GWANGJU, July 30(Korea Bizwire) — As dining costs continue to climb across South Korea, prices for samgyetang — a traditional Korean ginseng chicken soup favored during the summer heat — have breached ₩20,000 per bowl at many popular restaurants in Gwangju, marking a sharp departure from its status as an affordable seasonal comfort food. According to local [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – On July 15, the first of South Korea’s three hottest days of summer, animal rights organizations voiced concerns over the treatment of chickens used in samgyetang, a popular chicken soup traditionally consumed on these days. The groups argue that the recent ban on dog meat consumption does not go far [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of consumers are showing a preference for packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” an iconic summer dish in South Korea. According to CJ Cheiljedang Corp., sales of Bibigo Samgyetang from July 1 to 25 tripled compared to the same period in April and May. In the first [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese internet search behemoth Baidu has listed Korean traditional chicken and ginseng soup, or “samgyetang,” as having originated in China. Baidu’s encyclopedia claims that samgyetang is a ‘Guangdong-style’ soup made with Korean ginseng, pullet, and glutinous rice that was ‘handed down’ to Korea to become one of the country’s [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — South Korea’s exports of packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” have posted sharp growth in the first four months of 2020 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, amid the growing demand for ready-to-eat products around the globe due to the pandemic-led lockdowns. Outbound shipments of ready-to-eat samgyetang products [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday the first batch of packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” will be shipped to Canada in line with the country’s efforts to beef up its exports of agricultural goods and foodstuffs. South Korea said 13 tons of ready-to-eat samgyetang will be shipped to the North [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of its traditional chicken soup to China shot up in 2017 from three years earlier thanks to the dish’s growing popularity in the world’s most populous nation, data showed Monday. Exports of chicken soup, called “samgyetang” here, to China came to US$100,339 last year, up 22 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A prolonged heat wave in South Korea is boosting sales of stamina food in lieu of diet products, industry data showed Tuesday. The entire country has been hit by scorching weather over the past two weeks, with daytime highs soaring above 38 degrees Celsius in Seoul and most other [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food companies have been given the green light to resume sales of traditional chicken soup in China, as all related quarantine issue has been resolved, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said Thursday. Samgyetang is a traditional chicken soup made with a whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng, sticky rice [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samgyetang, Korean chicken soup cooked with ginseng, started gaining popularity in China through trendy Korean television series. It took roughly ten years before the South Korean government successfully started exporting the dish in June of last year, when the first shipment to China departed. But the achievement was short [...]