The Reason Why You Must Travel to South Korea in Summer - Daegu CHIMAC Festival 2016, CHIMAC Meaning? Chicken & Beer!

"The Reason Why You Must Travel to Daegu in Summer"

CHIMAC Festival 2016

There is a reason why you should plan a summer trip to Daegu.

The hottest summer festival of Korea will be held in July! At the most popular summer festival, you may encounter a food name you’ve never heard of before.

It is CHIMAC, the most popular food in South Korea!

What is CHIMAC?

Chi-Mc or Chimaek is a Korean slang word compound from 'Chicken' and 'Maekju' in Korean. It refers to a combination of Korean style fried chicken with beer.

For Koreans, Friday nights are for Chicken and Beer! Chicken dish is one of popular food loved by many Koreans which can be easily eaten in anywhere, anytime. Especially, fried chicken with beer is definitely a comfort food that can be enjoyed by everyone just like pizza.

The crunchy, savory taste of Korean fried chicken coupled with the crisp taste of beer is a match made in heaven. You may also like the fried chicken or seasoned chicken cooked in a Korean style.

For that reason, Korea’s love for chicken and beer gave birth to a food festival called ‘CHIMAC Festival’. You can imagine just how big Koreans’ love for chicken!

CHIMAC Festival is an annual food festival held in Daegu, the birthplace of several successful local and global chicken stores like Kyochon chicken, Ttangttang chicken, Hosigi Dumari chicken, Byul-byul chicken, and Daegu Tongdak.

CHIMAC Festival might be the enough reason why you should travel to Daegu, Korea.

This year's festival is expected more visitors from all over the country. Come and enjoy this youthful, delicious event, you will be captivated with Korean chicken dishes and beer! ☆ヽ(´▽｀)ノ☆

Daegu CHIMAC Festival 2016

• Period : July 27 to 31, 2016

• Venue : Duryu Park in Daegu