Places to Go... in Seoul!!! :-) # 23

<< Institute of Traditional Korean Food/Rice Cake Museum >>
In order to understand other culture, it is necessary to explore the different culture's food. For Seoul visitors, Seoul's Institute of Traditional Korean Food/Rice cake Museum provides one day class for foreigners to have a chance to try wearing Han bok (traditional Korean clothes) and making rice cake, kim-chi(fermented cabbage side dish), or traditional Korean food.

***important thing to know before visiting the museum!
Unfortunately, taking pictures inside the museum is not permitted!

Also, after the museum tour and making tteok programs, visitors can visit the Tteok(rice cake) cafe Jil SiRu (which is in the same building as the Tteok Museum; it is located on the first floor of the building).
At the cafe Jil SiRu, visitors can enjoy traditional Korean teas and desserts (various types of tteok(rice cake), yak gwa(traditional Korean cookies), han gwa(traditional Korean rice puffs), etc.

-image of "Rice Cake(tteok) Lunch Box" set menu from cafe "Jil SiRu"


-image of "Tarak Porridge or Congee" menu from cafe "Jil SiRu"


-image of "Sweet Potato Rice Cake(tteok)" from cafe "Jil SiRu"


-image of "Ume Flower Rice Cake(tteok)" from cafe "Jil SiRu"


-image of "Soft Persimmon(Hongsi) Shake" from cafe "Jil SiRu"


-image of "Sik Hae (famous and popular traditional Korean sweet drink made from fermented rice)with Gin Seng" from cafe "Jil SiRu"


***only groups can have experience programs!
individual visitors do not need to make reservations! :-)

group admission/ experience fee:
***reservation through internet website:www.tkmuseum.or.kr required (at least a week in advance) and at least 20 to 30 participants needed for the experience
***possible days for group programs: Monday through Saturday
₩30,000 for making one type of rice cake (tteok)and trying it (translation NOT included)
₩50,000 for making kimchi and trying it (translation NOT included)
₩70,000 for wearing Korean traditional clothes (han-bok)and making TWO traditional Korean food and eating them (translation included-choose one from English, Chinese, and Japanese)
*** for these special experiences, free admission to the museum is included and certificate for the program completion (in Korean) is also included (if wanted)

how to get to the museum:
Take a subway line 4 and then get off at Jongno Sam(3)ga station.
Get out the station through exit number six.

Tel: (02)741-5447
Fax: (02)741-7848