Boiled rice with clam meat is a food heritage which has been widely used by the people on the coast for ages.

   The food is prepared with clam meat and rice as the main materials. They are mixed with dried hot pepper and other subsidiary materials and seasonings. After filling them in clam shells and wrapping them in edible herbs or vegetable leaves, they are steamed or roasted.

   The food has such features as hot taste, soft clam meat, well-boiled and oily rice, and spicy flavour.

   Wonsan boiled rice with clam meat, which has been designated as a special food of Kangwon Province in recent years, is stealing the public limelight. It has become a favourite food of people for its unique taste and aroma.

   The boiled rice with clam meat was inscribed on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage on October 5, 2024.