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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] |
