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Kooksoondang
Kooksoondang () is a South Korean brewery, founded in 1952. The name translates in English to "house of good yeast and wines." Kooksoondang is a major producer of natural beverages and health-related products. In 1994, Mr. Jung-Ho Bae, CEO of the company, revamped the benefits of a traditional wine Koreans have been enjoying for many years, mixing modern technology with an original recipe, and produced Bek Se Ju. The drink has a unique fermentation method for the brewing of rice wine. Unlike the regular methods of producing rice wine, Kooksoondang grinds raw rice with nuruk (Korean traditional fermentation starter) and brews them without steaming. Kooksoondang Brewery has been involved in exporting since 1994, and in 2003, the company took over Haitai & Company. The company's current president is Bae Jung Ho. Kooksoondang has been exported to over 35 countries around the world. The export volumes reached over $5 million in 2005. In Canada, the main distributor is CoBees Ente ...
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Bekseju
''Baekseju'' (; sold under the brand name Bek Se Ju) is a Korean glutinous rice-based fermentation (food), fermented alcoholic beverage flavored with a variety of herbs, ginseng most prominent among them. The name comes from the legend that the healthful herbs in baekseju will allow an individual to live up to 100 years old. The drink is infused with ginseng and eleven other herbs, including Liquorice, licorice, ''omija'' (''Schisandra chinensis''), ''gugija'' (Chinese wolfberry), ''Astragalus propinquus'' root, ginger, and Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon. Overview ''Baekseju'' is brewed using traditional methods, and has a mellow flavor, with a hint of ginseng. It is often consumed with ''Gui (food), gui'' and other spicy dishes which are main flavors of Korean food. However, baekseju is considered to be more old-fashioned than soju or beer, and is less popular. Kooksoondang's brand of baekseju used a modified version of its traditional recipe to sell it to a broader market, wit ...
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Bekseju Dry
''Baekseju'' (; sold under the brand name Bek Se Ju) is a Korean glutinous rice-based fermented alcoholic beverage flavored with a variety of herbs, ginseng most prominent among them. The name comes from the legend that the healthful herbs in baekseju will allow an individual to live up to 100 years old. The drink is infused with ginseng and eleven other herbs, including licorice, ''omija'' (''Schisandra chinensis''), ''gugija'' (Chinese wolfberry), ''Astragalus propinquus'' root, ginger, and cinnamon. Overview ''Baekseju'' is brewed using traditional methods, and has a mellow flavor, with a hint of ginseng. It is often consumed with ''gui'' and other spicy dishes which are main flavors of Korean food. However, baekseju is considered to be more old-fashioned than soju or beer, and is less popular. Kooksoondang's brand of baekseju used a modified version of its traditional recipe to sell it to a broader market, with some adjustments and new ingredients. It was first launched i ...
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Gangnam District
Gangnam District (; ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The term ''Gangnam'' translates to "South of the Han River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . As of the 2024 census, Gangnam District had a population of 556,570. There is a high concentration of wealth in the district, with prices for an apartment as of 2024 more than double those in the rest of Seoul. Gangnam District is part of Gangnam School District Eight, along with the Seocho District. This district shares half of Gangnam-daero Gangnam station area with Seocho District, which is one of the most crowded places in South Korea. However, it is home to Bongeunsa Temple, which dates back to the Unified Silla period, as well as Seonjeongneung, royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, and the gravesite of Gwangpyeong Daegun and his family’s land, which are preserved as national treasures. Apgujeong, in particular, became notable from the early Joseon period ...
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Takju
''Makgeolli'' (), sometimes anglicized to makkoli (, ), is a Korean alcoholic drink. It is a milky, off-white, and lightly sparkling rice wine that has a slight viscosity, and tastes slightly sweet, tangy, bitter, and astringent. Chalky sediment gives it a cloudy appearance. As a low proof drink of six to nine percent alcohol by volume, it is often considered a "communal beverage" rather than hard liquor. In Korea, ''makgeolli'' is often unpasteurized, and the wine continues to mature in the bottle. Because of the short shelf life of unpasteurized "draft" ''makgeolli'', many exported ''makgeolli'' undergo pasteurization, which deprives the beverage of complex enzymes and flavor compounds. Recently, various fruits such as strawberries and bananas have been added to makgeolli to create forms with new flavours. Names The name ''makgeolli'' () is a compound, consisting of ''mak'' (; in this context "just now") and a deverbal noun derived from the verb stem ''georeu-'' (; "to strai ...
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Food And Drink Companies Established In 1952
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Different species of animals have different feeding behaviours that satisfy the needs of their metabolisms and have evolved to fill a specific ecological niche within specific geographical contexts. Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtaining food in many different ecosystems. Humans generally use cooking to prepare food for consumption. The majority of the food energy required is supplied by the industrial food industry, which produces food through intensive agriculture and distributes it through complex food processing and food distribution systems. This system of conventional agriculture relies heavi ...
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Manufacturing Companies Based In Seoul
Manufacturing is the creation or Production (economics), production of goods with the help of equipment, Work (human activity), labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a range of Human behavior, human activity, from handicraft to High tech manufacturing, high-tech, but it is most commonly applied to industrial design, in which raw materials from the primary sector of the economy, primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Such goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products (such as aircraft, Major appliance, household appliances, furniture, sports equipment or automobiles), or distributed via the tertiary industry to end users and consumers (usually through wholesalers, who in turn sell to retailers, who then sell them to individual customers). Manufacturing engineering is the field of engine ...
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Drink Companies Of South Korea
A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history. In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. Biology When the human body becomes dehydrated, a person experiences thirst. This craving of fluids results in an ...
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Economy Of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, the economy was worth (US$1.87 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world as of 2025. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped nation to a developed, high-income country in a few decades. This economic growth has been described as the Miracle on the Han River, which has allowed it to join the OECD and the G20. It is included in the group of Next Eleven countries as having the potential to play a dominant role in the global economy by the middle of the 21st century. Among OECD members, South Korea has a highly efficient and strong social security system; social expenditure stood at roughly 15.5% of GDP. South Korea spends around 4.93% of GDP on advanced research and development across various sectors of the economy. South Korea's education system and the establishment of a motivated and educated populace were ...
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Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as '' Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea, and a third of the population of the Korean peninsula at the 2020 census. Etymology Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi Province'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". History Gyeonggi Province has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations durin ...
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Gangneung
Gangneung (; ) is a list of cities in South Korea, municipal city in Gangwon, South Korea, Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong (region), Yeongdong region of Gangwon State. It has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sunrise, and Gyeongpo Beach. The city hosted all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. History Gangneung was the home of the Yemaek, Yemaek people in ancient times and became the land of Wiman Joseon in 129 BC. In 128 BC, Nam Ryeo, the army officer of Yaekam, punished Wujang of Wiman Korea and became the territory of the Han dynasty. In the 14th year of Goguryeo Muchheon (313), it entered Goguryeo territory. In 639, Silla occupied this place and ruled it as a 'Sogyeong' (). In 658, King Moo-yeong ...
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