Joeng Gang Wong, Hanmi bookstore. In Pyeongchang where the Goblin was filmed at the Daegwallyeong Samyang Ranch and Woljeongsa Temple Fir Forest Path, among others, visitors to the area can also witness the preparations underway for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. rural county few hours’ drive east of Seoul, Pyeongchang residents are truly proud of their third-time-lucky winning bid for the Olympics. The area has long been favourite training ground for professional marathoners and skiers who take advantage of its 800-metreabove-sea-level altitude serving fresh mountain air and ample seasonal snow.
The DMZ, just under 65 kilometeres away, makes for an interesting conversation for visitors but, if that’s bit too unnerving, then there is always the zen-like Fir Forest Path to calm the senses. Also in PyeongChang, Joeng Gang Wong, the Institute of Traditional Korean Cuisine, is anotable place worthy of exploring.
Set up with the purpose of researching and preserving food culture, the institute has managed to avoid the
trappings of being tacky visitor centre with its dedication to maintaining age-old traditions. The grounds house different buildings that include culinary hideaway where visitors can have hands-on experience cutting rice cakes and mixing bibimbap. In one dedicated area, jars containing cooking sauces and pastes processed on site in onggis (Korean earthenware) can be seen arranged neatly in rows. Onggis are used to store and ferment gochujang (chilli paste) and doenjang (fermented soybean paste). Back in Seoul, the traditional Bukchon
Hanok Village becomes the starting point for Goblin fans in search of the various quaint little alleys that made it to
the film. There’s the Seoul Jungang High School, the Yoon Boseon-gil (stonewall street) and the back alley of Jeongdok Library, all accessible on foot from Anguk Station. In one alley, local resident Jinny Kim walked thoughtfully towards an artisan coffeehouse, the Coffee Mill. This creative space, run by artisanal roaster,
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