"Bungeoppang, where can I buy and eat it?"



Bungeoppang, a popular winter street snack, is disappearing one by one. This is because the number of customers has decreased in the aftermath of Corona 19, and the number of merchants who are closing their business has increased as the prices of raw materials such as red beans, flour, and cooking oil soared.



A street vendor who sold bungeoppang until last year told a self-employed community on the 28th, "The price of red bean and flour keeps going up and gas bills are high. "He told the story of how he had no choice but to close the business.



According to the agricultural distribution information of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the wholesale price of imported red beans (40 kg) used in red bean paste for bungeoppang was 257,000 won, up 17.1% from last year, and the price of commercial cooking oil (18L) was about 20,000 won at the beginning of this year. However, the price has doubled to about 40,000 won now.



Flour prices have also risen. According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CBOT), the international wheat price on the 29th was $308 per ton (about 362,000 won), 43.8% higher than last year.



Due to the soaring price of raw materials, until last year, you could usually buy three bungeoppang for 1,000 won, but this year, there are many places where the number has decreased to two.



Bungeoppang shops are hard to find, and the number of bungeoppang is decreasing, making it difficult to eat bungeoppang, which I enjoyed casually.



As a result of this situation, an app called 'Bungse Kwon' has appeared and is gaining popularity by showing places that sell bungeoppang, carp bun, and hotteok.

'Bungse-gwon' is a compound word of 'bungeoppang + station-seokwon'.



As the price of bungeoppang went up and street stalls disappeared, netizens who want to enjoy winter snacks are not able to hide their disappointment.



"At this time, I always think of bungeoppang, but I can't see it, where can I go to buy it?" "The street bungeoppang might become a memory someday" and so on.



This is a 'news pick'.


** Bungse-kwon: A compound word of 'Bungeoppang + Station-seokwon'.

It is a coined word created by people looking for bungeoppang, a popular street snack in winter, and refers to a residential area or district located near a store that sells bungeoppang.