we returned home.

I loved the detailed totems dedicated to protecting the village.

Small cemetery near the totems.

Lotus wine and lotus ball, which tasted like puffed rice.

(both acquired tastes).

One of my favorite meals was in one of Sunny's favorite dives, appropriately named Chinese Restaurant. We had sweet and sour pork, shrimp, noodles, and Cass and Terra beers. 

Not much left on the table.