Jeju’s Food Economy Is Moving Beyond the Tourist Table

Jeju black pork grilling on a volcanic stone grill alongside fresh haenyeo-harvested abalone and Hallabong tangerines, set against Jeju Island's iconic basalt coastline and green volcanic mountain, representing Jeju's growing premium food industry.

Jeju is often remembered through food. Visitors think of tangerine orchards, black pork barbecue, seafood markets, coastal restaurants, abalone porridge, seaweed soup, haenyeo divers and small village cafés. For many travellers, eating on the island is not a side activity. It is part of the reason they go there. But Jeju’s food story is no … Read more