PHOTOS: Korean rice & Liquor festival

Rice-based alcoholic beverages are displayed at the 2025 K-Rice Festa held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
SEOUL, November 28 (AJP) - The “2025 K-Rice Festa,” an event promoting Korean rice-based liquor and processed foods, opened on Friday at Exhibition Hall 1 of KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. The festival runs for three days through to Nov. 30.

Hosted by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NongHyup), the K-Rice Festa features more than 200 varieties of distilled spirits, makgeolli, yakcheongju and other alcoholic beverages made from domestic rice, as well as a wide range of rice-based processed foods and wines made from Korean agricultural products.

Award-winning products from the K-Rice Festa Quality Evaluation Program are also on display. NongHyup reviewed about 780 entries submitted by more than 470 companies and selected 28 outstanding products across seven categories.

This year’s festival also emphasizes hands-on activities designed to appeal to visitors of all ages. Programs include the “K-Rice Demon Hunters” talk concert introducing stories of Korean rice and traditional liquor, along with tasting sessions, ingredient-guessing games, and various prize events.

 

Visitors crowd the venue of the 2025 K-Rice Festa at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
 A visitor walks through the “Regional Rice Showcase” zone at the 2025 K-Rice Festa, held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
 A visitor samples rice-based alcoholic beverages at the 2025 K-Rice Festa held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
 A visitor takes part in an event at the 2025 K-Rice Festa held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on November 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
 Visitors look at rice-based alcoholic beverages at the 2025 K-Rice Festa held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on November 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
 Rice-based alcoholic beverages are displayed at the 2025 K-Rice Festa held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on November 28. AJP Yoo Na-hyun

 

Yoo Na-hyun Reporter shooting@ajupress.com