SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Global consumers picked kimchi as their most preferred Korean dish, a poll showed Thursday, amid the growing popularity of traditional Korean food, known as hansik, in line with the boom of the country’s pop culture around the world. Nearly 34 percent of the respondents said they preferred eating kimchi, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Kong’s craze for Korean food continues to grow despite the coronavirus pandemic. Korean stores and Korean side-dish vendors are gaining massive popularity despite social distancing measures and work-from-home policies in effect for months. At Korean food stores, crowds are easily seen as they flock to vendors to buy [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of foodstuffs to Thailand rose 14.7 percent in the first half of 2020, data showed Thursday, on the back of rising demand for ready-to-eat products amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Outbound shipments of foodstuffs to the Southeast Asian country reached US$112 million over the January-June period, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) reported on Thursday that K-food is gaining a reputation in Indonesia’s local food franchise and processed food markets. An increasing number of local food producers are introducing new products that resemble K-food. The agency reported that Korean snacks, bread, topokki (spicy rice [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The rising popularity of the Korean Wave in Vietnam is helping local consumers fall in love with Korean spicy food. A local restaurant franchise Sasin was the first to introduce Vietnamese to Korean spicy food when it was established in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016. Sasin, a franchise [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean food is infiltrating the Indian food market, where import restrictions are known to be notoriously strict. Soy milk and dried laver made in South Korea are being sold in India after passing all relevant customs and authorization procedures required in the country. Korean food was widely distributed in [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean barbeque, fried chicken, and bibimbap are some of the most popular Korean foods overseas. In Indonesia, however, topokki, a dish of Korean stir-fried rice cakes, is gaining extensive popularity among members of the younger generation. Korean food franchises in Indonesia, such as Ojju, Omija, and Mujigae are selling [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — For English YouTuber Joshua Carrott, Korean food is the key source of inspiration for his YouTube creation intended to bridge two different cultures. He is the host of the sensational YouTube channel, “Korean Englishman,” better known as “Yongguk Namja” in Korean. “Of all Korean culture, Korean food is the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An event called ‘K-Food Night’ was held in São Paulo, Brazil on December 12 to introduce local recipes using Korean agricultural products. The Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. (aT) office in Brazil organized the event to promote Korean produce and help stimulate local demand. Before the event, Korean [...]