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Writes about restaurants, cafes and home-style meals the author came across in Gangwon, told from the table. · Writes about: Restaurants · Home & living · Cafés

ProductVerdanteKids & baby

Non-spicy apple kids' toothpaste with 1450ppm fluoride: Verdante

Verdante High Fluoride Kids' Toothpaste is an 80g children's toothpaste with 1450ppm fluoride and an apple flavor. The writer switched to Verdante from a 1000ppm toothpaste because the child eats a lot of candy and jelly, and thanks to the non-spicy apple taste the child started fetching the tube and asking to brush on their own. For kids who refuse to brush because toothpaste tastes spicy, Verdante High Fluoride Kids' Toothpaste is worth a try.

Written Jun 25, 2026Product provided
PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Sokcho market gangjeong shop with sanja-like crunch: Ibuja Mayak

Ibuja Mayak Gotgan is a grain gangjeong (crunchy grain bar) shop at stall 137 on the main lane of Sokcho Central Market (Sokcho Tourist & Fish Market) in Sokcho, Gangwon. The writer sampled several kinds of grain gangjeong at Ibuja Mayak Gotgan and bought one bag to share with their child. Crisp like sanja (a traditional puffed rice sweet) but not as hard as expected, it had the child asking for more. For a not-too-sweet snack for kids or older relatives, or a travel gift from Sokcho Central Market, Ibuja Mayak Gotgan's grain gangjeong is a satisfying pick.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Flounder, salmon and red drum sashimi to go in Sokcho: Daeilho Bangeo

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo (속초대일호방어) is a sashimi and sushi takeout shop at the end of the main food alley in Sokcho Tourist Central Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a trip to Sokcho with a child, the writer parked in the public lot, walked to Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo and took a seasonal assorted sashimi platter of flounder, salmon and red drum, packed with ice packs, back to the lodging. The sashimi was chewy and fresh, and with egg sushi and eel sushi for kids, Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo made a satisfying takeout for a family trip.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market fried food shop, popular Set 3 to go: Hwangbuja Twigim

Hwangbuja Twigim (황부자튀김) is a squid sundae (stuffed squid) and fried food shop at the entrance of Sokcho Central Market (Sokcho Tourist Fish Market) in Sokcho, Gangwon. After weighing the menu, the writer took the shop's recommended Set 3, said to be its most popular, to go: nurungji (scorched rice) squid sundae for 15,000 won plus nude shrimp and red crab meat tempura for 10,000 won, and also tried a baby crab sample. For crispy nurungji squid sundae and tempura that kids happily eat, Hwangbuja Twigim is a satisfying choice.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho day-trip wild sashimi platter to take home: Jinmi Hwareo Center

Jinmi Hwareo Center is a live-fish sashimi shop in the basement fish hall of Sokcho Jungang Market (Sokcho Tourism and Fish Market) in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a day trip to Sokcho, the writer bought a wild sashimi platter for two (samsik-i, greater amberjack and olive flounder) plus fish for spicy fish stew (maeuntang) and drove it home. Apart from the slices shifting a little, the sashimi was chewy with no fishy taste. Jinmi Hwareo Center is a convenient sashimi takeout shop for wrapping up a Sokcho day trip with a child at home.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored
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