SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of traditional rice cakes reached a fresh high in 2024, data showed Wednesday, driven by the growing popularity of Korean food around the globe. Outbound shipments of rice cakes reached US$91.4 million in 2024, up 17.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — “Tteokbokki,” a popular Korean snack made from rice cakes and red chili pepper sauce, has been voted the No. 1 food to lift people’s spirits during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Seoul city government said Saturday. In an online survey in September, the government asked people to name their favorite [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural promotion agency said Tuesday that it has teamed up with a local university to find ways to preserve rice cakes for up to eight months, paving the way to expand exports. The Rural Development Administration and Kangwon National University said they have found ways to preserve [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Youngkukine’, what was once an obscure snack seller at the traditional Geumjeong Market in Busan, has now become a popular attraction among local and overseas visitors alike largely due to the massive power of YouTube. What used to be a hole in the wall for local kids and neighbouring [...]
TAIWAN, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey conducted by Booking.com revealed Busan was the most popular destination on a list of gourmet cities among Taiwanese travelers. The findings from the survey published yesterday prior to the city’s dragon boat festival also revealed Shanghai and Kobe, Japan as the second and third most popular destinations [...]
SEOUL, Dec.4 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the prolonged stagnation of consumption in Korea, the convenience food market continues to grow. According to Nielsen Korea, the global information analysis company, sales of instant products (convenience foods edible after heating) were 1.4 trillion won from September 2014 to August 2015, which was a 9.8 percent increase compared [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean foods like tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes) and bulgogi (sliced and seasoned barbecued beef) have set off for China to start a new Korean wave. The ‘Korean Food Fair 2015: Tsingtao, China’ that opened on August 29 has been packed with Chinese people. Long lines were formed in front of [...]