SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday he will recommend “samgyetang,” or South Korea’s ginseng chicken soup, to his people, a day after the neighbors agreed to draw up rules to pave the way for exporting the signature dish to China. “I will recommend samgyetang to China through this visit [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — To become a skillful eater at a buffet restaurant, it’s best to select foods that you don’t or can’t have at home. For that reason, rice and some common Korean side dishes, whether at a luxury hotel, seafood or salad buffet, are mostly considered secondary to international dishes. It [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim’s ‘Zha Wang’, the ‘it’ item of the first half of the year, will be making its debut in America. As Zha Wang’s popularity online exploded, the company was flooded with purchase orders from the U.S., forcing Nongshim to send out 15,000 boxes of Zha Wang upfront. The company [...]
Sejong, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, together with the Hansik (Korean food) Foundation will co-produce a special program to promote culinary tourism in Korea. A group of Vietnamese celebrities will visit Jeonju, Sunchang, and Namwon to experience Korean food culture. They will taste various types of Korean food, and [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — What does ‘Korea’ remind global citizens of? According to a 2014 survey conducted by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) on 5,600 citizens from 14 countries, 17.2 percent of the respondents answered that K-pop is the first thing that came to mind when they thought of Korea. This is [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Londoners will now have the chance to taste Korean foods such as ramyun (also known as ramen in Japanese), kimchi, bulgogi and Korean alcohol soju at Tesco stores by December 2. The 4th Korean Food Exhibitions are being held at 62 Tesco stores in Britain until December 2nd, and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – When you take a stroll along the main streets or countless back alleys of sprawling Seoul, you inevitably run across an endless array of stores and and restaurants — and many coffee stores. And you might be overwhelmed by the countless number of coffee branches, such as Starbucks, TOM N TOMS, [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air, the flagship carrier of South Korea, received an international recognition once again with its signature dish bibimbap, along with steamed chicken with ginseng. At the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair held in Kuala Lumpur, starting from September 5, Korean Air demonstrated bibimbap and steamed [...]
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Bibigo, a leading international fast-casual restaurant offering a modern twist on traditional Korean cuisine, will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Century City Mall location on Wednesday, June 25, to reveal several restaurant updates, including a revamped assembly line and new menu items. The updates support Bibigo’s [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 06 (Korea Bizwire) - Samwon Garden, a traditional high-end Korean food restaurant with 37 years of history, opened its first overseas location in Jakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1976 under the name of “Samwong-jeong,” the restaurant has grown into one of the best-known Korean food establishments with the number of cumulative visitors in excess of [...]