Jeju café for Udo peanut oranda family snacks: Cheongchuni Oranda

It was the day I was going to visit my sister’s house for the weekend. Since I was already at Dongmun Market, I thought I’d pick up some snacks, and the savory smell drew me into Cheongchuni Oranda Dongmun Market Main Branch. It’s a handmade traditional-snack shop where young people from Jeju make and sell the treats right in the store. To give you the conclusion first, what I bought that day became the most popular item at my sister’s house haha.

Cheongchuni Oranda location and directions

1F, 6-8 Dongmun-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju · Daily 09:00–20:00 · Use Dongmun Market Public Parking Lot · Group orders and phone reservations available · Nationwide delivery and online purchases through Naver Store

Dongmun Market has so many entrances that first-time visitors can get confused. Go in through Gate 2 or Gate 9 and you’ll find it quickly. Head toward the place where people are lining up—that’s the one!

A handmade traditional-snack shop making treats fresh

As I got close to the shop, the smell of freshly made snacks hit me. Gwajul (traditional puffed-grain confection) and oranda were piled on the displays, while they kept making oranda inside. It’s set up like an open kitchen, so you can see the whole process, which somehow made me trust it even more.

Oranda and gwajul chosen after tasting

What I loved here was that they put cut pieces of every flavor out on plates. You could try one of every type of both oranda and gwajul. There are nearly ten flavors, and if you choose by guesswork, you’ll regret it 100 percent haha. As I tasted, I kept thinking, “Ah, my sister will like this one,” and chose that way. The owner explained everything well too, which helped me decide. When I asked about the popular item, surprisingly, yuzu oranda was the bestseller!

• Oranda: five flavors—yuzu, nut, manong (garlic), gamtae, and Udo peanut
• Gwajul: four flavors—white rice, brown rice, buckwheat, and steamed rice
• At the time of visit, three square oranda cost ₩10,000, and one bag of signature puffed-rice gwajul (12 pieces) cost ₩10,000
• Gamtae and Udo peanut have different unit prices, so the total varies by combination; check in store

We chose yuzu, nut, and Udo peanut.

Gift sets and donut oranda

Gift sets were displayed separately along one side of the shop. The box design was clean rather than old-fashioned, so it really looked like a proper gift even carried as is. Traditional-snack gift sets can feel a little dated, you know? But this place didn’t feel like that at all.

And what surprised me most was the donut oranda. They’re round like donuts and topped with chocolate, Oreo, strawberry, and matcha. How did they even think of this? They looked completely on-trend, so I thought households with kids would absolutely love them. I was practically swallowing my saliva, thinking how much I wanted to try one.

Oranda that isn’t hard

Honestly, I had a bit of a prejudice against oranda. You know that kind that’s hard enough to scrape the roof of your mouth and sticks all over your hands because of the rice syrup. It’s a nostalgic childhood snack, but I never went out of my way to buy it. But the oranda here was genuinely different.

It doesn’t stick even when you pick it up with bare hands, and most of all, it isn’t hard. It snaps lightly when you bite it, but the inside is soft. It’s a snack older people love, and since it’s soft too, I think it’s perfect as a gift. It would be just right as a post-trip gift for family too.

My top recommendation: Udo peanut oranda

The flavor I recommend most is Udo peanut. I can say that with certainty. I’m always going on about how Udo peanuts are different from regular peanuts haha. They’re small, but the nuttiness is much more intense. With those Udo peanuts dotted all through the oranda, savory flavor pops with every bite, and it goes so well with the soft oranda. If I had to choose only one, I’d pick Udo peanut without hesitation.

My snack-loving sister absolutely loved it. Then my niece put oranda on top of ice cream. Wow... she really knows how to eat. She was so cute, and she ate it so happily haha. Since it isn’t hard, it didn’t feel difficult for a child to eat either. This is why you buy snacks to bring over, I suppose.

Final thoughts on sharing these snacks at my sister’s house

To sum it up based on buying and sharing them myself, Cheongchuni Oranda’s biggest advantage is that the oranda is soft rather than hard, so everyone from children to older adults can eat it. The prices aren’t burdensome either, making it easy to buy several and share them around. The packaging is cute too, so it’s a gift that makes the recipient feel happy. If you’re visiting Jeju and wondering about a gift for your parents or snacks to hand out to coworkers, this seems like a pretty good choice. It’s also perfect to carry along when you’re visiting a sister’s or friend’s home, like I was. If it’s your first time trying it, I really want to say: make sure to include the Udo peanut oranda.