SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of dried seaweed hit a new record on the back of growing awareness of healthy food around the globe, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments of dried seaweed, called “gim” in Korean, reached US$670 million over the January-October period, up 20.4 percent from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of dried seaweed at major discount stores in Seoul rose over the past years as seasoned laver and snack-type products are enjoying popularity among Chinese travelers, industry officials said Wednesday. Lotte Mart’s Seoul Station branch, which is most frequented by Chinese travelers, said dried seaweed purchases by Chinese [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – What’s your favorite way to eat dried seaweed? If you are a Korean, you may want to have a bowl of rice with dried seaweed, roasted with sesame oil and fine salt, and kimchi. Dried seaweed pressed into a dark green sheet is called “kim,” a homonym for the [...]