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Namyangju , South Korea , Oct. 7 ( Yonhap ) - An international slow food festival in South Korea concluded his six-day event , providing more than 500,000 visitors a chance to experience organic food around the world , said Monday event organizers .

Taste ASIO ASIO 2013 in Namyangju , east of Seoul , closed the curtain of their programs a week on Sunday , after showing hundreds of slow food worldwide and especially the culinary riches of the Asia and Oceania . ASIO is an acronym for Asia and Oceania , and " Gusto" mean in Italian flavor .

A total of 533,000 people visited the festival which included international conferences, workshops and various tasting events , according to the Cultural Center of the Slow Food Namyangju the municipal government and the International Slow Food (Slow Food International ) .

The three main halls - differentiated by subject and country - nearly 1,200 food offered from 76 countries that are no longer common , and traditional food from 43 countries of this region.

Visitors were able to sample different types of food and beverage stalls occupied 40 meters long " global street food " .

" The event drew more visitors than expected . Believe that their success shows the amount of people who are interested in healthy eating ," said a city official .

The slow food movement is supposedly the answer to the fast food culture often represented by McDonald's and other restaurant chains like. The campaign began in Italy in the 1980s and now has about 100,000 members in over 160 countries around the world , according to the festival website .

"Unlike other festivals , the event helped increase public awareness of the importance of food , which are not only good for our health , but also for the environment ," said Mayor Namyangju , Lee Seok -woo . " We will strive more to successfully organize a festival in 2015 Gusto ASIO " .