KOREAN GINSING FESTIVAL!
Making rice flour by hand...the old fashioned way!
Cally with our hand picked (dug) ginsing.
Mr. Ginsing...ginsing's name in Korean in Insam which means human being because they look a lot like the human body!
Hard work! I had to dig with a sharp tong thing...I almost got my own toe!
Ginsing is huge in Korea! Everywhere you look something is made of ginsing, candy, chocolate, drinks, tea...so many things! Every farm or country house has ginsing and they all say it is great for your health! There is a legend to the ginsing....It says long ago there was a man who prayed for his mother's recovery from an illness on mount Jinak. While he was praying a mountain God came to this man the God told him to pick a plant with three red berries on top, boil the root of this plant and give it to his mother. He did as the God said and his mother made a speedy recovery. So now ginsing is thought to have healing powers and they eat it everyday! It tastes not bad to eat, but the tea is very strong and so is the jelly, so many westerners do not like it...I did however LOVE ginsing chocolate!
I had a great Korean experience! And had a lot of fun...people always want to shake my hand they call out at me and tell me I am so pretty! Everytime I meet someone they all say you are so beautiful...everywhere I go!! I am getting a very big ego here in Korea!
Take Care everyone!!
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