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Woongchi Village Gangjeong Set

Woongchi Village Gangjeong Set

  • 100% Korean ingredients
  • 100% natural, no preservatives added
  • Certified, chef and media approved
  • Versatile staple for everyday cooking
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Highlights

In old Korean markets, a sudden bang and a cloud of steam meant the grain-popping machine had just opened, and children came running. In Woongchi, a farming village at the foot of Jirisan, that same old-style machine still puffs the rice and corn for these snacks, and the rice is pressed into gangjeong by hand with peanuts and black sesame. One bag is airy steamed-rice crisps, one is nuttier glutinous brown rice, and the third is pure puffed corn with nothing else added. Set the three bags out with a pot of tea, and it is hard to stop at one handful.

Set includes: Gomjae steamed-rice gangjeong 130g, Gomjae glutinous brown rice gangjeong 130g, Gomjae puffed glutinous corn 200g

Gomjae Steamed-Rice Gangjeong
Ingredients: Dried steamed rice (Korea) 70%, starch syrup 15%, peanuts (Korea) 10%, roasted black sesame seeds (Korea) 5%
Net weight: 130g (4.6 oz)
Allergens: Peanuts, sesame

Gomjae Glutinous Brown Rice Gangjeong
Ingredients: Puffed glutinous brown rice (Korea) 70%, starch syrup 15%, peanuts (Korea) 10%, roasted black sesame seeds (Korea) 5%
Net weight: 130g (4.6 oz)
Allergens: Peanuts, sesame

Gomjae Puffed Glutinous Corn
Ingredients: Glutinous corn (Korea) 100%
Net weight: 200g (7.1 oz)

All three snacks
Purity check: No preservatives, no artificial flavors or colors, no frying oil
Process: Grains puffed in a traditional popping machine; the gangjeong is bound and cut by hand in the village
Storage method: Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight; finish soon after opening to keep the crunch

옛 장터에서 '뻥' 소리와 함께 하얀 김이 피어오르면, 아이들이 뻥튀기 기계 앞으로 달려가곤 했습니다. 지리산 자락 남원 웅치마을에서는 지금도 그 옛날식 기계로 쌀과 옥수수를 튀기고, 땅콩과 검은깨를 더해 손으로 강정을 빚습니다. 찐쌀강정은 공기처럼 가볍게 바삭하고, 찰현미쌀강정은 더 고소하며, 찰옥수수뻥은 옥수수 말고는 아무것도 넣지 않았습니다. 차 한 주전자 곁에 세 봉지를 뜯어 두면, 한 줌에서 멈추기 어렵습니다.

Description

Puffed grains, pressed by hand

Gangjeong is a Korean confection made by puffing grains and binding them with syrup into light, crunchy clusters, long a fixture of holiday tables and gift boxes. The grains go into a traditional popping machine and come out airy and crisp. The puffed steamed rice and glutinous brown rice are then tossed with syrup, local peanuts, and black sesame, pressed flat, and cut into bite-size squares by hand. The glutinous corn is simply puffed and bagged on its own.

Three bags, three crunches

The steamed-rice gangjeong is the lightest of the three, crisp and gently sweet, with toasted sesame running through it. The glutinous brown rice version has a denser, slightly chewy bite and a deeper, nuttier flavor from the bran left on the grain. The puffed corn is pure and simple, with the warm, roasted taste of sweet corn and no syrup at all.

How to enjoy it

Put the three bags out with a pot of roasted barley tea or green tea, the way gangjeong is served in Korea after a meal. The rice gangjeong also crumbles nicely over vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt with honey, and the brown rice squares sit well on a cheese board beside aged cheddar and dried fruit. Keep the corn puffs for movie night, or mix them with nuts and dark chocolate chips for a trail mix.

뻥 튀기고, 손으로 뭉치고

강정은 곡식을 튀겨 엿으로 뭉친 우리 전통 과자로, 예부터 명절 상과 선물 상자에 빠지지 않았습니다. 곡식은 옛날식 뻥튀기 기계에 넣어 가볍고 바삭하게 튀깁니다. 튀긴 찐쌀과 찰현미에 엿과 마을에서 난 땅콩, 검은깨를 버무린 뒤 납작하게 눌러 한입 크기로 손수 썹니다. 찰옥수수는 튀긴 그대로 봉지에 담습니다.

세 봉지, 세 가지 바삭함

찐쌀강정은 셋 가운데 가장 가볍고 바삭하며, 은은한 단맛 사이로 볶은 깨 향이 납니다. 찰현미쌀강정은 쌀겨를 남긴 현미라 조금 더 촘촘하고 쫀득하게 씹히며 고소함이 깊습니다. 찰옥수수뻥은 엿 없이 옥수수만 튀겨, 구수하고 담백한 옥수수 맛 그대로입니다.

이렇게 즐겨 보세요

한국에서 식후에 강정을 내듯 보리차나 녹차를 한 주전자 끓여 세 봉지를 곁들여 보세요. 찐쌀강정은 바닐라 아이스크림이나 꿀을 두른 그릭요거트 위에 부숴 올려도 좋고, 찰현미쌀강정은 숙성 체다치즈, 말린 과일과 함께 치즈 보드에 올려도 잘 어울립니다. 찰옥수수뻥은 영화 보는 밤의 주전부리로 두거나, 견과류와 다크 초콜릿 칩을 섞어 트레일 믹스로 즐겨 보세요.

About

Kim'C Market brings premium Korean food to the United States, chosen the way a careful cook would choose it. Every product goes through a selection process that reaches past the label: the team reviews the ingredients, tastes everything, and visits the producers to see how their food is actually made. Many of these makers are small-batch artisans, and Kim'C Market works with them directly in Korea, on fair terms that let them keep making their food without compromise. In its gift sets, Kim'C Market brings the work of these makers together in a single, carefully composed box.

About Woongchi Village

Woongchi is a small farming village in Namwon, North Jeolla, in the foothills of Jirisan. Its residents run a farming corporation together, the Woongchi Village Farmers' Association, and make their snacks under the name Gomjae from grain grown in Korea. The business is designated a village enterprise by Jeonbuk State, a community-run business that keeps local work and income in the village.

김씨마켓은 신중한 요리사가 고르듯 엄선한 한국 프리미엄 식품을 미국에 소개합니다. 모든 제품은 라벨 너머까지 살피는 선정 과정을 거칩니다. 원재료를 검토하고, 직접 맛보고, 생산자를 찾아가 실제로 어떻게 만드는지 확인합니다. 이렇게 만난 생산자 상당수는 소량 생산을 고집하는 장인들입니다. 김씨마켓은 한국 현지에서 이들과 직접 거래하며, 타협 없이 만들 수 있도록 정당한 대가를 지킵니다. 그렇게 만난 장인들의 손길을, 김씨마켓은 한 상자에 정성껏 엮어 선물로 건넵니다.

웅치마을 소개

웅치마을은 지리산 자락, 전북 남원의 작은 농촌 마을입니다. 마을 주민들이 함께 꾸리는 농업회사법인 웅치마을영농회가 국산 곡식으로 '곰재강정'을 만듭니다. 전북특별자치도가 지정한 마을기업으로, 마을의 일자리와 소득을 마을 안에서 일구는 공동체 사업체입니다.

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