Minced Beef Soup: There is a restaurant near Daejeon Station that has a history of more than 40 years, and it is famous for making Minced Beef Soup. The long simmered beef soup is one of its best, and is delicious with just the right amount of pickled radish and spicy cabbage.
Stone Pot Rice: Daejeon Stone Pot Rice is made of round-grained rice and mixed grains (millet, soybeans, and sorghum rice), ginkgo nuts, and carrots, and is accompanied by bok choy (green vegetables) and more than 20 kinds of side dishes produced in the area. The flavor exceeds that of the traditional old-fashioned stone pot rice, and it has been famous for more than 20 years, making it the representative food of Daejeon, which is distinctive from the rest of the country.
Ginseng and chicken soup: Ginseng and chicken soup has a long history of being a nutritious dish different from that of other regions, utilizing ginseng from Geumsan and Yanshan chickens, which are specialties of the neighboring region, and was designated as a local delicacy of Daejeon and managed in 1993. It is popular for its light and refreshing flavor, easy to digest, and suitable for both young and old.
Carbon Valley Cold Noodles: There is a restaurant in Daejeon that has been making cold noodles for 50 years, passed down through 4 generations of families. Its carbon valley cold noodles not only keep the original flavor of Pyongyang's cold noodles, but also its noodles (buckwheat flour 90%, wheat flour 10%) and cold noodle soup (chicken broth 10%, white radish kimchi soup 70%) are unique compared to the cold noodles of other regions.
Spicy Freshwater Fish Soup of Lake Qing: While the Kumgang guppy is a specialty of Daejeon, famous for being a tribute during the Joseon Dynasty, the Sindanjin area in the middle reaches of the Kumgang River has been specializing in freshwater fish since ancient times, and after the completion of the reservoir in 1981, restaurants with spicy freshwater fish soup began to appear, and its unique flavor began to be appreciated and regarded as one of the best.
Guje Acorn Jelly: Since the early 1980s, farmers have been making acorn jelly as a sideline business to make ends meet, and as a result, the village of Guje Acorn Jelly has sprung up, and it is now a unique food street in Daejeon. The unique flavor of the jellied acorns is served in a broth made of small dried fish and thick seaweed, accompanied by shredded kimchi and a little seaweed.