SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of traditional rice-based food, such as “tteok” and “topokki,” are on the rise amid growing global demand for Korean food, data by the state-run food trade corporation showed Sunday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT Center), exports of South Korean-made tteok products that include [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An event promoting the sweet and spicy taste of Korean food will be held in the center of New York City. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation announced on October 9 the launch of the “Sweet Heat Korea” campaign [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A festival of traditional Korean food, known as hansik in Korean, kicked off in Seoul on Thursday as South Korea pushes to promote the country’s food culture around the world, the government said. The two-day 2018 World Hansik Festival, featuring cooking shows by star chefs and a program of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — In just a few days, Kendrick Lamar, the world renowned hip-hop artist who became the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album “Damn,” will be performing live in South Korea, much to his fans’ delight. According to Hyundai Card, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Embassy in Colombia has released details of the “Korean Food Festival Night” event held last Thursday at the ambassador’s residence, to which over 200 dignitaries and distinguished guests were invited as part of effort to promote friendly ties between the two nations. Non-profit diplomacy organization the Korea [...]
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, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners satisfaction over traditional Korean food, known as hansik in Korea, was the lowest in the neighboring country of Japan, poll showed Monday, amid frayed ties between the two countries over a number of diplomatic issues. Japanese people’s awareness of Korean food came at 32.8 percent, compared to the [...]
ROME, NOV. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Cultural Center in Italy has held a cooking class with local bloggers and journalists as part of efforts to promote Korean food. During the special cooking class which took place on Monday, nine bloggers and web magazine editors learned to make traditional Korean dishes as well as Korean-Italian [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Bulgogi’ and ‘jjimdak’ have been found to be two of the most popular Korean dishes among foreign nationals living in South Korea, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang on Tuesday revealed that bulgogi is the most popular Korean dish among foreign [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The global popularity of hallyu (the Korean Wave) content is gradually waning. Based on an online survey of 7,200 consumers from 15 countries in six continents (from October to December 2016), Monday’s report by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange showed that only 31 percent of the respondents had [...]