SEJONG, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of overseas restaurants, bakeries and cafeterias run by South Korean companies jumped 17.6 percent on-year in 2016 on their efforts to expand overseas business, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 188 firms operated 5,476 stores in 50 countries as of end-2016, up from 4,656 overseas shops [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional Korean food festival kicked off on Friday to introduce the representative seasonal dishes which are essential to the Korean mind, body and soul. The “2016 K-Food Festival” organized by the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will continue through Saturday at the eastern square of COEX in southern [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Convenience food, packaged Korean cuisine, is rapidly gaining popularity among foreigners, with an increasing number of travelers purchasing the products at Korean airports before departure. Food and restaurant services company Our Home started offering Korean convenience food at its Food Empire outlets at Incheon International Airport this year. Food [...]
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, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will introduce its traditional food to Indonesians this week in a fair designed to promote its charm and taste worldwide, a government ministry said Wednesday. The four-day event, titled “2016 Indonesia Jakarta K-food Fair,” is to open on Thursday at a local hotel, according to the Ministry [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will hold a food fair in Malaysia later this week to promote its food products and capture the taste buds of the Islamic country, a ministry here said Wednesday. The 2016 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur K-Food Fair will kick off on Thursday and run through Sunday, with 20 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will promote Korean traditional foods during the Summer Olympics in Brazil through promotional events and online sales to expand their presence on the global stage, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it will set up a promotional booth, called the [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign visitors to South Korea chose “ganjang gejang,” or raw crab marinated in soy sauce, as the most challenging Korean food, a survey showed Monday. According to the survey of 726 foreigners who visited the country between April and May, 508 respondents, or 65 percent, said the marinated crab is [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Although the idea seems disturbing to many, insects have long been part of human cuisine. So here is the latest update to Korean entomophagy: an insect-based soup will be launched, possibly by the year’s end. JeongPoong, a Korean food enterprise, revealed that it came up with a new recipe for [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A French cooking school will offer courses in Korean cuisine and open its branch in South Korea later this year, a local foundation said Sunday. The Mir Foundation said Ecole Ferrandi will include Korean cuisine, known as “hansik,” as part of their regular school curriculum and establish its branch [...]