Daegu Original Hyeonpung Park-soseon Halmaejib Gomtang, Menu & Price

Wonjo(Original) Hyeonpung Park-soseon Halmaejib Gomtang is one of the famous Gomtang restaurants in Daegu, South Korea.

The name is quite long, so let us translate it.
Wonjo means first-made(Original), many people use this word:Wonjo for naming things like this and it means there is hardly Wonjo stuff. And Hyeonpung is the name of its location, Park-soseon is the name of the founder. Halmaejib means Grandma's house. So its meaning is kind of original Gomtang made by Park-soseon at Hyeonpung.

Additionally GomTang(GomKuk) is one of the traditional Korean dishes and GomTang is a soup but it is more like beef stock(bone broth) made with some beef parts such as bones, and head.

Interior

The interior is typical Korean style restaurant. Nothing special.

They serves Gomtang and some side dishes. Taste good.

Actually because Gomtang is common Korean cuishin, it is always good to have.
And it is believed like stamina food. And the meat(beef) in the Gomtang is very smooth and odorless.

Menu & Price

The price is quite expensive. And lunch time, there are so many people so if you don't like to wait the queue, go there before lunch time(usually before 12 o'clock).

Business Card

Map and Address

Korean Version of this post: 대구본점 원조 현풍 박소선 할매집곰탕 솔직후기와 메뉴&가격

Address: 56-1, Hyeonpungjungang-ro, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Phone: 053-615-1122

Visit to Bugaedong Children's Library in Incheon city

Nowadays when it's dusty in the air, I look for somewhere where my kid can have fun.

This time I went to Bugaedong children's library in Incheon, South Korea.

The library is a municipal facility operated by Bupyeong-gu, so it's free to use.

The library is 3rd and 4th floor and the entrance is on 3rd floor.

There is a air purifier and a water purifier. The air conditioner and the heater is always on against the weather. So it provides good environment for kid to read a book. 

<Toilet on 4th floor>

On 3rd floor, there is books for preschooler, and on 4th floor you can find books for elementary students and parents.
For parents there are books on topics such as economics, child care and creative work, so parents seemed to be able to spend time with their children while reading at the library.

<Introduce newly arrival books>

There is a thinking tree(생각 나무), unlike its name it's a place for breastfeeding and changing a diaper.

The computers are for registering membership(to borrow a book) and book searching.

And there is a room(see the photo above) where you can read books for your kid or kids.

And there is English books for kids also.

Information of Bugaedong Children's Library

Business hour
Weekdays: 09:00 ~ 18:00
Saturday & Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00

Closing day
Mondays, National holidays

Phone Number
032-505-1131

Address
166 Dongsu-ro, Bugae-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea*Parking place is existed but parking is almost not possible.

Link: Korean Version of "Visit to Bugaedong Children's Library in Incheon city"

Introduce Korean Food: GomTang

GomTang(GomKuk) is one of the traditional Korean food and you can have gomtang everywhere.

GomTang is a soup but it is more like beef stock(bone broth) made with some beef parts such as bones, and head.

Although the recipe of GomTang is very simple, it is kind of hard to cook by yourself. Because it takes lots of time.

Let's have time for how to make GomTang.(Simplest one)

1. Put the brisket, ribs, ox tail, and(or) meat into water to remove blood. It takes hours.
2. Boil them for about 10 mins and then drain the water, rinse the bones to remove blood and boiling(simmering) again for about 5 hours.
3. While simmering, remove foam and oil that is from bones.
4. Season with salt and pepper just before eat.

As you can see above, its recipe is very simple but as I mention it take hours, so even Korean people usually do not cook GomTang at home. We go to the restaurant or buy ready-to-eat food from a mart.

And the liquid part of GomTang is very useful to cook Korean soups such as Kimchi soup, Korean miso soup and etc. Its use is like chicken stock's.

And the broth can be frozen and stored so many people do.

GomTang is believed that it is stamina food, however belief is very old-fashioned. In the point of the nutrition, GomTang is quite high calorie food and we eat the Gomtang with cooked rice. The rice makes GomTang higher calorie.

Korean banks SWIFT Code/BIC collection

When you transfer foriegn money to the account that is in other country, you need to know the bank SWIFT code.

SWIFT is short for 'Socity for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication'. SWIFT code is simply address for banks' network such as WWW(World Wide Web).

So, here is the banks' English names and SWIFT codes of Korean banks.

Bank Name(Korean): KB국민은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: CZNBKRSE
Bank Name(English): KOOKMIN BANK
Bank Address: #26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeoungdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): KEB하나은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KOEXKRSE
Bank Name(English): KEB HANA BANK
Bank Address: KEB HANA BANK, HEAD OFFICE, EULJIRO, JUNG-GU35, SEOUL, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): NH농협은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: NACFKRSE
Bank Name(English): Nonghyup Bank
Bank Address: 120, TONGILRO, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 우리은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: HVBKKRSE
Bank Name(English): Wooribank
Bank Address: 1585 Sangam-dong, mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): 신한은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: SHBKKRSE
Bank Name(English): SHINHAN BANK
Bank Address: 20, SEJONG-DAERO 9-GIL, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): IBK기업은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: IBKOKRSE
Bank Name(English): INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA
Bank Address: 50, ULCHIRO 2-GA, CHUNG-GU,SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 한국씨티은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: CITIKRSX
Bank Name(English): Citibank Korea Inc
Bank Address: 24 Cheonggyecheon-ro Jung-gu Seoul Korea

Bank Name(Korean): SC제일은행

SWIFT CO DE/BIC: SCBLKRSE
Bank Name(English): Standard Chartered First Bank Korea
Bank Address: 47, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): 부산은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: PUSBKR2P
Bank Name(English): BUSAN BANK
Bank Address: 30 MUNHYEONGEUMYUNG-RO, NAM-GU, BUSAN, KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 경남은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KYNAKR22
Bank Name(English): Kyongnam Bank
Bank Address: 642, 3·15-daero, MasanHoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Bank Name(Korean): DGB대구은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: DAEBKR22
Bank Name(English): Daegu Bank
Bank Address: 111, OKSAN-RO (CHILSEONG-DONG 2-GA), BUK-GU, DAEGU, 41593, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Bank Name(Korean): 광주은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: KWABKRSE
Bank Name(English): Kwangju Bank
Bank Address: 225 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, S.Korea

Bank Name(Korean): SH수협은행

SWIFT CODE/BIC: NFFCKRSE
Bank Name(English): National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives
Bank Address: 11-6 Sincheon-dong Songpa-gu Seoul S.KOREA

* Reference date: November 11, 2016

If the SWIFT code field is 8 digits, enter the code above.
If it requires 9 ~ 11 seats, then give XXX or blank at the end.

There is a reference date that I summarized SWIFT codes above.
The SWIFT code of a bank is not easily changed, but it may be changed depending on whether the bank is merged or the bank name is changed.

If you have a large transaction of money, we highly recommend that you check it again through the bank's official website or bank customer center.

Korean Version of this post: 외환 송금을 위한 은행별 스위프트(SWIFT) 코드 정리