SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, a major U.S. retail chain achieved unprecedented success with its sale of frozen gimbap, to the extent of causing shortages across the United States. While taste, convenience, and health benefits are primary factors for this success, industry analysts say that scenes of characters enjoying gimbap in popular Korean dramas [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Affordable and convenient food options are gaining popularity during lunchtime due to the increasing cost of eating out. Gimbap and boxed lunches have become popular choices among convenience foods, thanks to their convenience and reasonable prices. Recent data from convenience store CU reveals that Gimbap holds the highest sales [...]
SUWON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 130 people have lodged a damages suit against a restaurant franchise that sells “gimbap,” or seaweed rice rolls with vegetables, over food poisoning. Park Young-saeng, an attorney at Jungjin law firm, said Tuesday that he filed a damages suit the previous day with the Suwon District Court in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As the vegan diet is gaining popularity worldwide, Korean dried laver and triangle gimbap are growing in popularity among vegans in Canada. According to the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korean dried laver and triangle gimbap are easily found at vegan food stores in Canada including Vegan Supply. The recent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In Turkey, the land of kebabs, Korean food has captured the taste of locals. The Korean Cultural Center in Turkey participated in the 3rd World Food Festival held at Merkezi Park in Adana from Friday to Sunday (local time). At the cultural center’s Korean booth, which participated in the [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rice consumption per capita may be on the decline, but data indicates that the popularity of instant rice, lunch boxes and onigiri-style samgak (triangle) gimbap is on the upswing thanks to the increasing proclivity for diners to eat unaccompanied. During the 2017 marketing year for rice announced by Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Dec.9 (Korea Bizwire) – The ways in which Koreans choose to bid farewell to the old year are changing. Instead of endless drinking, activities such as enjoying cultural events or sharing love with those in need are increasingly popular options. The employees of Donga Department Store in Daegu will be having a gimbap (rice [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The female flight attendants of Air Koryo are drawing attention with their gorgeous smiles and savvy style. According to Yonhap News, five female flight attendants from Air Koryo were featured on the cover of the September issue of Chosun, a monthly illustrated magazine published in North Korea that targets foreign [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Gimbap has been selected as the most popular Korean food by Japanese. According to the Korea Tourism Organization’s survey on the top 10 Korean popular foods in Japan, gimbap ranked first. Some 80,000 SNS users participated in the survey. Gimbap is made of steamed white rice (bap) and various other [...]