JEONJU, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – On the afternoon of Saturday, October 7, a massive bowl of bibimbap graced the special stage at the Jeonju Sports Complex Stadium in North Jeolla Province, capturing the attention of both citizens and tourists. This huge bowl of bibimbap served as a symbolic representation of the 2023 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival, [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Producers of the popular Korean TV series “Vincenzo” said Wednesday that they will remove the controversial scene featuring a Chinese product from overseas streaming services amid rising domestic anger over Chinese sponsorship. In the eighth episode of the dark comedy that aired on March 14 on tvN, an instant [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Buoyed by South Korean soft power, Korean cuisine is becoming more palatable to the tastes of hungry diners all over the globe. As foreign taste buds have grown more accustomed to Korean dishes, more restaurants, 24,246 in four more countries to be precise, have popped up in the last [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The annual Jeonju Bibimbap Festival will kick off this Thursday, featuring a wide variety of traditional food and culture activities and events centered around its main theme, bibimbap. Bibimbap is a Korean dish that literally translates into ‘mixed rice’. It is served as a bowl of rice topped with [...]
SUNCHANG, South Korea, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Participants at the 11th Sunchang Fermented Soybean Product Festival made bibimbap for 2,016 people, marking the year 2016. Bibimbap is a traditional dish consisting of a bowl of rice with seasoned vegetables and gochujang, or red pepper paste. The festival took off on Thursday for a four [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean foods that emphasize both taste and health have been introduced to members of the United Nations. The Korean Council for College Education (KCCE) hosted a dinner featuring traditional Korean food, dubbed ‘An Evening of Art and Korean Cuisine’. Sixty guests including ambassadors staying in New York and dignitaries [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Bibimbap Backpackers, which promotes healthy eating through bibimbap, was cited by the US Department of Health and Human Services for its achievement, and selected as a campaign branch by the Let’s Move campaign initiated by US First Lady Michelle Obama. The group announced that it received the citation from the [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air, the flagship carrier of South Korea, received an international recognition once again with its signature dish bibimbap, along with steamed chicken with ginseng. At the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair held in Kuala Lumpur, starting from September 5, Korean Air demonstrated bibimbap and steamed [...]