KOREAN NET

People in June 2023 line up in front of food trucks at the Hangang Moon Light Market held at Banpo Hangang River Park in Seoul's Seocho-gu District.

By Lee Jihae

Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government

Unique Hansik (traditional foods) such as jeon (traditional pancake) with kimchi, bacon and cheese will be among the delicious offerings starting next week at a night market next to Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on May 23 announced the opening of the K-Food Festival Knock Knock on May 29 at Sejong-ro Park (189 Sejongdae-ro, Jongno-gu District).

The Hangang Moon Light Market, whose hosting last year was a hit with the public, is now a permanent event from this year under the concept of specialized Hansik.

Through May next year, the festival will run every Wednesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sixteen food trucks will sell items appealing to international tastes like jeon with kimchi, bacon and cheese, cream cheese gotgam (dried persimmon) rolls and nurungji dakgangjeong, or deep-fried chicken in sweet and spicy sauce with scorched rice, plus drinks such as omija (schisandra berry) ade. The food and beverages will be served in reusable containers.

In addition to the food trucks, eating and drinking spots, photo zones and stages for performances will allow visitors to comfortably enjoy their food.

An array of payment methods will also raise visitor convenience. Merchants at the event will accept domestic credit and debit cards as well as digital payment forms Samsung Pay, Kakao Pay, Apple Pay and Toss Pay, as well as foreign cards like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Express and JCB and online payments including UnionPay, WeChat Pay and Alipay.

To mark the food event's opening, yodeling, violin and singer-songwriter performances and a magic circus will be held on May 29 at the park from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

More information on the festival is available on its official website (knock-knock.kr) and Instagram account (@knockknock_festival).

"The K-food Festival allows sampling of various Hansik (traditional foods) in one place," said Song Ho-jae, director-general of the city government's Labor and Fairness Policy Bureau. "Now permanently held at the easily accessible Sejong-ro Park of Gwanghwamun Square, we will try to make it a food festival that the public can comfortably visit and enjoy at any time."

This is the official poster of the K-food Festival Knock Knock, which runs from May 29 to May next year. The event will run every week from Wednesday to Sunday between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Sejong-ro Park next to Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

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