SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Egg prices in South Korea are showing signs of jumping as a large number of chickens have been culled due to the recent outbreak of avian influenza, industry sources said Thursday. The country has seen highly pathogenic bird flu cases spread at a rapid pace since mid-November when the [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food companies are set to begin official sales of the traditional chicken soup to China as the first shipments to the mainland have recently cleared customs, industry officials said Tuesday. Samgyetang is a traditional chicken soup made with a whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng, sticky rice [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean fried chicken franchises are widely beloved. Fried chicken has become the most celebrated night time snack for Koreans, and chicken franchises have a wide range of offerings, from simple ‘original’ fried chicken to recipes as sophisticated as ‘Oak Tree-Smoked Chicken’. However, a recent study conducted by the Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Fried chicken with cold beer, also known as chimaek (a Korean abbreviation for fried chicken and beer), is one of Korea’s most popular food cultures. The pairing has also gained popularity in China through Korean movies and TV dramas. Chimaek is now an essential part of Korean tourism, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the record heat wave continues, farm animals from clams and poultry to cattle have succumbed to the oppressive temperatures. The scorching heat is having a particularly devastating impact on farming. In Buan, a western coastal county in North Jeolla Province, approximately 40 tons of clams died from the [...]
Daegu, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) - The 2015 Daegu Hot Festival, where chicken and beer, music and theater can all be enjoyed on a hot summer’s night, will be held from July 17 to July 26. The Daegu Hot Festival embraces independent events held with a summer theme such as the Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Chickens from Brazil are dominating Korea, accounting for 96 percent of the import market. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the amount of chicken meat imported from Brazil during April and May increased 2.6 times over the same period of the previous year, to 23,518 tons. [...]
SEJONG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans are consuming more meat than ever while their annual intake of rice continues to set record lows every year, a government report showed Monday. According to the report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the country’s annual per capita consumption of meat came to [...]
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., April 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - Gardeners in search of more sustainable ways to grow tastier vegetables and more vibrant flowers are finding inspiration from their country cousins. For decades, chickens have played an important role on farms, providing families a sustainable source of delicious food, organic fertilizer and natural pest control. [...]