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Taegeukdang
Taegeukdang () is a historic bakery now located in Jangchung-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It was originally founded in 1946 in Myeong-dong, and moved to its current location in 1973. It is considered the oldest active bakery in Seoul. It has remained a family business since then; in 2012 the third generation of the family took over. It is classified as an Oraegage, a store of historic value, by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. It sells a number of Western and Korean baked goods and confectionaries, including the ice cream sandwich product Monaca Ice Cream (). Also popular are castella and '' jeonbyeong'' (sweet small pancakes). History The bakery was founded in 1946, after the 1945 liberation of Korea. The owners chose to name the bakery and design its logo after a national symbol of Korea, the ''taegeuk'', in honor of the event. Reportedly, even as Western-sounding names became popular for other bakeries, Taegeukdang intentionally kept its Korean name. In 1947, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leesungdang
Leesungdang () is a historic bakery in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is the oldest active bakery in South Korea, having been founded in 1945, just after the liberation of Korea. It has remained a family business since then, and by 2019 was operated by the daughter-in-law of the founder. , the bakery operates several branch locations, including four in Seoul (one under the name Haetssalmaru), one in Yongin Yongin (; ) is a city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in th ..., and one in Hwaseong. The bakery is reportedly known for its ''anpan'' () and vegetable bread. History A Japanese predecessor to the bakery first opened in the 1920s, during Korea under Japanese rule, the colonial period. After Korea's liberation in 1945, the bakery's Korean employees took over the restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Oldest Restaurants In South Korea
This is a list of the oldest active restaurants in South Korea. For inclusion in the list, the restaurant must be currently active and located within South Korea proper, with relative consensus on the founding date and continuity of the restaurant since its founding. Few businesses are over 100 years old; this was possibly partly affected by the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period and 1950–1953 Korean War. List See also * Oraegage – Designation for old stores in Seoul * List of Michelin-starred restaurants in South Korea * Leesungdang – oldest active bakery in South Korea * Taegeukdang Taegeukdang () is a historic bakery now located in Jangchung-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It was originally founded in 1946 in Myeong-dong, and moved to its current location in 1973. It is considered the oldest active bakery in Seoul. ... – historic bakery in Seoul Notes References {{Reflist Korea, South * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oraegage
Oraegage (), also stylized as OraeGage and translated to Seoul Historical Store, is a designation by the Seoul Metropolitan Government for long-running businesses. The program recognizes such businesses, offers them support, and provides information on them for tourists. It has been running since 2017. The name of the program means literally "old store", but reportedly also has a meaning of "store that is wanted to be even older". The program reportedly selects entries in its list by scouting the city, conducting interviews and verifying aspects of the business, and narrowing down candidates. Members of the list reportedly have been running for over 30 years or have been owned by at least two generations. Various types of businesses are included in the designation, including restaurants, pharmacies, book stores, beauty salons, and more. List of Oraegage See also * List of oldest restaurants in South Korea This is a list of the oldest active restaurants in South Korea. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jangchung-dong
Jangchung-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Etymology The name Jangchung-dong originated from the Jangchungdan that was located in this area. Established in 1900, Jangchungdan was a place where ceremonies honoring loyal subjects and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country during the Eulmi Incident (the assassination of Empress Myeongseong) were held. On 1 October 1946, during the process of changing the Japanese-style neighborhood names to ones with deep Korean roots, this entire area was named 'Jangchung-dong'. Attractions * National Theater of Korea * Jangchung Gymnasium * Grand Ambassador Seoul hotel * Jangchung (장충단 奬忠壇) * Jangchungdan Park (장충단공원 奬忠壇公園) * The Advisory on Democratic Peaceful Unification (민주평화통일자문회의 民主平和統一諮問會議) * Korea Freedom League (한국자유총연맹 韓國自由總聯* Freedom Center (), building for Korea Freedom League * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Food
Fast food is a type of Mass production, mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. ''Fast food'' is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out or takeaway. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and Wage, wage workers. In 2018, the fast-food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally. The fastest form of "fast food" consists of pre-cooked meals which reduce waiting periods to mere seconds. Other fast-food outlets, primarily hamburger outlets such as McDonald's and Burger King, use mass-produced, pre-prepared ingredients (bagged buns and condiments, frozen beef patties, vegetables which are pre-washed, pre-sliced, or both; etc.) and cook the meat and french fries fresh, before assembling "to order". Fast-food restaurants are traditionally d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Companies Established In 1946
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakeries Of South Korea
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, bagels, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises. In some countries, a distinction is made between bakeries, which primarily sell breads, and pâtisseries, which primarily sell sweet baked goods. History Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was very popular during the Roman Empire. It was highly famous art as Roman citizens loved baked goods and demanded them frequently for important occasions such as feasts and weddings. Because of the fame of the art of baking, around 300 BC, baking was introduced as an occupation and respectable profession for Romans. Bakers began to prepare bread at home in an oven, using grist mills to grind grain into flour for their breads. The demand for baked goods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sungsimdang
Sungsimdang () is a Western-style bakery in Daejeon, South Korea. It is most well known for soboro-ppang and chive bread. The small chain has been hailed as one of the best in the nation and is a representative brand of the city. Annual sales were KRW 53.2 billion in 2018. Description Founded in 1956 as Sungsimdang, the bakery was incorporated in 2001 as Rosso Ltd. under Lim Gilsun. After incorporation, the brand opened additional bakeries and restaurants within Daejeon. In 2012, the brand received patent 10-1104547 for their soboro-ppang recipe. Sungsimdang baked bread for Pope Francis during his visit to the peninsula in 2014. The following year, Gilsun was granted the Order of St. Gregory the Great as he had been donating bread to orphanages and nursing homes for decades. Seongsimdang continued to grow, with annual sales reaching 40 billion won by 2015. In 2021, it topped the list of non-branded bakeries in the country, recording 63 billion won in sales. It recorded 80 billion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeil Business Newspaper
The Maeil Business Newspaper (), also simply known as Maekyung (derived from the pronunciation of the Korean name) or MK, is a comprehensive daily newspaper published in South Korea, first issued on March 24, 1966. The president of the publishing company is Chang Dae-whan. Initially, it started as a weekly economic newspaper and was published under the name "Maeil Economic Week". After that, in 1970, it was converted to the Daily Economic Newspaper and changed its name to "Maeil Business Newspaper". Description Maeil Business Newspaper operates several YouTube channels, including WallGa Wallbu (243,000 subscribers), GiAntTV (207,000 subscribers), Maeburi TV (236,000 subscribers), and World Knowledge Forum (94,800 subscribers). As of March 2024, it boasts approximately 800,000 subscribers across these platforms. Since its inception in October 2000, the World Knowledge Forum has hosted 5,832 global speakers and 62,821 participants from 82 countries. Notable attendees include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte World Mall
Lotte World Mall () is a shopping complex in the Songpa District of Seoul, South Korea. First opened in October 2014, it includes the Lotte World Tower, the Lotte World Mall building, and the Avenue L building. The Lotte World Mall's site comprises 26,000 square meters, with a total floor area of 244,000 square meters. The Lotte World Mall building and Lotte World Tower are connected by an underground plaza. History In 1987, the Lotte Group envisioned the second Lotte World which would take the form of a skyscraper right next to the Lotte World site. In December 1994, the second Lotte World project was announced, at the time planned to be a 450 meter tall skyscraper with 108 floors. Although construction was planned to commence sometime in the late 1990s, the project was delayed due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and visibility problems at the runway of the Seongnam Seoul Airport. In 2002, the plan for the Lotte World Tower was increased from its original 108 floors to 123 fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsegae
Shinsegae Inc. (, ) is a South Korean department store Franchising, franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm is an affiliate of Shinsegae Group, South Korea's leading retail ''chaebol'', and one of the big three department store firms in Korea, along with Lotte Corporation, Lotte and Hyundai Department Store. Its flagship store in Centum City, Busan, was the world's largest department store at , surpassing Macy's flagship Macy's Herald Square, Herald Square in New York City in 2009. Shinsegae was the first credit card company in South Korea. They issued their own charge card from 1967 to 2000. In 2000, Shinsegae sold their credit card division to KorAm Bank, which was later acquired by Citibank Korea. Shinsegae was originally part of the Samsung, Samsung Group, from which it separated in the 1990s along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment), Saehan, Saehan Group (Electronic Media/Apparel/Textiles), and the Hansol, Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
