"Come Enjoy Mussels" ... Changwon Special City to Hold Changwon Mussel Festival on the 21st

Promoting Seafood Consumption and Revitalizing Distribution
with One of Winter's Finest Delicacies

The Changwon Mussel Festival, where visitors can savor one of winter’s finest delicacies, will be held on November 21 in and around 3.15 Marine Nuri Park.

Changwon Special City in South Gyeongsang Province said on November 13 that the festival, hosted by the Masan Fisheries Cooperative, will be held under the slogan “Feel the Excitement! Keep It Going!” to raise awareness of Changwon’s mussels as one of its signature seafood products and promote their quality, while encouraging seafood consumption and revitalizing distribution.

Mussels are in season from November through January. Changwon mussels sold at discounted prices at the festival are especially fresh, locally produced, plump and of the highest quality.

The festival will feature a variety of dishes made with mussels, including mussel tart, mussel tortilla, mussel soup, mussel bibimbap and mussel katsu. After the opening ceremony, celebratory performances by guest singers Kim Yang, Ryu Wonjeong and Bae Jina, as well as performances by local artists, will take place.

The festival will also host a free mussel tasting and operate a mussel information booth. As part of its promotional activities, it will offer prizes on a first-come, first-served basis to participants in an SNS comment event. Other activities, including a roulette game and face painting, will offer visitors and local residents fun experiences.

Cho Seongmin, director of the Marine, Port and Fisheries Bureau, said, “Through this mussel festival, we will work to promote mussels, one of our city’s signature seafood products, across the country and boost consumption.” He added, “We will make every effort to ensure that the festival lets many residents and visitors enjoy the taste and quality of mussels, one of our region’s outstanding specialties.”

We hope tourists, local residents and couples will visit the mussel festival to savor this winter delicacy and contribute, even in a small way, to promoting seafood consumption and revitalizing the local economy.

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