Kim Bong-gyu’s Good Rice Lab

Calligraphy: Kim Bong-gyu’s Yeoncheon Rice

Our Story

Hello! I run a second-generation rice mill in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do, carrying on what my father began.

For the best-tasting rice, the Good Rice Lab grows only the newest varieties.

The farmer holding a bag of Yeoncheon rice in front of the lab’s sign

Gunnam-myeon · Yeoncheon-gun

I grow the rice myself, and I’ll mill it with care to suit your taste before sending it to you.

Orders & customer service 010-8748-1329

Nature · Gunnam-myeon, Yeoncheon

Blessed by nature

We farm in Gunnam-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do — an ideal place for flavorful rice, with plenty of top-grade water from the Imjin River, red-clay paddies and the big day–night temperature swings of the 38th parallel.

Imjin River — top-grade water
Red-clay paddies
Big day–night swings at the 38th parallel

Transplanting rice seedlings with a rice transplanter

New Crop 2026 · The Lineup

Kim Bong-gyu’s Yeoncheon Rice

OriginKorea
ShippingFree
DeliveryParcel delivery
ProducerOur own
PaymentCredit card, bank deposit or real-time bank transfer
Shipping areaWithin Korea

Yeoncheon Rice
Yeonjin

Yeoncheon Rice Yeonjin (for fried rice, bibimbap and risotto) · 2026 new crop · new variety · white rice, milled on the day
- 10kgKRW 43,000
- 20kgKRW 82,000
Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness
Large grains with a firm bite · amylose 18.1% (non-glutinous rice)

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Yeoncheon Rice
Suchanmi

Yeoncheon Rice Suchanmi (2026 new crop · new variety · semi-glutinous Gyeonggi rice · white rice, milled on the day)
- 10kgKRW 45,000
- 20kgKRW 86,000
Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness
Clean taste with no aroma · amylose 9.5% (semi-glutinous)

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Yeoncheon Rice
Yeorihyang

Yeoncheon Rice Yeorihyang (50%-milled, white or 70%-milled · low-amylose · 2026 new crop · new variety · milled on the day)
- 10kgKRW 45,000
- 20kgKRW 86,000
MillingWhite50%-milled70%-milledBrown
Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness
Gentle nurungji (toasted rice) aroma · amylose 11.7% (semi-glutinous)

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Yeoncheon Rice
Seolhyangchal glutinous white rice

Yeoncheon Rice Seolhyangchal (nurungji-aroma glutinous white rice · 2026 new crop)
- Glutinous white 10kgKRW 55,000
- Glutinous white 20kgKRW 106,000
Great forPorridgeRice ballsRice cakes
Chewier and stickier than ordinary glutinous rice
To the clean ‘Namtobuksu’ of Yeoncheon — we add a nurungji aroma!

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Yeoncheon Rice
Seolhyangchal glutinous brown rice

Yeoncheon Rice Seolhyangchal (nurungji-aroma glutinous brown rice · 2026 new crop)
- Glutinous brown 10kgKRW 55,000
- Glutinous brown 20kgKRW 106,000
Less dry and coarse than typical brown rice — good for anyone new to brown rice.
To the clean ‘Namtobuksu’ of Yeoncheon — we add a nurungji aroma!

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Signature Variety

Yeoncheon Rice Yeonjin

A Yeoncheon-gun local specialty variety, first introduced in 2024

Characteristics

Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness

Large grains with a firm bite · amylose 18.1% (non-glutinous rice)

(Bred by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services · registered in 2024)

A new variety with plump, springy grains
The finest rice, carefully milled

01
Its name stands for a treasure of Yeoncheon. With 18.1% amylose, it has just the right stickiness.
Large grains and a firm texture — rice that’s satisfying to chew
02
The grains are plump and large, and they rarely turn mushy.
Well suited to cooking — risotto, bibimbap, fried rice and more
03
Highly recommended if you love cooking rice in a pot such as a Kamado-san or a Staub — a variety made for pot-cooked rice.
04
Yeonjin is a variety you’ll find only in Yeoncheon rice.

Delicious dishes with Yeonjin rice

Fried rice
Fried rice made with Yeonjin keeps its grains whole — they separate evenly and fry up nicely.
Risotto
Like a dedicated risotto rice, Yeonjin has wide, plump grains that don’t break easily!

Yeonjin changes texture with the way you cook it

Pleasantly firm

Electric pressure rice cooker
Soak the rice for at least 30 minutes before cooking for a pleasantly firm texture.
Chewy

Earthenware or cast-iron pot
The rice smells richer and its stickiness stands out — recommended for anyone who loves pot-cooked rice.

Close-up of freshly cooked Yeonjin white rice

Variety

Yeoncheon Rice Suchanmi

Characteristics

Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness

Clean taste with no aroma · amylose 9.5% (semi-glutinous)

(Bred by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services · registered in 2024)

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KRW 45,000 / 10kg

Soft, chewy and fluffy
Stays soft even when cool — great for gimbap and lunch boxes

This is one of the newest varieties, developed and released in 2022 by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services to suit changing tastes.

With no aroma and a clean, mild taste, it goes with any side dish. At 9.5% amylose, it is very soft yet chewy and fluffy.

Children and students especially love this texture, and it’s great for gimbap and lunch boxes. (Low-amylose rice stays soft even when it cools!)

Low-amylose rice in a glass bowl — **Depending on how dry it is, low-amylose rice can look white, like glutinous rice.**It isn’t mixed with glutinous rice!

Variety

Yeoncheon Rice Yeorihyang

Characteristics

Flavor
Stickiness
Aroma
Softness

Gentle nurungji (toasted rice) aroma · amylose 11.7% (semi-glutinous)

(Bred by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services · registered in 2023)

Milling

White
50%-milled
70%-milled
Brown

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KRW 45,000 / 10kg

Rice cooked with Yeorihyang 50%-milled rice — This is rice cooked with Yeorihyang 50%-milled rice.

Aromatic rice with a gentle nurungji scent
Soft and sticky semi-glutinous rice
Deep flavor from a clean climate and clean water

This is one of the newest varieties, developed and released in 2022 by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services to suit changing tastes.

Yeorihyang, with its toasty nurungji aroma, is a low-amylose rice at 9.5% — close to Goyang’s well-loved specialty varieties ‘Gawaji No. 1’ (8.2%) and ‘Baekjinju’ (9.1%) — and is known for being soft yet sticky.

Rice with less than 15% amylose is called low-amylose (semi-glutinous) rice. Even milled as brown rice, its texture stays soft and easy to eat, and the rice stays soft after it cools.

Yeorihyang is also a mid-to-late-ripening variety: its grains fill out through Yeoncheon-gun’s big day–night temperature swings, which gives it a deep flavor and an especially fine taste.

Depending on how dry it is, low-amylose rice can look white, like glutinous rice. It isn’t mixed with glutinous rice!

Variety

Seolhyangchal

To the clean ‘Namtobuksu’ of Yeoncheon —
we add a nurungji aroma!

A premium rice raised by fertile soil from the south and clean water from the Imjin River to the north.

Even without soaking, it cooks up soft with a toasty nurungji aroma. With less amylose than regular rice, it makes sticky rice with a chewy texture and a wonderful taste.

Seolhyangchal glutinous rice

Yeoncheon Rice Seolhyangchal (nurungji-aroma glutinous white rice · 2026 new crop)

Cook it mixed with white rice and you get a toasty flavor, almost like nurungji simmered in water. It adds a chewier stickiness than ordinary glutinous rice and lifts the flavor of the rice.

Use it for yaksik (sweet rice), rice cakes or porridge and the nurungji aroma gives them a special taste. If your rice ever tastes a little flat, mix in a small amount of this glutinous rice — the flavor really comes alive. It stays glossy and sticky after cooling, so it’s great for cold rice, lunch boxes and rice balls too.

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KRW 55,000 / 10kg

Seolhyangchal glutinous white rice, 10 kg bag (Hi Yeoncheon Rice · Namtobuksu)

Seolhyangchal glutinous brown rice

Yeoncheon Rice Seolhyangchal (nurungji-aroma glutinous brown rice · 2026 new crop)

A toasty nurungji aroma drifts up the moment it starts cooking, and it brings out the flavor of your rice with no special effort. It keeps the stickiness of glutinous brown rice, and it’s less dry and coarse than typical brown rice — good for anyone new to brown rice.

No soaking needed — just mix it with white rice and cook for soft, sticky rice. You get the good nutrition of brown rice, while the stickiness of glutinous rice makes it easier on your stomach.

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KRW 55,000 / 10kg

Seolhyangchal glutinous brown rice, 10 kg bag (Hi Yeoncheon Rice · Namtobuksu)

Delicious dishes with Seolhyangchal glutinous rice

Porridge
Rice balls
Rice cakes

Fresh Milling

Freshly milled rice

Single-variety rice, fresh from the mill

To send you the best rice we can, we mill it ourselves — on a small scale, but with clean, up-to-date equipment.

We mill each variety on a separate schedule so they never get mixed, so delivery may take 1–2 days longer depending on our milling schedule. Thank you for your patience — we’ll repay it with even better-tasting rice.

Rice-milling equipment and a color sorter

How to Enjoy

Enjoying it at its best

Buy a little, often — keep it as fresh as possible

Rice begins to age the moment it is milled, and it loses flavor as time goes by.

We recommend eating it within one month of the milling date.
Keeping it longer than a month? Store it in an airtight container in the fridge!

Suchanmi · Yeorihyang

Aromatic rice contains fats, so it ages faster.
Be sure to keep it refrigerated.

Suchanmi · Yeorihyang
Use 10% less water than usual!
For low-amylose (semi-glutinous) rice, just use 10% less water than usual and you’ll get beautifully cooked, bouncy rice!
Suchanmi · Yeorihyang
Electric pressure rice cooker
Use 10% less water than the usual amount / no soaking — cook right after rinsing

Suchanmi
Yeorihyang
Seolhyangchal glutinous rice
Seolhyangchal glutinous brown rice

Safe Delivery

Safe delivery

Packed once more in a box for safe arrival

Our Yeoncheon rice is packed in 10 kg bags (a 20 kg order ships as 2 × 10 kg bags), then packed once more in a sturdy cardboard box so it reaches you safely.

Delivery
Orders placed by 12:00 noon on weekdays ship the same day or the next day (this may take 1–2 days longer depending on milling and order volume). Courier: CJ Logistics
Contact
If anything is wrong with the rice you received, please call 010-8748-1329.

Shipping information

Delivery method	Parcel delivery
Delivery area	Nationwide (Korea)
Shipping fee	Free — shipping is free whatever the order amount.
Delivery time	3 to 7 days
Payment	Credit card, bank deposit or real-time bank transfer

Remote mountain areas and islands may require an additional charge.
Your order ships once payment is confirmed. Depending on the product, delivery may be slightly delayed.

Location

14-13 Hwangnam-⁠ro, Gunnam-⁠myeon, Yeoncheon-⁠gun, Gyeonggi-⁠do 11008, Korea

Korean address (11008) 경기도 연천군 군남면 황남로 14-13 김봉규의 좋은쌀 연구소

Customer service 010-8748-1329

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