Onggi Festival
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Issue Date
2009-04-29Author
Hacker, Randi
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0155
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https://audioboom.com/posts/833502-0155-onggi-festivalMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: Book your tickets now: the Onggi Expo 2009 in Ulsan South Korea is coming up. And the potters of Oegosan Village are preparing for it in a big way: they are going for a Guinness world record by creating the world's biggest onggi jar. When done, the jar will measure 6 feet in diameter and 18 feet in circumference. Onggi is a traditional pottery technique that uses long slabs of clay rather than coils. The slabs are placed edge to edge then attached by pounding them with a paddle. Onggi storage jars are particularly good for pickled and fermented foods such as kimchee, the spicy fermented cabbage dish served with every meal in Korea. A lot of kimchee could fit in this jar. A world record amount, perhaps? Two records with one jar? Hmmm. Hello, Guinness? Are you listening? #ceas #hacker #SouthKorea
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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