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Chodang tofu

Chodang tofu

True heart making it with bean and seawater everyday

If you have a specialty in tofu, it will be Chodang tofu. It’s soft and tasty incomparable with other tofu. Tofu has been made only with salt water without any chemical additives since Joseon dynasty.
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There’s an anecdote that Heo yeop, the father of Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon made the tofu out of sea water. As the taste of tofu with sea water was spread, people began to call it 'Chodang tofu’ because pseudonym of Heo yeop was Chodang.
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Chodang tofu
As the Korean war broke out, village women spent nights making tofu, selling it in the market.
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Jjamppong tofu
The Chodang tofu became famous because of its taste and nutritional value and many people in village began to make and sell tofu. It became the most famous tofu village in the whole country. Even today, the restaurant in the village is making the tofu early in the morning.
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  • Gangneung Travel Guide
    • Pick for emotional travelers >
      • Jeongdong Simgok sea fan road
      • Haslla Art World
      • Imhae natural recreation forest
      • Jeongdongjin Hourglass Park
    • Pick for travelers who love mountain and sea ​ >
      • Sogeumgang
      • Geumjin Beach(Surfing)
      • Jumunjin port
      • Yeongjin beach
      • Jumunjin beach
    • Pick for curious travelers >
      • Gangneung Daedohobu government office
      • Wolhwa street
      • Olympic Museum
      • Gangneung Curling Center
      • Myeongjudong alleyway
      • Gangneung coffee street
    • Pick for silent walkers >
      • Ojukheon
      • Baugil
      • Sungyojang House
      • Gyeongpodae pavilion
      • Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon memorial park
    • Pick for natural travelers >
      • the old Daegwallyeong road
      • Daegwallyeong recreational forest
      • Solhyang arboretum
      • Anbandegi
      • Mojeong stone tower path in Nochusan mountain
    • Pick for travelers who love foods >
      • Traditional market Food
      • Chodang tofu
      • Potato Ongsimi
      • Mulhwae(cold raw fish soup)
      • Seafood
      • 10 specialty Gangneung foods in 2018
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